#Palestine / #Gaza : Saraya al-Quds, armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (#PIJ) announced a new mobilized sub-group called "Majd" (مجد), which means "Glory".
In the released photo, militants appear to be armed with several AKM/S pattern rifles.
Also at least five AK-103 rifles also can be seen. They appear to be likely sourced from #Libya, so they are possibly AK-103-2 rifles.

🇱🇾🇺🇸 GNU leader held a meeting with CIA Director

The Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Burns arrived in Libya's capital Tripoli on Thursday and met with the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity of Libya Abdul Hamid Dbeibah.

Burns goal during this visit is to meet with local leaders to discuss efforts to resolve the political crisis and stabilize the country. During meeting with Abdul Hamid Dbeibah he reiterated the need for joint security and economic cooperation, hailing the stability and development that Libya had been going through recently.

This is the first visit by a senior US official to the Libya since the inauguration of the president Joe Biden.

#Libya #USA

@africaintel

#Sudan 🇸🇩: A quite interesting photo posted by a fighter of Rapid Support Forces (#RSF) recently.

The fighter is posing with a rare 7.62x54mmR Czechoslovak UK vz. 59 general-purpose machine gun; which was possibly smuggled from #Libya 🇱🇾.

https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1666448958552522754

#Sudan 🇸🇩: A new photo posted by a fighter of Rapid Support Forces (#RSF) with a quite noteable weapon during the recent clashes.

The fighter is carrying an uncommon System Defence's R56 assault rifle, produced in #Turkey 🇹🇷.

Fake 'MFR556' markings (which indicates another LMG/rifle made by the same company) can be spotted on the rifle as well.

The rifle was either smuggled out of #Libya 🇱🇾 or sourced from #UAE as a result of a recent purchase.

https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1689995519886602240

#Palestine / #Israel 🇵🇸🇮🇱: Al-Qassam Brigades (#HAMAS) released a photo of the "Marine Commandos"; the group that allegedly landed on #Ashkelon.

The members of the unit appear to be armed with AK-103-2 rifles (smuggled from #Libya) and an FN MAG / Helwan 920 machine gun.

https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1711018768627806506

#Palestine / #Israel 🇵🇸🇮🇱: Communist group "Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine" (#DFLP) released a video of their attack on #IDF in #Gaza.

Fighters of the group appear to be armed with common weapons including AK-103-2 (from #Libya 🇱🇾) and Chinese Type 56-1 rifle.

https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1711380445462507924

#Syria 🇸🇾: A new photo posted by a #Chechen militant of Ajnad al-Kavkaz (affiliated with #HTS) in #Idlib.

The militant displays an early 5.56x45mm #NATO Steyr AUG A1 rifle, an AK-104 carbine, AKS-74U carbines and an AK-103-2 rifle (from #Libya 🇱🇾).

https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1783496558303973422

Northern #Ireland: Security Forces arrested an individual during an ongoing investigation on the activities of the 'New #IRA' (N-IRA) in #Derry.

As a result a Romanian PM md. 63 assault rifle was captured —which was originally supplied by #Libya 🇱🇾 (Ghaddafi) to Provisional IRA.

https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1793331198933999669

🇱🇾 Libya's $70 bln Wealth Fund Sees Thaw in UN Asset Freeze by Year-end

The Libyan Investment Authority is expecting UN sign-off by the end of the year to actively manage its $70 billion in assets for the first time in more than a decade, its chief executive told Reuters.

The LIA, set up under Muammar Gaddafi in 2006 to manage the country's oil wealth, has been under a United Nations asset freeze since the 2011 revolution that toppled Gaddafi.

This means that in order for Africa's largest sovereign wealth fund to make new investments, or even move cash from negative interest rate accounts, where they have been losing money, the LIA needs UN Security Council sign-off.

Chief Executive Ali Mahmoud Mohamed said the authority is confident the council will provide the landmark approval by November or December for an investment plan it submitted in March.

The UN Security Council Committee was not immediately available to comment. Last year, after meeting with the LIA, its members "noted the progress made on the implementation of the LIA's Transformation Strategy" and stressed "the importance of guaranteeing the frozen funds for the benefit of the Libyan people."

If the UN does not approve its investment proposals, Mohamed said "we will keep trying...we will keep asking and requesting."

#Libya

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🇱🇾 Libya’s powerful central bank governor sacked

One of Libya's dueling authorities unilaterally fired the country's powerful central bank governor in an abrupt move that is likely to inflame tensions in the divided North African country.

The presidential council in the capital of Tripoli, which is allied with the government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah that controls western Libya, removed Gov. Sadiq al-Kabir, according to a decree issued late Sunday.

