Last week, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Prime Minister of the Libyan National Unity Government, which is supported by the United Nations and the European Union, shared footage of operations carried out… Continue reading "Footage Suggests Libyan Government of National Unity Operating Bayraktar Akıncı Drones"
A US Air Force MQ-9A Extended Range Reaper UAV crashed near Al-Maqzha, just outside of Benghazi, Libya this past Monday, August 22. The Libyan National Army (LNA) claimed that it… Continue reading "USAF Reaper Crashes in Libya"
Infighting between the two largest militias in the Libyan capital erupted on Friday the 23rd and lasted into the 24th July, following US and European officials stressing the need for… Continue reading "Libyan Capital Sees Resurgence of Violence as International Pressure to Expel Foreign Forces Mounts Ahead of Elections"
In March 2020, UN officials presented a report on military operations in Libya. The Turkish-made drone became the first drone in history to strike its target independently, according to a… Continue reading "The Turkish Kargu-2 Carries Out The First Autonomous Drone Attack, UN Report Says"
A pilot with Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army was killed on Saturday, after his MiG-21 crashed during a military parade at the Benina military base in Haftar’s… Continue reading "Pilot Killed In Crash During Libyan National Army Parade"
Mahmoud al-Werfalli, the leader of the Libyan National Army-affiliated Saiqa Brigade militia, was shot dead in Benghazi on Wednesday by unknown assailants. A car al-Werfalli and his cousin Ayman were… Continue reading "Libyan Militia Leader Wanted By ICC Assassinated In Benghazi"
A Pantsir-S1 short range air defense system abandoned by its operators in Libya was covertly transported to Rammstein Air Force Base in Germany by the United States. According to The… Continue reading "UAE-Supplied Pantsir S1 Captured In Libya Extracted To Germany By US"
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced that it had imposed sanctions on Mohamed al-Kani, leader of the Libyan Kaniyat militia, and the militia itself… Continue reading "Libyan Kaniyat Militia and Its Leader Sanctioned Under Global Magnitsky Act"
Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, announced today a ceasefire for all GNA military forces throughout Libya. The GNA has since released the text of… Continue reading "Ceasefires in Libya Declared"
On 22 June, the US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, and Commander of US Africa Command, General Stephen Townsend visited the Western Libyan city of Zuwara for a meeting with… Continue reading "US Ambassador to Libya and AFRICOM Commander Meet Top Libyan Government Officials"