Car bomb kills Haftar intel chief in eastern Libya
Fawzi al-Mansouri, the head of military intelligence for the Libyan National Army, was killed in a car bombing in Benghazi. The assassination is seen as a significant security failure and a potential threat to U.S.-backed efforts to unify the country's divided government.
Why it matters
The attack highlights the ongoing instability in Libya and threatens the fragile roadmap for national reconciliation between rival administrations.
The head of military intelligence for the Libyan National Army (LNA), which controls the east and parts of southern Libya, has been killed in a car bombing, the army said in a statement Tuesday (August 11, 2026).
Fawzi al-Mansouri was assassinated on Monday (August 10, 2026) when an explosive stuck to his car detonated as he was leaving a local mosque at night, the statement said.
Reports said the killing occurred in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.
Libya has remained divided since being plunged into war during the ousting in 2011 of former leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Two governments are currently vying for power: the U.N.-recognised administration in Tripoli led by Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, and a rival in Benghazi backed by military commander and LNA chief Khalifa Haftar.
The bombing was a setback to efforts by the Haftars to paint a picture of stability in the areas they control.
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