Protesters Surround Sarraj’s Tripoli Residence

GNA head Fayez al-Sarraj meets with top military, intelligence, and security officials in Tripoli. GNA Presidential Council
GNA head Fayez al-Sarraj meets with top military, intelligence, and security officials in Tripoli. GNA Presidential Council
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Protesters Surround Sarraj’s Tripoli Residence

GNA head Fayez al-Sarraj meets with top military, intelligence, and security officials in Tripoli. GNA Presidential Council
GNA head Fayez al-Sarraj meets with top military, intelligence, and security officials in Tripoli. GNA Presidential Council

Libyan protesters, frustrated with poor living conditions, surrounded the residence of head of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj in al-Noflin neighborhood in the capital Tripoli.

The rally prompted GNA loyalist militias to reinforce their presence in the area to protect Sarraj’s property.

The peaceful demonstrators chanted slogans against Syrian mercenaries, and demanded wages similar to those paid to mercenaries brought from abroad.

They gave the GNA 24 hours to resign, and hinted at plans for civil disobedience if it didn’t.

Sarraj met with military and security officials in the GNA to discuss the ongoing protests.

Pro-GNA militias, namely “Al-Nawasi” battalion, disbanded protesters gathered in front of Sarraj’s house and made a number of arrests.

Interior Ministry units and Al-Nawasi gunmen blocked protesters, who did not heed Sarraj’s speech vowing to improve living conditions, from reaching Tripoli’s Martyr Square.

Libya’s Bar Association has officially announced joining the protests.

Amid GNA Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha's presence in Turkey, Sarraj discussed with GNA intelligence, military and security officials the recent “riots” that took place in Tripoli and the need to establish security measures.

Later on, the Interior Ministry announced that necessary legal measures have been put in place regarding "any gathering that does not meet the legal conditions for protest, in accordance with the law governing the right to demonstrate peacefully."

In other news the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, said that it expects Turkey to launch an attack against its forces in the strategic city of Sirte if the demonstrations in Tripoli fall out of control.

LNA Spokesperson Ahmed Al-Mismari, in a televised speech, revealed that Turkish naval forces anchored off the gulf of Sirte have approached LNA units. He said that two frigates and three boats were involved.



Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah Warns US Against Intervening in Israel-Iran Conflict

 Protesters hold Iranian flags during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the US embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Protesters hold Iranian flags during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the US embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
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Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah Warns US Against Intervening in Israel-Iran Conflict

 Protesters hold Iranian flags during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the US embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Protesters hold Iranian flags during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, at a bridge leading to the fortified Green Zone where the US embassy is located in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)

Iran-aligned Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah warned on Sunday it would resume attacks on US troops in the region if the United States intervenes in the conflict between Israel and Iran.

"We are closely monitoring the movements of the American enemy's army in the region," Kataib Hezbollah Secretary-General Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi said in a statement. "If America intervenes in the war, we will act directly against its interests and bases spread across the region without hesitation."

Founded in the aftermath of the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah is one of the elite Iraqi armed factions closest to Iran. The group, a key pillar of Iran's network of regional proxy forces, has claimed responsibility for dozens of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and US forces in both Iraq and Syria.

Early last year, Kataib Hezbollah announced the suspension of all its military operations against US troops in the region in response to efforts by the Iraqi government.

Kataib Hezbollah is part of a coalition of Iran-aligned groups known collectively as the "Axis of Resistance" — an umbrella of hardline Shiite armed factions that have claimed more than 150 attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria since the onset of the Gaza war about 20 months ago.

Iraq, a rare ally of both Washington and Tehran, is striving to avoid upsetting its fragile stability while focusing on rebuilding after years of conflict.