Libya Security Monitor
The Libya Security Monitor (LSM) is an Eye on ISIS proprietary mapping project and searchable database of developments in Libya’s security space
International actors
Namroush visits Italy to discuss broad defense cooperation and training
On 8 July, acting Libyan Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Salaheddin al-Namroush was received in Rome by the Chief of the Italian Defense...
Italian intelligence chief visits Saddam Haftar
On 7 July, Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar received the AISE delegation led by AISE Director Lieutenant...
US Advisor Boulos ramps up meetings with Libyan stakeholders
US Senior Advisor to President Trump on Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos held a flurry of meetings with Libyan stakeholders in Libya last...
Libyan actors
GNU & LNA Chiefs of Staff meet in Sirte and agree to hold a unified tactical exercise
On 12 July, Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff Khaled Haftar and acting Libyan Army Chief of Staff Salaheddin al-Namroush held a technical...
Tensions rise as SLOR attacks LNA outpost south of Qatroun
On 12 July, the SLOR attacked the LNA’s Arandega checkpoint south of Tajerhi village, itself south of Qatroun, and west of al-Wigh airbase and its...
Residents protest against militia violence in Zawiyya
On 11 July, four young men were killed in Zawiyya when unidentified gunmen targeted a vehicle positioned in front of the New University in the Al...
ISIS
Military intelligence chief & Tunisia’s MoD discuss return of ISIS fighters from Syria
On 10 December, Military Intelligence Director and Commander of the 444 Brigade Mahmoud Hamza met in Tunis with Tunisian Minister of Defense Khaled...
Misrata court convicts five ISIS members, including four sentenced to death
On 18 August, the Attorney General's office announced that the Misrata Criminal Court has convicted five ISIS members for carrying out armed attacks...
AG announces arrest of IS member behind 2018 Tripoli attack
On 26 February, the Office of the Attorney General announced it had arrested the Islamic State (IS) member who planned and logistically supported...
Other Jihadi groups
Suspect in 2012 Benghazi attack extradited to US
On 6 February at 3 am (local time), Zubayr al Bakoush, a Libyan man who is an alleged member of the terrorist group Ansar al Sharia and later of the...
Mosque bombed in Nafousa mountains
On the night of 5 January, the Old Mosque in Shakshouk, located in the Nafousa Mountains, was severely damaged in a bombing believed to be linked to...
AQIM uses southern Libya to transport fighters to Mali: UN report
According to UN reporting presented on 15 February, AQIM (‘Al-Qaida in Libya’) secures transportation routes to cities for transit or as hideouts in...
The above is a curated selection of incidents extracted from Libya-Analysis LLC’s monitoring and forecasting products.