play Live Sign upShow navigation menuplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upNewsEast Libya military intelligence chief killed in car bombPrime minister of the Eastern Libyan government condemns killing of Major-General Fawzi al‑Mansouri.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoLibya remains plagued by division and instability after years of unrest following the NATO-backed uprising that toppled longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Libya is still divided between the UN-recognised government in the west and its eastern rival in the east, backed by military commander Khalifa Haftar [Abdullah Doma/AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff and ReutersPublished 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.
Prime 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, finances, or incites assassination and terrorism crimes,” he added.
Al-Mansouri was appointed as director of military intelligence in Benghazi, with the rank of major-general, in 2024.
The killing highlights continuing security challenges in Libya, where rival administrations and armed groups have retained influence despite a 2020 ceasefire that halted major warfare.
Libya split in 2014 between rival eastern and western factions after a 2011 NATO-backed uprising toppled longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi.
The LNA, led by military commander Khalifa Haftar, controls much of eastern and southern Libya. It is aligned with authorities based in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Unity is based in the capital Tripoli and controls much of the west of the country.
