East Libya military intelligence chief killed in car bomb

Prime minister of the Eastern Libyan government condemns killing of Major-General Fawzi al‑Mansouri.Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026The head of military intelligence for eastern Libya’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) has been killed in a targeted assassination, according to eastern Libyan authorities.Major-General Fawzi al-Mansouri was killed after an improvised explosive device was detonated as he entered his car outside his home in Benghazi’s Hawari district late on Monday, the Reuters news service reported, citing two security sources.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US push for unified Libyan government tests Tripoli factionslist 2 of 3Turkiye and Libya’s Haftar are boosting military ties. Is Egypt worried?list 3 of 3Protests erupt in Libya’s Tripoli as anger grows over power cutsend of listPrime minister of the Eastern Libyan government, Osama Saad Hammad, condemned the killing and pledged to “uncover the circumstances of the crime”.“We condemn, in the strongest terms, this treacherous terrorist act,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.“There is no place in Libya for anyone who raises arms against the state, and no cover for anyone who plans, executes, f...