Car bomb kills eastern Libyan military intelligence chief: Report
Eastern Libyan authorities called the blast a targeted assassination as the LNA vowed to keep fighting for stability and unity.
- On Monday, an explosive device detonated in a car in Benghazi, killing Brigadier Fowzi Mansouri, the head of military intelligence for the Libyan National Army, according to security sources.
- The Libyan National Army, commanded by Khalifa Haftar, controls significant portions of eastern and southern Libya and aligns with authorities in Benghazi, while the Government of National Unity controls Tripoli.
- Security sources provided no details regarding the perpetrator or explosive device used, highlighting ongoing security challenges within a nation divided since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
- Separately, Central Bank Governor Naji Issa submitted his resignation to rival legislative chambers, citing sensitive reasons in documents confirmed Monday.
- Libya remains divided between rival eastern and western factions since 2014, and despite a 2020 ceasefire that halted major warfare, armed groups continue to retain significant influence.
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Libyan Marshal Haftar's spy chief killed in Benghazi car bombing
Fawzi al-Mansouri was assassinated outside a mosque in an LNA stronghold, in what analysts said was a major blow to the Haftar family's security credentials and could delay a US-brokered plan to reunify Libya's rival governments. No group has claimed responsibility.
Funeral held for Libya’s military intelligence chief killed in car bombing
Senior Libyan National Army officials gathered in Benghazi on Tuesday for the funeral of military intelligence chief Fawzi al-Mansouri, killed in a car bombing a day earlier as he left a mosque. His assassination has raised fresh security concerns in Libya’s divided east.
First he was praying, then unknowns blew up his car: Fawsi al-Mansuri is dead. After the fall of Muammar al-Gaddafi, he fought against jihadists and thus became one of the most powerful men in Libya.
The car of military leader Fauzi Al-Mansouri exploded "as he left the mosque after the evening prayer", on Monday in Benghazi, announced the Libyan National Army. Investigations are under way, the authorities of the East suspect "a jihadist attack"Coup hard for the powerful Haftar clan who aspire to control the entire Libya. The head of the intelligence services of the eastern army of the country, led by Khalifa Haftar, was killed on Monday in a…
The head of the Libyan National Army (LNA) military intelligence service – a force that controls the east and parts of southern Libya – was killed in a car-trap attack, announced the army in a statement, according to AFP.
Fauzi Al-Mansouri, the head of the intelligence services of the eastern army in Libya, was assassinated on Monday in a car bomb attack in Benghazi. This is one of the first attacks targeting such a senior Eastern official in about ten years. A hard blow for the Maréchal Haftar clan, who aspires to [...]
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