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As the political process falls apart, the military return to centre stage

With the postponement of the 24 December elections all but certain, the army chiefs of staff in the west and east of Libya are intensifying their discussions. The aim is to maintain the ceasefire... and also to stand united against the rehabilitation of the former Gaddafi regime, which badly damaged the military system. [...] (610 words)

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LIBYA
Abdelhamid Dabaiba
Abderrazak Nadhouri
António Guterres
Joint Military Committee
Khalifa Haftar
Libyan National Army
Mohamed al-Menfi
Mohammed Al Haddad
Muammar Gaddafi
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Saïf al-Islam Gaddafi
Stephanie Williams
UNSMIL
Vladimir Putin
Wagner

Opposing military camps discreetly resume disarmament talks

Suspended since April, the discussions of the Joint Military Commission, which resulted in the ceasefire of last October, are set to resume next week in Tunis. The focus will be on negotiating the disarmament of the militias and the withdrawal of foreign forces - two domains in which little progress has been made to date. [...]

LIBYA Diplomacy 21/02/2022

Moscow and Washington clash over Stephanie Williams's succession

Russia is pushing for the departure of the UN's de facto representative in Libya, Stephanie Williams, while the United States wants her to stay. Among the names mooted to succeed her are a German diplomat and a former Ghanaian minister. [...]

Stephanie Williams, UN Special Adviser on Libya, met with the Prime Minister of the Libyan government of national unity, Abdelhamid Dabaiba on 13 February.

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LIBYA Politics 21/12/2021

Feud threatens New York hunt for "Gaddafi's money"

Both Anwar Arif and Mohammed Ramadan Mensli are claiming leadership of the entity in charge of tracking Libyan assets abroad. This rivalry is endangering the legal proceedings launched in the United States against eight of the world's biggest banks. [...]

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (left), son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, registering to run in the upcoming presidential elections in the city of Sebha, south of Tripoli, Libya, 14 November 2021. © EPA/MaxPPP/Libyan Electoral Commision Handout

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LIBYA Politics 18/11/2021

Why Haftar rolled out the red carpet for Beshir Saleh and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Free

When the late Muammar Gaddafi's former chief of staff and then his son travelled to Sebha earlier this month, their visits were carefully organised by Saddam Haftar in an operation that hinted at an electoral pact. [...]

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LIBYA Politics 13/07/2021

Guterres lobbies for the UN to take charge of militias' disarmament

The United Nations is seeking to take direct control of the disarmament of militias and the withdrawal of foreign forces away from the Libyan transitional government. Meanwhile the country's legislative and presidential elections scheduled for December 24 this year look more undermined than ever. [...]

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Abdelhamid Dabaiba
Abderrazak Nadhouri
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Khalifa Haftar
Libyan National Army
Mohamed al-Menfi
Mohammed Al Haddad
Muammar Gaddafi
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Saïf al-Islam Gaddafi
Stephanie Williams
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Vladimir Putin
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