Tag: lna
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Detailed UNSC Report accuses Khalifa Haftar’s forces of oil trafficking and supplying the RSF with weapons
A very detailed study by the United Nations Security Council has accused the Libyan National Army run by Khalifa Haftar, who controls the east of Libya from the city of Benghazi, of widespread oil trafficking, human trafficking, gold and drug smuggling and also supplying weapons to the genocidal Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. The report…
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Libyan National Army says 7 soldiers were killed in operations against smugglers in the south-east
The Head of the General Directorate of Security Operations of Benghazi, Major General Jamal Al-Amami, who is effectively also responsible for security and police operations in the east of Libya, announced earlier this week, that up to 7 soldiers of the Libyan National Army have been killed in gun-fights against smugglers in the south-east of…
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Multiple raids free various Black slaves in Libya
Updated: We could confirm that the Public Prosecutor in Tripoli has coordinated with various military factions including the Libyan National Army of Khalifa Haftar for these latest operations. More updates will follow. Multiple raids coordinated and backed by the Libyan Public Prosecutor’s Office (Tripoli) have freed various Black slaves in captivity in Libya including 263…
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Khalifa Haftar has full control of the southern Libya border
When diplomats onced asked Khalifa Haftar on the slavery situation in the south-eastern regions of Libya, specifically in Kufra, Khalifa Haftar always tells these diplomats that his forces actively hunt and arrest both illegal immigrants and human traffickers. Occasionally, Haftar’s forces conduct operations in the southern desert parts of Libya and do actually arrest human…
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Libyan National Army sends military trucks to the Rapid Support Forces: logistical activity at Matan as Sarra airport spotted
The Libyan National Army, led by Benghazi’s rump dictator Khalifa Haftar, who effectively rules eastern Libya, has been sending military trucks to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces in preparation for a major fight in Al-Fashir. Al-Fashir has been one of the few remaining cities that resisted the RSF’s onslaught in north-western Sudan. The RSF are supplied…
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Khalifa Haftar’s supporters fall short of MPs in ousting the Libyan Government of National Unity from power
The political situation in Libya has returned to the same old impasse, as 50 Libyan members of the House of Representatives signed and voted for a memorandum ousting President Abdul-Hamid Dbeiba and the Government of National Unity from power, naming Osama Hammad as Prime Minister. Osama Hammad is already serving as acting Prime Minister. The…
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Libyan National Army tags found in dead RSF fighters in Darfur
The Rapid Support Forces militias (formerly the Janjaweed) in Sudan launched an attack on Al-Fashir city in Darfur at the end of the last week, targeting schools, hospitals, and other civilian buildings in the process. Last December, backed by Wagner Group paramilitaries, the RSF broke the ceasefire agreement with the Sudanese government and reignited the…
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Khalifa Haftar threatens war during the celebrations of the 84th anniversary of the Libyan National Army
Khalifa Haftar threatened to resolve the political crisis with arms if it is not resolved soon during yesterday’s celebrations of the 84th anniversary of the Libyan National Army, held in Benghazi. Yesterday, at least nine people killed in clashes in Tajoura, but the road to the city has been re-opened since then. The University of…
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US and European Embassies urge Libyan parties to hold off clashes
The Embassies to Libya of the United States, France, Britain, Italy and Germany have issued a statement urging the Libyan parties to hold off clashes and collaborate on security. The statement read: “Given the real concerns about border security along Libya’s southern border, we urge the security forces in the east and west to seize…
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Tripoli announces army mobilisation: Haftar sends his troops to Gahdames
The Tripoli Government of National Unity has declared a mobilisation of its armed forces to prepare for the fight against Khalifa Haftar’s forces (Libyan National Army). A military convoy from Misrata of the GNU has also left for the South of Libya. Meanwhile, Khalifa Haftar’s LNA has announced that it will be sending convoys of…
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War is brewing in Libya: travel notices have been issued
The United States, Canada and India have all issued travel warnings for their citizens against traveling to Libya. The travel notices have been released upon reports that war in Libya may be imminent. Earlier this month, the Government of National Unity began a military push in the South and the West to retake territories and…
