by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 16, 2025 | Diplomacy, Legal, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: Russia, Turkey Pursuing Geostrategic Ambitions Amidst Syria Fallout Summary: On 14 January 2025, Italian news outlet Nova Agency reported that Russia has been transferring combatants and equipment from Syria to the Maaten Al-Sarra military base in southern...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 4, 2025 | Economic, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: Report Details Chinese Oil-for-Drones Deal with Haftar Summary: In late December 2024, a report from the Telegraph revealed a Chinese plan to smuggle military drones to Khalifa Haftar-aligned forces in eastern Libya disguised as COVID-19-related aid in an...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 21, 2024 | Libya, Political, Security, Social
Libya: Tripoli on Edge as Russia’s Syria Assets Bolster Haftar in East Summary: On 19 December 2024, Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity in Tripoli, Abdelhamid Debaibah, commented on recent reports indicating Russia’s transfer of military assets from...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 19, 2024 | Libya, Political, Security, Social
Libya: Zawiya Oil Refinery Damaged in Militia Clashes Summary: On 15 December 2024, armed clashes erupted between Libyan militias from the Al-Shurafaa tribe and factions associated with militia leader Mohamed Kushlaf in the city of Zawiya, 47 kilometers west of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Dec 16, 2024 | Libya, Political, Security, Social
Libya: Russia, US in Strategic Competition in East After Fall of Assad Summary: In early December 2024, the head of the Security Unit of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khaled Haftar, met with a high-level delegation of the US Army in Benghazi to discuss...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 27, 2024 | Libya, Political, Security, Social
Libya: France Answers Italy’s Tripoli Business Forum with Benghazi Edition Summary: On 26 November 2024, Libya hosted the first edition of the France-Libya Business Forum in Benghazi, receiving representatives of fifty major French companies. The Forum also included a...