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Here are some news sites I found and some context. Others much more knowledgeable than I can provide a better summary, but I hadn't seen a response yet so thought I'd give it a shot.
After the Second Civil War, a unity government called the Government of National Unity (GNU) came to power. This is the government of the prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
According to their own website
The “Stability Support Apparatus” [SSA] was established by decision of the Presidential Council No. 38 of 2021, and Mr. Abdelghani Belqacem Khalifa was assigned to head the apparatus.
And as Reuters puts it,
SSA is under the Presidential Council, which came to power in 2021 with the Government of National Unity (GNU) of Abdul Hamid Dbeibah through a UN-recognised process
It appears to be a militia under the GNU. Perhaps that isn't the correct framing though and others can provide a correction.
There is also a rival government, the Government of National Stability which is backed by the House of Representatives and is based in the east of the country. This government hasn't appeared in the stories I've seen yet, but it may come into play eventually.
The current events surround the death of the leader of the SSA
Armed groups clash in Libyan capital
Head of UN-backed government’s security force reportedly killed
According to Al Jazeera, Abdul Ghani al-Kikli, head of the UN-backed government’s Stability Support Apparatus (SSA), was killed in a firefight in southern Tripoli. The incident reportedly took place inside the headquarters of the 444th Combat Brigade after “failed negotiations.”
Local media reported fighting and troop movements in the Abu Salim and Mashrou neighborhoods. Al Jazeera cited witnesses as saying that soldiers from the 111th and 444th brigades stormed the SSA headquarters, with gunfire and explosions heard in various parts of the city.
According to Al Arabiya, militias from Misrata and other cities began moving toward Tripoli last week
The SSA was established in 2021 by the Government of National Unity to maintain security in the capital and combat organized crime.
Libya descended into civil war in 2011 after a NATO-backed uprising that resulted in the death of longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
The last major clashes between militia groups in Tripoli occurred in August 2023, leaving 55 people dead and nearly 150 injured. In February 2025, State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Adel Juma survived an assassination attempt.
Heavy gunfire, clashes in Libya’s Tripoli after killing of militia leader
The United Nations has called for urgent de-escalation in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, as rival gunmen exchanged fire in the city’s southern districts after the killing of a powerful militia leader
Al Jazeera’s Malik Traina, reporting from Libya’s Misrata, said security sources had confirmed the killing of Abdel Ghani al-Kikli, widely known as “Gheniwa”, who is the head of the powerful Stability Support Authority (SSA) militia.
Al-Kikli was one of the capital’s most influential militia leaders and had recently been involved in disputes with rival armed groups, including factions linked to Misrata.
SSA is under the Presidential Council, which came to power in 2021 with the Government of National Unity (GNU) of Abdul Hamid Dbeibah through a UN-recognised process.
Traina said that at least six people have been wounded, although it remains unclear whether they are security force members or civilians.
The GNU’s media platform said early on Tuesday that the Ministry of Defence had fully taken control of the Abu Salim neighbourhood.
Two others told Reuters that the gunfire was echoing all over their neighbourhoods of Abu Salim and Salah Eddin.
State of emergency declared in Tripoli after senior officer’s death
Violent clashes erupted in Tripoli after the death of security officer Abdul Ghani Al-Kalaki, prompting Libya’s GNU to declare a state of emergency.
The officer, Abdul Ghani Al-Kalaki, believed to be affiliated with GNU security forces, was killed under unclear circumstances. His death sparked widespread violence in several districts of Tripoli, with residents reporting sustained gunfire and explosions as rival armed factions exchanged fire throughout the night
Mitiga International Airport — Tripoli’s main airport — announced a full suspension of air traffic. Incoming flights were diverted to Misrata Airport, located east of the capital.
The unrest prompted the University of Tripoli to suspend all academic and administrative operations, including classes and examinations, until further notice. Several other institutions in the capital have also paused their services
Thanks for the heads up. This is no highbrow commentary so it's no big deal. I have noticed that my phone has been fucking up the links every time I create one here - Not sure why 
Um aktually you're wrong 
God wants you to be rich and invest. And the more you invest the closer to God you are. Everything is literal, and commies want you to hate Jesus and money
Tried that one before, they just hit me with Jesus was a small business owner (carpenter duh) who played the stock market
Hmm. Idk. But that gives me some good ideas for when I visit them this summer!
There isn't much to explain, or at least it doesn't seem that way with any fundy I've encountered. Some are "smart" in their own twisted way and have theological justifications, but the large majority are not like that. Most just believe in this strange nonsense and never think thay deeply about it. And thats fine, most people are like that with any religion, they got other things to focus on in life. But I've found that if the fundy types do "think" about it then it is in such a strange and twisted way that digging into it gives you psychic damage. No need to give them any benefit of the doubt.