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2024-04-09First seen
2026-07-02Last seen
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Erik’s assessment1Developing1Unverified8
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Libya
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Active conflict, Energy and resources, Political instability, Strategic competition, U.S. strategic interests
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26.99, 18.03
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According to the Atlantic Council, an assessment that entertaining LNA claims to power could formalize dominant family and patronage networks and convert managed instability into a formal settlement.
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LibyaErik’s assessment
Warning that U.S. engagement could entrench Libyan patronage networks
According to the Atlantic Council, an assessment that entertaining LNA claims to power could formalize dominant family and patronage networks and convert managed instability into a formal settlement.
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Amentum hired to train three Libyan brigades
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah’s government hired U.S. security contractor Amentum to train the 444th, 111th, and 166th Brigades, unify divergent factions, and strengthen Libya’s borders. U.S. State Department coordination.
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Warning that U.S. engagement could entrench Libyan patronage networks
Erik’s assessmentPolitical instabilityLibya
The Atlantic Council suggests that entertaining the LNA's claims to power "formaliz[es] the families and patronage networks that already dominate" Libyan politics and "turns managed instability into a formal settlement."
According to the Atlantic Council, an assessment that entertaining LNA claims to power could formalize dominant family and patronage networks and convert managed instability into a formal settlement.
Turkey agreed to extend its military presence in Libya
UnverifiedStrategic competitionLibya
Al Haddad was in Turkey on a state visit where he secured Ankara's agreement to keep troops in Libya to bolster the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) for another year.
Al Haddad secured Ankara's agreement during a state visit to retain Turkish troops supporting Libya's UN-recognized government for another year.
LNA agrees to multibillion-dollar Pakistani arms purchase
UnverifiedActive conflictLibya
Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) has agreed to buy over $4 billion in arms and military equipment from Pakistan.
Khalifa Haftar’s LNA agreed to buy more than $4 billion in Pakistani arms and equipment. An earlier draft listed 16 JF-17 fighters and 12 Super Mushak trainers, but final details are unclear and questions whether the deal will proceed under the UN arms embargo.
Strong industry interest in Libya’s exploration round
UnverifiedEnergy and resourcesLibya
NOC head Masoud Suleiman recently reported that 40 firms expressed interest in the 22 oil exploration blocks being offered in the latest bidding round - which was Libya's first in over 17 years.
According to NOC head Masoud Suleiman, a statement that 40 companies expressed interest in 22 exploration blocks in Libya’s first bidding round in more than 17 years.
Oil Minister Khalifa Abdul Sadiq plans to open a new round of bidding for onshore and offshore exploration blocks in late 2024 or early 2025. It will be Libya's first new tenders since 2007.
Libya pressed OMV, Eni/BP and Repsol to resume exploration and that Oil Minister Khalifa Abdul Sadiq planned onshore and offshore bidding in late 2024 or early 2025, which would be the first new tenders since 2007.
U.S. delegation engages rival Libyan leaders over central bank
UnverifiedPolitical instabilityLibya
A delegation of assistant and deputy U.S. officials visited Libya to show support for Government of National Unity Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah and his eastern rival, Khalifa Haftar, as the two sides try agree on a resolution to their dispute over the central bank's leadership (and management of oil revenues).
U.S. assistant- and deputy-level officials visited Libya to support efforts by Abdul Hamid Dbeibah and Khalifa Haftar to resolve a dispute over central-bank leadership and oil-revenue management.
Rival Libyan legislatures agree on process for central-bank appointment
UnverifiedPolitical instabilityLibya
Libya's rival legislatures agreed to appoint a mutually agreeable candidate to lead the central bank within 30 days.
Libya’s rival legislatures agreed to select a mutually acceptable central-bank leader within 30 days, potentially easing the institution’s leadership crisis.
The UN brought Libya's rival sides together for talks on resolving their dispute over the central bank's leadership. Mediators claimed the two sides achieved "significant" understanding and agreed to submit proposals for a resolution for review today.
Libya’s rival sides reached what mediators called significant understanding and agreed to submit proposals. A rapid resolution is unlikely given the dispute’s duration.
PM Dbeibah's government has hired the U.S. security contracting firm Amentum to train his 444th, 111th, and 166th Brigades, with a goal of bringing divergent factions together and hardening Libya's borders.
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah’s government hired U.S. security contractor Amentum to train the 444th, 111th, and 166th Brigades, unify divergent factions, and strengthen Libya’s borders. U.S. State Department coordination.