Bashar Deeb

Dec 11, 2023 | maltatoday.com.mt | Nicole Meilak |Mohammed Bassiki |Bashar Deeb |Maud Jullien

By Nicole Meilak, Mahammad Bassiki, Bashar Deeb, Maud Jullien, Tomas StatiusThis article is part of an investigation by MaltaToday, Lighthouse Reports, Al Jazeera, Der Spiegel, Le Monde and SIRAJWhen reporters were given an audio recording of an alleged AFM official, they couldn’t just rely on the information from the source. The first port of call was to contextualise the recording. The audio was recorded at around 05:45am UTC time, or 7:45am in local time.

Dec 11, 2023 | maltatoday.com.mt | Nicole Meilak |Mohammed Bassiki |Bashar Deeb |Maud Jullien

By Nicole Meilak, Mahammad Bassiki, Bashar Deeb, Maud Jullien, Tomas StatiusThis article is part of an investigation by MaltaToday, Lighthouse Reports, Al Jazeera, Der Spiegel, Le Monde and SIRAJThe Tareq Bin Zeyad (TBZ) brigade is a military force in Eastern Libya led by Commander Saddam Haftar, the son of military leader Khalifa Haftar – and it has been carrying out pullbacks in or near the Malta search and rescue zone.

Dec 11, 2023 | maltatoday.com.mt | Nicole Meilak |Mohammed Bassiki |Bashar Deeb |Maud Jullien

By Nicole Meilak, Mahammad Bassiki, Bashar Deeb, Maud Jullien, Tomas StatiusKey findingsMaltese AFM pilots have communicated coordinates directly to a Libyan militia group called the Tareq Bin Zayed (TBZ), leading to an illegal pullback to Libya from MaltaMaltese officials have confirmed that they collaborate with the Libyan coastguard in both the East and West. This includes providing surveillance assets, training and humanitarian aid.