UNSMIL expresses concern over mobilisation of forces by Hafter and anti-Hafter forces
Aug 10 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL expresses concern over mobilisation of forces by Hafter and anti-Hafter forces

UNSMIL expressed concern in a statement yesterday over the mobilisation of forces by Hafter and anti-Hafter forces.This comes as Western Libyan forces...

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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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Ministry of Interior holds first ever congregation of thousands of members in a display in Tripoli
Apr 28 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Interior holds first ever congregation of thousands of members in a display in Tripoli

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

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Libya needs unified government for elections and for command of security forces: UNSMIL head Bathily
Aug 23 Sami Zaptia

Libya needs unified government for elections and for command of security forces: UNSMIL head Bathily

During his scheduled remarks to the UN Security Council yesterday, the Special Representative of the Secretary General to Libya and UNSMIL head, Abdou...

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5+5 JMC agree on election-supporting measures
Mar 18 Sami Zaptia

5+5 JMC agree on election-supporting measures

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) hosted a meeting in the presence of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-Ge...

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UNSMIL attends workshop on “State Monopoly on Weapons in Libya”
Nov 28 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL attends workshop on “State Monopoly on Weapons in Libya”

The UN’s Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Raisedon Zenenga, attended a workshop today organized by the Jo...

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Misrata militia clashes increase Libyan tensions
Jul 24 Sami Zaptia

Misrata militia clashes increase Libyan tensions

Following Friday’s Tripoli militia clashes, state recognized militias clashed briefly in Misrata yesterday to add to tensions in western Libya.The Joi...

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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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Oct 11 Sami Zaptia

Joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the U.S. welcoming 5+5 JMC Action Plan for withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign fighters and forces

By Sami Zaptia.A joint statement by France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the U.S. welcomed the signing of the 5+5 JMC Action Plan for withdrawal of fore...

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Oct 6 Sami Zaptia

Libya’s 5+5 JMC convenes in Geneva to discuss plan for withdrawal of mercenaries, foreign fighters, and foreign forces from Libya

By Sami Zaptia.London, 6 October 2021:UNSMIL reported that the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (5+5 JMC) convened today in Geneva to discuss the develop...

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