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
NOC hires company to manage damaged Russian tanker off Libyan coast
On 21 March, the NOC announced that through its subsidiary Mellitah Oil & Gas and in cooperation with Italy’s Eni, an international company in has...
Malta suspends Harmony Jets’ license after the al-Haddad plane crash
On 18 March, Transport Malta informed the media that it has suspended Harmony Jets’ Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and the company’s ‘Certificate of...
Human Rights Watch urges Libyan authorities to surrender suspects to ICC
On 11 March, Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Libyan authorities to surrender suspects to the International Criminal Court (ICC). HRW urged Libyan...
Libyan actors
Tripoli Eid brawl condemned for fuelling hatred against migrants
On 23 March, a brawl erupted on Tripoli's Corniche between groups of Libyan teenagers and migrants who were attending a large annual Eid celebration...
LNA restructures its southern forces
On 22 March, as part of the Eid occasion, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar delivered a speech on the sidelines of a meeting with...
Sufi shrine attacked in Misrata
On 21 March late at night, unknown assailants reportedly blew up Zawiat Madani ( a Sufi shrine) in Misrata.
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.