Plus, the Sudan angle (UAE airlift of support for RSF via Libya) is also dealt with in detail in the report:
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Latest report of the UN Panel of Experts on Libya finally out. Notable for its explicit focus on key figures (incl. Ibrahim Dabeiba and Saddam Haftar) and massive fraud in the oil and fuel sectors.

Also, some hard facts on EU naval op IRINI's collusion in an arms embargo violation last summer. 1/2

76. The Panel assessed that this transfer: (a) included at least 240 vehicles subject to the arms embargo;54 (b) was part of the procurement scheme described in paragraph 59 above, intended at circumventing the arms embargo; and (c) was implemented through a purpose-built transportation channel under the control of Alushibe. The transfer of the 154 vehicles contained in the end-user certificate and of the additional 86 armoured vehicles did not fall under the exception of paragraph 2 (d) of resolution 2769 (2025), as neither the Border Guards and Critical Facilities Directorate nor Al-Katiba 55 were declared under the control of the Libyan government. It was also not approved in advance under paragraph 2 (e) of resolution 2769 (2025). The transfer of the 240 vehicles to Libya was thus a violation of paragraph 9 of resolution 1970 (2011) (see table 3). The Panel further assessed that, in relation to this transfer, Operation IRINI failed to implement its mandate under paragraph 5 of resolution 2292 (2016), as amended by paragraph 2 of resolution 2733 (2024).

The incident involving the MV Aya 1 was hardly covered in the media, though it was nothing short of scandalous. IRINI is supposed to enforce the arms embargo on Libya, not facilitate its violation. The Panel assesses that, in this case, "Operation IRINI failed to implement its mandate." 2/2

Latest report of the UN Panel of Experts on Libya finally out. Notable for its explicit focus on key figures (incl. Ibrahim Dabeiba and Saddam Haftar) and massive fraud in the oil and fuel sectors.

Also, some hard facts on EU naval op IRINI's collusion in an arms embargo violation last summer. 1/2

Vor über 7 Monaten (!) haben wir Strafanzeige gegen den sog. #GazaSniper eingereicht. Da die Bundesanwaltschaft seither nur "beobachtet", legen wir neue Beweise nach und fordern erneut: Der Verdacht der gezielten Tötungen unbewaffneter palästinensischer Zivilist*innen muss endlich ermittelt werden.🧵

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

In Haaretz ist heute ein Artikel über posttraumatische Belastungsstörungen bei israelischen Soldaten, die zuletzt in Gaza gedient haben. Ich habe einige der Aussagen im Artikel über die Verbrechen, die sie dort begangen haben, übersetzt. Dazu gehört tatsächlich eine Trigger-Warnung:

Der Iran-Krieg als Stresstest für die „Diversifizierung von Partnerschaften“ im Sahel Die Sahel Staaten haben den Krieg der USA gegen Iran trotz vertiefter Beziehungen mit Teheran nicht verurteilt. Das liegt an geostrategischen...

Der #Iran-Krieg wird im #Sahel zum geopolitischen Balanceakt: Die AES-Staaten vermeiden klare Positionen, um neue Partnerschaften nicht zu gefährden.

ltschoerner.bsky.social analysiert die Annäherung an #Iran, neue Kooperation mit den USA und mögliche innenpolitische Konsequenzen: t1p.de/03sj4

A respite in the Gulf, but will it stop the slide to world war? The boundary between multiple localized wars and world war is becoming blurry

The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has had major worldwide impacts, but still tends to be analysed in isolation from the global geopolitical context.

So my recent post asks:

A respite in the Gulf, but will it stop the slide to world war? open.substack.com/pub/sayighye...

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

Dass wir diesen tipping point erreichen (und zwar bald) ist lauter der Forscher:innen jetzt deutlich wahrscheinlicher geworden. Wie rechtfertigt eine Regierung in dieser Situation Tankrabatte, Senkung der Luftverkehrsteuer, ausbleibendes Tempolimit usw.?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Alarmed by the grim symbolism of VW in talks with Israeli state-owned arms company Rafael, Khem Rogaly of @transitionsec.bsky.social and I wrote about European rearmament and ongoing subservience to US military and energy strategy for @lrb.co.uk

Während sich die Berliner Polizei so besorgt über Darstellungen der israelischen Todesstrafe zeigt, intensiviert sie ihre Beziehungen zur israelischen Polizei unter der Kontrolle des Rechtsterroristen Itamar Ben-Gvir, der das Hinrichtungsgesetz mit einer Champagne-Flasche feierte.

Why is anyone surprised by the US and Israel’s latest war? It’s only what the world allowed them to do in Gaza | Owen Jones The price of silence from western politicians and media outlets over Israel’s actions in Palestine is now being paid by Iranian and Lebanese civilians, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

“When barbarism is normalised so completely, when the line between the permissible and the unthinkable is erased, it cannot simply be redrawn. What was once unsayable becomes routine; what was once unthinkable becomes policy.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Frage in die Runde: Wer hat in deutschen Medien zudem die Namen der beiden getöteten libanesischen Journalistinnen gelesen und weiß, wie sie getötet wurden?

Habt ihr ihre extralegale Tötung überhaupt medial registriert?

Gerne kommentieren und teilen.

NATO chief performs ritual self-disembowelment.

