Libyan military intelligence chief assassinated in car bombing
Summary
The head of military intelligence for Libya’s eastern army, Fawzi al-Mansouri, was killed by a car bomb in Benghazi. His assassination raises concerns about security in the region controlled by military commander Khalifa Haftar and complicates ongoing efforts to reunify Libya’s divided government.Key Facts
- Fawzi al-Mansouri, leader of military intelligence for the Libyan National Army (LNA), died in a car bombing on Monday in Benghazi.
- The bomb exploded as he was leaving a mosque at night.
- The LNA controls eastern and parts of southern Libya, while a rival government is in Tripoli.
- Khalifa Haftar leads the LNA and the rival government in Benghazi.
- An investigation into the bombing has been opened, with suggestions it was a terrorist act.
- The attack challenges the image of security the LNA tries to maintain in its territories.
- The killing threatens a US-led plan to reunify Libya’s divided government and institutions.
- No group has claimed responsibility for the bomb attack yet.
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