Tag: Libya
The fall of Syria’s Assad regime is bad news for Libya
For Russia, as for Iran, last month’s fall of the 54-year-old Assad dynasty in Syria was a major geo-strategic setback. Former Syrian president Bashar...
SSA advised Home Affairs arrest of Libyans at White River military...
The entry into South Africa earlier this year of Libyan nationals subsequently discovered at an illegal White River military training camp was detected through...
Operation Irini by the numbers after four years
Now in its fourth year, the European Union (EU) naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea enforcing a United Nations (UN) arms embargo on Libya...
Home Affairs deports Libyan nationals
The Department of Home Affairs has concluded the deportation of the 95 Libyans who were arrested in White River, Mpumalanga, last month on suspicion...
Home Affairs hopes to deport 95 Libyans ‘swiftly’
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn its charges against the 95 Libyan nationals arrested on 26 July at an illegal military training camp...
White River military training camp was illegal – PSiRA
The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA) has served the owners of Milites Dei Security Services (MDSS) with notices of suspension after determining that...
Police intelligence aware of White River training camp “for quite some...
National Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola has said police intelligence was aware of the White River camp that was training Libyan nationals for quite some...
In Libya, everything comes down to military muscle
The arrest of Libyans who allegedly received military training in South Africa hints at the nature of power in the north African country.
Were 95...
Libyan arrests at White River training camp smack of “government ignorance”
Viewed objectively, the hue and cry in connection with the arrest of 95 Libyans, apparently in South Africa under false pretences and undergoing what...
White River military camp training unlawful – PSiRA
In the wake of the discovery of the illegal military training camp in White River, Mpumalanga, the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA), has...
Investigation into illegal White River military training camp still ongoing
Police and Home Affairs officials are continuing to investigate an illegal military training camp in White River, Mpumalanga, with firearms recovered and 95 Libyan...
Police arrest 95 Libyan nationals at suspected military training base in...
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has uncovered what it believes to be a military training camp in White River, and has apprehended 95...
Italy intercepts Chinese UAVs being smuggled to Libya
Italian authorities have seized Fei Long-1 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - disguised as wind turbine parts - that were being smuggled to Libya in...
African conflicts under the AU/UN microscope
Eight countries and two African regions were under scrutiny when the United Nations (UN)/African Union (AU) Joint Task Force (JTF) on peace and security...
The dizzying possibilities of drones in Africa
Nigeria deploys drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), at border crossings to increase security along its porous frontier and to identify potential threats while...
Wagner mercenaries remain in Libya
Nearly five years after they first arrived in Libya, Wagner Group mercenaries show no signs that they’re willing to leave the country, despite a...
Operation Irini seizes armoured vehicles bound for Libya
The European Union Naval Force’s Operation Irini has seized dozens of BATT UMG armoured vehicles destined for Libya in violation of United Nations sanctions.
At...
Libyan cease-fire could renew arms trafficking across borders
A decade after it was declared a supermarket for illegal arms traffickers, Libya once again has become a source of illegal weapons flowing into...
ISS: Arms trafficking from Libya to Niger is back in business
Arms and ammunition seizures by security forces in Niger’s Agadez and Tahoua regions between January 2021 and February 2022 helped dismantle trafficking networks in...
Libya apparently orders Hurkus aircraft
Libya has apparently ordered Hurkus turboprops from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), years after first expressing interest in the type.
The Libya Observer on 21 May...
Op Irini notches up 22 board and search missions
The fragile situation in Libya means Operation Irini, the EU (European Union) tasking enforcing a United Nations (UN) arms embargo on the North African...
EMSA to provide maritime awareness for operations in Somalia and Libya
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has signed cooperation agreements with EU Naval Missions to provide enhanced maritime awareness for operations in Somalia and...
Coups, COVID-19 and a cease-fire: Africa’s top stories of 2021
The year 2021 in Africa will be remembered like 2020 was — the year of COVID-19. But there were other big stories in 2021...
UN chief names US diplomat to run Libya mediation
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday appointed US diplomat Stephanie Williams to lead mediation efforts in Libya after his special envoy quit just weeks...
Libya fighters disrupt Gaddafi son’s election appeal
A lawyer for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya's late dictator, said armed men had prevented him lodging an appeal on Thursday against his...
ISS: Gaddafi’s bid for president questions the ICC’s influence
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s ambitions in Libya may not materialise, but his move shows the international court’s limits.
