Libya's Military Intelligence Chief Killed in Benghazi Bombing
The head of the military intelligence department of the Libyan Armed Forces, Major General Fawzi al-Mansouri, was killed in an assassination attempt.
Consensus
- The head of Libya's military intelligence, Faouzi al-Mansouri, died in a bomb explosion.
- The attack occurred in Benghazi.
- The explosion happened near al-Mansouri's home.
- The vehicle was targeted with an explosive device.
- The incident took place in August 2025.
- Al Marsad and Al Arabiya reported the event.
- The Libyan authorities have not officially commented on the incident.
- Al-Mansouri was director of military intelligence since 2024.
Points of divergence
- A man was arrested in California near a golf club owned by Donald Trump; he was allegedly photographing the area and had a loaded weapon in his car. — m24
- The explosion occurred near the Aisha Mosque in the Al-Hawari district. — vesti
- The explosion occurred near the Aisha Mosque, and the device was a homemade explosive. — kommersant
- The attack happened on August 11, and the source cited Reuters. — vm
- The attack occurred on Monday, August 11. — vesti
- Russia's Foreign Ministry advised against travel to Libya due to internal instability. — vm
Coverage (5 sources)
- Head of Libyan military intelligence killed in car explosion in Benghazi — Вечерняя Москва
- Head of Libya's military intelligence killed in explosion — Вести
- Al Marsad: Director of Libyan Military Intelligence Killed in Explosion — Москва 24
- The head of Libya's military intelligence was killed in an assassination attempt — Коммерсантъ
- The head of the military intelligence department of the Libyan Armed Forces was killed in an assassination attempt, according to the Al Marsad portal. — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- Libya
- Benghazi
- Fawzi Al-Mansouri
- Al Marsad
- Moscow
- VS
- Al Arabiya
- Reuters
- Nikita Simonov
- Armed Forces
- LNA
- Al-Wasat
- Aishi
- Faouzi Mansouri
- Khavari