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Libya’s Dbeibah Seeks to Contain Zawiya Militias after Al-Bidja’s Assassination

Head of Libya’s Government of National Unity Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah is seen with Abdulrahman Milad, also known as “Al-Bidja,” the Commander of the Naval Academy. (File photo)
Head of Libya’s Government of National Unity Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah is seen with Abdulrahman Milad, also known as “Al-Bidja,” the Commander of the Naval Academy. (File photo)
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Libya’s Dbeibah Seeks to Contain Zawiya Militias after Al-Bidja’s Assassination

Head of Libya’s Government of National Unity Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah is seen with Abdulrahman Milad, also known as “Al-Bidja,” the Commander of the Naval Academy. (File photo)
Head of Libya’s Government of National Unity Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah is seen with Abdulrahman Milad, also known as “Al-Bidja,” the Commander of the Naval Academy. (File photo)

Head of Libya’s Government of National Unity Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah ordered on Monday an investigation into the assassination of Abdulrahman Milad, also known as “Al-Bidja,” the Commander of the Naval Academy.

Gunmen shot dead Al-Bidja in front of the Academy of Naval Studies in Janzour on Sunday.

Soon after, armed groups, including members of the 103rd infantry brigade, also known as the Al-Silaa brigade, headed by Othman al-Lahab, mobilized towards the al-Sayyad area in al-Zawiya, shutting the coastal road connecting it to the capital Tripoli.

Dbeibah mourned Al-Bidja’s death and ordered the Interior Ministry and relevant agencies to open an immediate probe into his killing.

Member of the Presidential Council Abdullah al-Lafi and head of the High Council of State Khalid al-Mishri also mourned Al-Bidja.

Mishri called on the concerned agencies to uncover the perpetrators and bring them to justice.

Tensions were high between rival factions in Zawiya in wake of the deployment of the armed groups.

Al-Bidja was named in a 2018 UN report for involvement in human trafficking and human rights abuses. The US Treasury slapped sanctions against him that same year.

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Hezbollah ‘Can’t Be Allowed to Keep Lebanon Captive,’ Says US as it Slaps it with New Sanctions

Emergency responders secure the site of an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on March 28, 2025. (AFP)
Emergency responders secure the site of an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on March 28, 2025. (AFP)
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Hezbollah ‘Can’t Be Allowed to Keep Lebanon Captive,’ Says US as it Slaps it with New Sanctions

Emergency responders secure the site of an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on March 28, 2025. (AFP)
Emergency responders secure the site of an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on March 28, 2025. (AFP)

The United States issued on Friday fresh sanctions designating a Lebanon-based sanctions evasion network that supports Hezbollah’s finance team, which oversees commercial projects and oil smuggling networks that generate revenue for Hezbollah.

Such evasion networks bolster Iran and Hezbollah, undermining Lebanon, said the State Department. “As part of today’s action, the United States is designating five individuals and three associated companies, including family members and close associates of prominent Hezbollah officials.”

“This action supports the whole-of-government policy of maximum pressure on Iran and its terrorist proxies, like Hezbollah,” it added.

“The United States is committed to supporting Lebanon by exposing and disrupting funding schemes for Hezbollah’s terrorist activities and Iran’s destabilizing influence in the region,” it said.

“Hezbollah cannot be allowed to keep Lebanon captive. The United States will continue using tools at its disposal until this terrorist group no longer threatens the Lebanese people,” it vowed.