In his place, the council appointed Mohamed Abdul Salam al-Shukri, an economist and former deputy governor, as the new governor for the Central Bank of Libya.

Al-Kabir had led the central bank since October 2011 — the year that Libya was plunged into chaos after a NATO-backed uprising toppled longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

During that time, he accumulated significant influence and power but also faced criticism from officials on both side of the country's political divide in allocating Libya's oil money. In recent months, that criticism has turned into calls for his removal.

#Libya

@africaintel

🇹🇷🇱🇾The Parliament of Turkey considering a memorandum of understanding between Turkey and Libya regarding Turkish forces in Libya

On August 15, the Turkish National Parliament accepted for extraordinary consideration for subsequent approval a memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of National Accord (GNA) of Libya regarding the status of Turkish forces in the African state.

Türkiye will receive:
– unlimited access to the airspace and territorial waters of Libya;
– the right to install wired and wireless communication systems, open post offices and bank branches within the areas designated to them;
– extensive logistical support from Tripoli;
– free fuel, electricity, water and internet at its facilities in Libya;
– payment of expenses for their contracts and purchases;
- exemption from taxes, duties or charges on imports and exports.

#Turkey #Libya

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🇱🇾 Three Libyan oil fields receive instructions to resume production, engineers say

Libya's Sarir, Messla and Nafoura oilfields have received instructions to resume production, engineers at the three fields told Reuters on Saturday, after a standoff between rival political factions shut most of the country's oilfields.

The resumption order was made by the fields' operator, the Arabian Gulf Oil Company, which did not provide any reasons, according to the engineers.

A struggle to control the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has sparked a blockade of oil production and threatens the worst crisis in years for the major energy exporter, long torn between rival eastern and western factions.

The standoff was triggered when western factions moved this month to oust veteran governor Sadiq al-Kabir and replace him with a rival board, leading eastern factions to shut down all oil production.

The eastern-based administration, which controls oilfields that account for almost all the country's production, are demanding western authorities back down over the replacement of the CBL governor - a key position in a state where control over oil revenue is the biggest prize for all factions.

#Libya

@africaintel

🇱🇾 Libya: A Dispute for Africa’s Largest Foreign-exchange Reserves

Amid the chaos of Libya’s long-sputtering civil war, the central bank in Tripoli, the capital, has stood strong. Its red-and-white striped façade, crowned with two turquoise cupolas, a throwback to the days of Italian colonisation, were unscathed.

Sadiq al-Kabir, the bank’s governor appointed after Muammar Qaddafi was toppled in 2011, survived two civil wars and six prime ministers. Libya has had two governments, parliaments, judiciaries and security regimes, but Mr Kabir, a mild-mannered bureaucrat, kept a vestige of unity, overseeing and distributing a single currency from his charming seaside bank.

On August 26th Libya lost that linchpin. Tripoli’s prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, sent his milititary into the bank and chased Mr Kabir, an erstwhile ally, into exile in Turkey.

Libya’s pliant presidential council sought to appoint a replacement and a new board. “The person filling the post has no legal basis,” says Wolfram Lacher, a Libya-watcher in Berlin.

#Libya

@africaintel

#Libya / #Chad 🇱🇾🇹🇩: Libyan National Army (#LNA) destroyed a vehicle belonging to Chadian rebels gathering on the border.

Seemingly LNA used a #Russia-made 🇷🇺 9M133-1 'Kornet-E' anti-tank guided missile to carry out the attack.

#Lebanon / #Palestine / #Israel 🇱🇧🇵🇸🇮🇱: #IDF reportedly captured a cache of weapons belonging to #Hezbollah in south of the country.

A couple of #Russia-made 🇷🇺 AK-103-2 assault rifles were captured as well.
These were originated from #Libya 🇱🇾 and later smuggled from #Syria 🇸🇾.

https://x.com/war_noir/status/1852121494584791406

🇱🇾 The emergence of morality police in Libya has caused a negative reaction from the public

Libya's Presidential Council has formally established a unit to protect public morals , sparking a wave of public outrage.

"The newly created unit is meant to enforce public moral standards and protect Libya's cultural identity, but many see it as a move that threatens personal freedoms and could increase state control over everyday life."

The headquarters of the unit for the protection of public morals is in western Libya, where the Government of National Accord operates, in Tripoli. The new unit will monitor cultural events, summer camps and public events held by both public and private organizations. The police officers are tasked with identifying and preventing behavior that contradicts “Libyan cultural values.”

For example, women will now have to wear headscarves, give up fashionable haircuts and clothes, and avoid being in public with men in public places.

#Libya

@africaintel