Two leading Tripoli militias clash in town centre
Apr 5 Sami Zaptia

Two leading Tripoli militias clash in town centre

Two of Tripoli’s leading state-recognized militias, Ghnewa Kikli’s Support and Stability Agency and the the Nuwasi Brigade, clashed in central Tripoli...

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Militia clashes evidence their corruption and unaccountability to state institutions
Sep 4 Sami Zaptia

Militia clashes evidence their corruption and unaccountability to state institutions

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 September 2021:In a video address, the commander of the Tripoli Military Region, Major General Abdel Basset Marwan, yesterday...

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Feb 21 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli Interior Minister Bashagha survives alleged assassination attempt

By Sami Zaptia.The PC/GNA Minister of Interior-designate Fathi Bashagha (Photo: MoI archives).London, 21 February 2021: Libya's Tripoli Interior Minis...

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Jan 19 Sami Zaptia

Serraj creates new ‘‘Stability Support Apparatus’’ accountable directly to his office

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: PC/GNA).London, 19 January 2021: The internationally recognized Libyan prime minister, Faiez Serraj, has created a new Tripoli-b...

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Nov 11 Sami Zaptia

Head of Serraj Media Foundation released by militias

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 November 2020: Mohamed Omar Baiyu, Head of the Tripoli-based Libyan Media Foundation, was released yesterday.In a social med...

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Tripoli militias clash in Tajura suburb, Serraj Defence Minister orders their dissolution and referral of commanders to Military Prosecutor
Sep 25 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli militias clash in Tajura suburb, Serraj Defence Minister orders their dissolution and referral of commanders to Military Prosecutor

By Sami Zaptia.London, 25 September 2020: Two militias recognized by the internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli clashed on the border...

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Aug 4 Sami Zaptia

GECOL thanks Joint Force for securing its power stations from militias - Libya still a militia state?

By Sami Zaptia.London, 4 August 2020:Libya’s state monopoly, the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), thanked the Joint (Security) Force on S...

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Jul 16 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli government orders militias out of 12 Tripoli civilian locations

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: Archives Tripoli militias).London, 16 July 2020:The Joint Operations Room delivered letters to several militia groups in 12 civ...

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Photojournalist killed in Tripoli militia fighting
Jan 19 Sami Zaptia

Photojournalist killed in Tripoli militia fighting

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 January 2019:Libyan freelance Associated Press (AP) photojournalist Mohamed Ben Khalifa died today covering the south Tripol...

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U.S. lists Salah Badi on its sanctions list
Nov 19 Sami Zaptia

U.S. lists Salah Badi on its sanctions list

By Sami Zaptia.London, 19 November 2018:The U.S. Treasury Department has today officially listed Salah Badi, the Libya Dawn and Somoud militia command...

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