Libya’s eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) says its military intelligence chief, Fawzi al-Mansouri, is killed in a car bombing. The assassination occurs as he leaves a local mosque at night, when an explosive attached to his vehicle detonates, according to an LNA statement carried by multiple outlets.
Outlets report that the killing takes place in Benghazi, an eastern Libyan city within the LNA’s area of control. The reports place the assassination on Monday, with the LNA’s announcement coming on Tuesday.
Coverage also notes the broader political and security context. France 24 links the killing to ongoing efforts to reunify Libya, describing it as raising new questions about safety in the eastern stronghold associated with military commander Khalifa Haftar, under whose forces the LNA operates. The sources do not report responsibility for the attack.
