Tag: militias
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Libyan military factions take positions but no fighting take place
Yesterday evening, military factions in Libya took their defensive position across and outside the city of Tripoli in anticipation of a battle but no fighting took place. Last week, militia units from Misrata gathered in Tripoli in anticipation of a fight against the Special Deterrence Forces (Al-Radaa Brigade). Sporadic gunfire was reported yesterday, but no…
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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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Wagner Group backed Sudanese paramilitaries renew the civil war in Sudan
The Wagner Group and Russian-backed Sudanese paramilitaries, the Rapid Support Forces, have broken a ceasefire with the government and renewed the civil war. The RSF is also backed by the United Arab Emirates and Khalifa Haftar while the government is backed by Egypt. They were preceded by the Janjaweed Militias who committed war crimes in…