It’s almost ten years to the day since...
UN warns not holding Libya elections could fuel further conflict
Outgoing United Nations Libya mediator Jan Kubis warned on Wednesday that not holding planned elections in the country could "greatly deteriorate" the situation and...
Libyans to pick from long, divisive list in presidential vote
Almost 100 Libyans, including a parade of divisive politicians and warlords from the past decade of violence, have registered as presidential candidates for an...
Turkey repatriates seven citizens held in eastern Libya
Seven Turkish citizens who were being held in eastern Libya have been brought back safely to Turkey, the country's foreign ministry said on Sunday.
The...
Libya’s eastern commander Haftar announces election bid
Khalifa Haftar, a major figure in the Libyan civil war who wields wide sway over the east of the country, announced on Tuesday he...
Gaddafi’s son registers for presidential election
The son of Libya's late leader Muammar al-Gaddafi registered as a candidate in the country's first direct presidential election next month.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was...
More than 600 migrants reach Italy by sea from north Africa
More than 600 migrants, many of them Egyptians, arrived in southern Italy over the past 24 hours, officials said on Sunday, defying stormy winter...
World powers press for Libya elections but disputes remain
World powers will push for sanctions against anyone who disrupts Libya's electoral process and political transition, they said in Paris on Friday, though big...
World powers to push Libya election in Paris meeting
World powers will push for sanctions against anyone who disrupts Libya’s electoral process and political transition, according to draft conclusions of a conference they...
Libya’s eastern forces say 300 foreign mercenaries to leave
Libya's eastern-based forces have agreed to repatriate 300 foreign mercenaries from their area of control after a request from France, a military official said...
Libyan premier to run for president as election turmoil grows
The head of Libya's national unity government plans to run for president next month, according to a senior official, an apparent breach of a...
Don’t send migrants back to unsafe countries, pope says, citing Libya
Pope Francis on Sunday urged countries not to send migrants back to insecure countries such as Libya, where he said many suffer violent and...
In Libyan city, mass graves evoke stakes of faltering peace push
Workers in the Libyan city of Tarhouna have spent more than a year exhuming bodies from mass graves that show the cost of a...
Cyprus says US agents checking aircraft cited in Libya war report
US federal agents are in Cyprus inspecting a Thrush agricultural aircraft modified to carry weapons, Cypriot police said on Wednesday, suggesting continuing international interest...
UN says 15 dead in attempted migrant voyage from Libya
The UN refugee agency said it had recovered the bodies of 15 migrants and 177 survivors from two coastguard boats returning to Libya people...
Migrants in Libya fearful and angry after crackdown and killings
Hundreds of migrants and refugees waited outside a United Nations centre in Tripoli on Sunday to seek help in escaping Libya after what aid...
Shooting in Libya detention centre after migrant raids
At least six migrants were shot dead at a Tripoli detention centre on Friday, the head of the UN migration agency's Libya mission said,...
Libya’s warring sides, including Russian mercenaries, may be guilty of crimes...
Russian mercenaries in Libya killed detainees, among the possible war crimes committed by multiple sides in the conflict, UN human rights investigators said on...
Libya’s foreign minister confirms departure of some foreign fighters
Libya's foreign minister said on Sunday that some foreign fighters have left the country as the unity government seeks to marshal international help to...
Aid agency says Libya arbitrarily detained 500 migrants in raid
A major aid agency operating in Libya said on Friday it had reports that at least 500 migrants had been arbitrarily detained during a...
Africom Commander concludes visit to Libya, Algeria, Tunisia
US Army General Stephen Townsend, commander, US Africa Command, haswrapped up a two-day visit to Libya, Algeria, and Tunisia as part of an African...
Libya’s proposed election is a moment of danger in push for...
Libya's best chance of peace in years is at risk of unravelling as factions tussle over looming national elections that were envisaged as a...
Eastern Libya parliament pulls confidence from unity government
Libya's eastern-based parliament withdrew its support for the unity government and will continue to operate as a caretaker administration, signalling a threat to a...
East Libyan forces say two helicopters crash in military operation
East Libyan forces said they lost two helicopters in a crash during a military operation on Sunday, after days of fighting with a formerly...
Egypt, Libya sign co-operation agreements
Egypt and Libya's unity government signed a series of co-operation agreements and infrastructure contracts as Cairo eyes reconstruction opportunities in its oil-rich neighbour.
Though Libya's...
