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
PM Dabaiba meets Egyptian president al-Sisi for the first time since 2021
On 30 July, Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba officially visited Egypt and was received by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the coastal city El...
EU finalizes plans for Benghazi MRCC & signs military cooperation agreement with LNA
On 30 July, a meeting was held at the Operations HQ of Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI —the EU's Mediterranean naval mission—in Rome between the...
US congressmen discuss military unification with East and West
On 28 June, a delegation of US Congress members visited Libya, starting in Benghazi. The delegation was led by Congressman Austin Scott, along with...
Libyan actors
Grand Mufti supports peaceful protests against GNU
Grand Mufti al‑Sadiq al‑Gharyani said he supports large, peaceful protests as a legitimate way to demand elections, a constitution, better services,...
Fresh clashes erupt in Zawiyya using heavy weaponry
On the evening of 3 August, clashes broke out in Zawiyya between an armed group affiliated with Muhammed Bahroun aka al-Far and another armed group...
Clashes break out in Surman as inmates escape from prison
Late on 3 August, clashes broke out in Surman between rival armed groups. On 4 August, fighting continued in the morning in several areas, including...
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.