Aldabaiba vows to impose justice, law and order – puts militias on notice
Jul 20 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba vows to impose justice, law and order – puts militias on notice

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, during his speech today at a follow-up meeting at the Ministry of Justice and the Judicial...

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Aldabaiba: Militias have become criminal gangs and a state within the state
Jul 9 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba: Militias have become criminal gangs and a state within the state

Speaking in an hour and forty-minute-long interview last Sunday (6 July) to Libyan media outlet Libya Al-Ahrar, Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, A...

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23 unidentified corpses discovered in Abusleem Hospital mortuary fridges
May 21 Sami Zaptia

23 unidentified corpses discovered in Abusleem Hospital mortuary fridges

‎The Tripoli based Ministry of Interior announced last Monday (19 May) the discovery of 23 unidentified corpses inside the refrigerator of Abu Salim A...

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Military operations launched in Zawia and surrounding areas ostensibly to fight crime – and possibly militias too
Jan 6 Sami Zaptia

Military operations launched in Zawia and surrounding areas ostensibly to fight crime – and possibly militias too

The West Coast Military Zone, under the command of Lieutenant General Salah Al-Namroush, announced last Friday (3 January) the launch of a military op...

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Analysis: Tripoli government’s mass police congregation: Flexing muscles to powerful militias – realistic aims or just hot air?
Apr 28 Sami Zaptia

Analysis: Tripoli government’s mass police congregation: Flexing muscles to powerful militias – realistic aims or just hot air?

The Tripoli based Ministry of Interior held its first ever congregation of thousands of members in a major display at the disused Tripoli Internationa...

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Tripoli in relative calm after arrested 444th Brigade commander Hamza released to neutral security party
Aug 16 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli in relative calm after arrested 444th Brigade commander Hamza released to neutral security party

Relative calm has returned to Tripoli this morning after the arrested Commander of the 444th Brigade was released by the Rada / SDF militia to a ‘‘neu...

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Deadly militia clashes in Zawia - another short term ceasefire reached but underlying causes persist
Apr 29 Sami Zaptia

Deadly militia clashes in Zawia - another short term ceasefire reached but underlying causes persist

Violent militia clashes erupted over the Eid holidays in Zawia leading to at least four deaths and over a hundred evacuated.The initial clashes on 23...

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Tripoli tensions eased after militia commanders agree forces to return to their bases
Jul 27 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli tensions eased after militia commanders agree forces to return to their bases

Military tensions caused by the mobilisation of opposing state-recognized militia forces on Tripoli’s southern border over the last few days eased ove...

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444 Brigade continues fight against fuel smugglers
Apr 3 Sami Zaptia

444 Brigade continues fight against fuel smugglers

The fighting detachments of the 444th Brigade announced yesterday that it is continuing its anti-fuel smuggling campaign on the edges of greater Tripo...

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Dec 22 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL warns that political tensions should be resolved through dialogue

By Sami Zaptia.London, 22 December 2021: UNSMIL warned yesterday that political tensions in Libya should be resolved through dialogue. This came after...

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