Tag: Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
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Libyan officials travel to Malta for reunification talks: Massad Boulous joins talks
Malta’s Foreign Minister Chris Fearne hosted US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Massad Boulous and Libya officials from both governments who have travelled to Malta today to participate in ongoing reunification talks kickstarted by Washington. Officials present included Tripoli’s Minister of State for Communications and Political Affairs, Walid Al-Lafi, and also their National Security Adviser…
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Libyan Prime Minister says prisons are back under state control: Al-Masri charged with torture by the Tripoli Prosecutor
In a speech to new police officer graduates Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbiebah announced that all prisons are now under the management of the state. Previously this year, the Prime Minister pledged to bring prisons run by armed militias under state control. The Prime Minister is currently involved in a power struggle against armed…
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Libyan Government of National Unity takes over Mitiga Airport base from Al-Radaa Brigade through Turkish brokered deal
The Libyan press is reporting that the Government of National Unity has taken over Mitiga Airport and its military base from the Special Deterrence Forces (Al-Radaa Brigade) via a Turkish brokered deal. The deal is part of a process led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeiba to integrate armed militias with the security forces. The…
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Pro-government military convoys enter the Libyan capital of Tripoli in anticipation of another fight
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, who is leading the push to integrate armed militias with the official army, had previously ordered militia groups to leave the capital city of Tripoli, but the city is now once again filled with military trucks in preparation for another fight. As of early this morning, pro-government military convoys from…
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Libyan Prime Minister announces take over of prisons from armed militias
Flanked by the Minister of Justice Halima Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has announced that the Government of National Unity in Tripoli has taken control of the prisons. The Ministry of Justice has now taken full responsibility over the prisons. The step is part of a process initiated by the Premier to integrate…
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Libyan Prime Minister reiterates conditions for armed militias
The Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh has reiterated his conditions to armed groups as he tries to dissolve armed militias and create a unified and exclusive Libyan army. The Libyan Prime Minister is demanding armed militias to hand over full control of the prisons and Mitiga Airport to the civilian government. The Libyan Prime…
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Libyan Prime Minister declares Tripoli free of armed militias
Yesterday, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh held a conference the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior alongside the Minister of Interior Emad Al-Trabelsi to the state’s military and security officials in which he declared the capital city free of armed militias. The Prime Minister also declared that state will no longer be funding or…
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Clashes renew in Tripoli: Misrata City Council joins government effort to create regular army
The 444 Brigade has been recalled from Tripoli International Airport unto the streets of Tripoli to once again deter and fight armed-militias including remnants of the Stability Special Deterrence Forces (Rada) that have renewed fighting in the capital city at the start of the week. The clashes reported have been limited and the government quickly…
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Rada militia in Tripoli announces willingness to cooperate with the government in new security transition
The Rada armed-militia in Tripoli has declared its willingness to cooperate with the Libyan government in its transition to integrate armed militias with the regular police and armed forces. The Rada armed militia was previously embattled by the pro-government militia the 444 Brigade following the killing of armed militia leader, Abdel Ghani Al-Kikli (or “Ghnewa”). The…
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Libyan Prime Minister convenes cabinet: reiterates plans for national unity and regularisation of militias
The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh has officially convened his cabinet for the first time following clashes in the city of Tripoli between pro-government forces and unregulated militias. The Prime Minister is trying to rope in all armed-militias under the regular state army and police. The Libyan Prime Minister is also withholding salaries of…
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Dbeibeh still in control of Tripoli despite protests: salaries of irregular militiamen withheld
Protests in Tripoli are not unusual, but have been increasing in the past few days with more men coming out in the streets calling for the resignation of Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh. Our sources in Libya inform us that protests are mixed between civilians demanding the removal of all irregular militias, and other…
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The Libyan Prime Minister is battling armed-militias. Will he succeed?
Yesterday, the Libyan Prime Minister heading the Government of National Unity in Tripoli, gave a historic speech in which he demanded armed-militias to join regular state institutions. In a surprise announcement, the Prime Minister took responsibility for the killing of the armed-militia leader, Ghnewa, who was previously his ally, accusing him of becoming a corrupt…