Türk condemns deadly wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon GENEVA (8 April 2026) – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk condemned on Wednesday the massive wave of Israeli strikes across Lebanon, saying reports that hundreds – including civilians – had been killed and injured are appalling. “The scale of the killing and destruction in Lebanon today is nothing short of horrific,” said the High Commissioner. “Such carnage, within hours of agreeing to a ceasefire with Iran, defies belief. It places enormous pressure on a fragile peace, which is so desperately needed by civilians.” Israel said it had carried out some 100 strikes across the country within 10 minutes. The southern suburbs of Beirut, southern Lebanon and the eastern Bekaa Valley were all reportedly struck. Mass casualties have been reported, and hospitals overwhelmed. A UN Human Rights team at the site of one of the strikes in the capital described a scene of devastation, and seeing several dead bodies amid the rubble.

“The killing and destruction in Lebanon today is nothing short of horrific,” UN's Volker Turk said. “Such carnage, within hours of agreeing to a ceasefire with Iran, defies belief. It places enormous pressure on a fragile peace, which is so desperately needed by civilians.”

Lebanon: ICRC outraged by deadly strikes in densely populated areas The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is outraged by the devastating death and destruction in densely populated areas across Lebanon today following intensified military operations.

Difficult to describe how unusual it is for @icrc.org to speak publicly like this.

"Heavy explosive weapons with wide-area effects struck densely populated urban areas, including the capital Beirut, without effective advance warnings."

ICRC Outraged by Deadly Strikes in Densely Populated Areas

Don't look away: Massive Israeli attacks across Lebanon, including Beirut, with hundreds of casualties reported and overcrowded hospital - only hours after Trump announced a ceasefire agreement with Iran.

Israel hit all over Beirut. Strikes were in nearly all the neighborhoods surrounding my house. Reports saying many injured and dead. Israel seems to be intensifying before a ceasefire is implemented

Hospitals reporting they are overwhelmed with victims. Over 100 strikes in just minutes. Many in Beirut and its southern suburbs.

"Sofort" gilt auch für Deutschland. Und es ist eine Schande, dass Fragen zur Nutzung von #Ramstein kaum von JournalistInnen gestellt wurden. Das Narrativ, Deutschland und die EU seien nicht beteiligt und ohne Einfluss, wurde gerne genommen. Auch das bedeutet, Verantwortung nicht gerecht zu werden.

Libya's Haftar acquires combat drones despite UN embargo Satellite images reveal at least three new drones at an eastern airbase. Weapons experts say they are most likely from China and Turkey.

Libya's Haftar acquires combat drones despite UN arms embargo

Europe Is Quietly Playing a Crucial Role in the Iran War European military bases are facilitating one of the most logistically complex operations the U.S. military has been involved in for decades.

1. Germany already said the war is illegal.

2. US now threatening "complete obliteration" of Iran's energy system and, maybe, of desalination plants – i.e., war crimes.

3. Reminder: The war is conducted from Ramstein, Germany: "the nerve center of America’s operations against Iran".

What gives?

ZDF übernimmt Sanktionen der Trump-Regierung Mitwirkende an ZDF-Sendungen müssen sich teilweise verpflichten, nicht mit Personen zusammenzuarbreiten, die auf irgendeiner Sanktions- oder Terrorliste stehen.

Das ZDF verlangt von Mitwirkenden, „weder direkt noch indirekt mit Personen zusammenzuarbeiten, die auf einer (...) internationalen Sanktionsliste stehen“. Das ist nicht nur wegen der Art, wie Trump mit solchen Listen Politik macht, problematisch. www.sueddeutsche.de/medien/mitwi... (€)

Pete Hegseth’s broker looked to buy defence fund before Iran attack Morgan Stanley wealth manager approached BlackRock about multimillion-dollar investment for US defence secretary

Pete Hegseth’s broker looked to buy defence fund before Iran attack

The categorical and retributive framing of this threat to attack Iranian infrastructure makes clear that this a threat to commit war crimes.

Middle East Studies Association Our letter protesting the recent targeted killings by Israel's armed forces of two Lebanese professors and calling upon international organizations and actors to to condemn this egregious violation of...

On March 12, Israeli drone attacks killed Dr. Hussein Bazzi Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at the Lebanese University’s Rafik Hariri Campus in Hadath, and Dr. Mortada Srour, Professor of Chemistry and Physics at the same institution. See MESA letter: mesana.org/advocacy/com...

For those who missed it

Roughly 18-24 hours ago the US/Israel bombed two major steel plants in Iran

A few hours later, Iran issued evacuation orders for steel plants across the Gulf and Israel, plus tech companies in Israel

Preliminary report is they may have hit a few

Every action gets mirrored

War on Iran | Phenomenal World The bombardment of Iran has caused an enormous commodity-supply shock, prompting an accelerated global rush to greener energy sources.

“The war on Iran will be a reckoning of US military prowess. It may also undermine dollar centrality if Iran’s offer of safe passage for shipments invoiced in renminbi eventuates… and it will surely strike a blow to the prevalence of the global fossil energy system that the US dominates.”

While covering the latest Israeli settler attack in the West Bank, Israeli soldiers assaulted my photojournalist @cyrilthps and detained my team. But our 2-hour detention revealed a lot about the motives of these Israeli soldiers: acting in service of the settler movement.

Completely new dynamic developing in real time where journalists at traditionally extremely deferential news outlets like CNN are learning how to say basic facts about Israel without equivocation or obfuscation