Libyan military intelligence chief assassinated in car bombing

What the report says

Libya’s eastern-based military said a car bomb killed its military intelligence chief, Fawzi al-Mansouri, in Benghazi, according to France 24’s report published Tuesday. The army said the device was attached to his vehicle and exploded as he was leaving a mosque at night on Monday. The killing took place in an area controlled by the Libyan National Army, headed by Khalifa Haftar, and immediately prompted renewed concern about security inside one of the group’s main strongholds.

France 24 reported that authorities had not identified the perpetrators. Khaled Haftar, one of Khalifa Haftar’s sons, said an investigation was under way and described the attack as a terrorist tactic. The LNA also vowed to keep fighting terrorism and to push for stability and the unification of Libya’s institutions. The Tripoli-based government separately condemned the killing.

The assassination comes as Libya remains split between rival administrations in Tripoli and Benghazi after the 2011 uprising and subsequent conflict. The article notes that the attack could complicate wider efforts, including a Washington-mediated push to reunify executive power. Analysts quoted by France 24 said the bombing may weaken claims that Benghazi is secure and could slow the political roadmap. Al-Mansouri was described as a prominent LNA figure with ties to the Haftar family and a role in earlier campaigns against jihadist groups and in the 2019 offensive on Tripoli.