Car bomb kills Libyan military intelligence chief Fowzi Mansouri in Benghazi
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Brigadier Fowzi Mansouri, head of military intelligence for eastern Libya's Libyan National Army, was killed Monday evening when a bomb detonated in his car outside his Benghazi home, two security sources said. The assassination highlights ongoing instability in Libya, where competing governments and militias continue to operate despite a 2020 truce.
The Assassination
Brigadier Fowzi Mansouri, head of military intelligence for eastern Libya's Libyan National Army, died Monday evening when a bomb detonated in his vehicle outside his residence in Benghazi's Hawari district. Two anonymous security sources confirmed his death to Reuters, but declined to identify the attackers or disclose the type of explosive used. No individual or group has claimed responsibility for the killing.
Fractured Governance
Libya's political landscape has been divided since 2014 between eastern and western factions. The Libyan National Army, commanded by Khalifa Haftar, dominates the east and south and is aligned with the Benghazi-based authorities. The Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, backed by the United Nations, controls much of the west. A 2020 ceasefire halted large-scale fighting, but the country remains governed by rival administrations, each supported by armed militias that continue to operate with impunity.
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