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
UNSC briefing on Libya
On 24 January, the UN Security Council held a briefing on Libya at which a number of figures addressed the council including Ambassador Jeffrey...
Williams resumes consultations with Libyan actors
On 23 January, UN Special Advisor to Libya, Stephanie Williamsmet with the Speaker of the HoR, Aqeela Saleh, in al-Qubba to discuss the political...
Italian military mission in Misrata faces logistical issues
On 15 January, Italian media reported on a series of logistical issues associated with Italy’s Bilateral Mission of Assistance and Support in Libya...
Libyan actors
GNU Minister of Health arrested at Mitiga Airport by Rada
On 25 January, the GNU’s Minister for Health, Ali al-Zanati, was arrested at Mitiga International Airport by the Special Deterrence Force (Rada). A...
Misratan armed groups continue to mobilise to Tripoli
On 21 January, a Misratan armed convey mobilised from Misrata to the Hamza camp in the capital in the late evening. The convoy included the very...
GNU’s MoI sends warning to security directorates of terrorist attacks
On 20 January, the GNU’s Ministry of Interior issued a warning to all its affiliates of possible terrorist attacks targeting public gatherings and...
ISIS
ISIS attack in southern Libya
On 24 January, the LNA’s Umm al-Aranib Martyrs Brigade was reportedly ambushed by a suspected ISIS-affiliated armed group between Qatrun and Majdoul...
ISIS attack on LNA camp in Umm al-Aranib
On 18 January, ISIS claimed responsibility for an IED attack on an LNA camp in Umm al-Aranib, south of Sebha, which killed one person and injured...
ISIS members escape from Qirnada prison
On 17 January, during a riot in Qirnada prison in eastern Libya, five ISIS operatives reportedly escaped from detention.The escapees were...
Other Jihadi groups
LNA arrests gang trading arms with jihadi groups in Algeria and Mali
On 20 January, the LNA’s Commander of the Moral Guidance Department, Khaled Mahjoub, reported that the 106 Brigade had arrested members of a gang...
LNA’s 106 Brigade conducts counterterrorism operation against cells in Sebha
On 28 November, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 106 Brigade reportedly conducted a security operation against terrorist elements in Sebha,...
LNA claims to have arrested al-Qaeda suspect in South-West
On 3 September, the LNA-aligned Tariq Bin Ziyad Brigade (TBZ Brigade) arrested a suspected al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) operative,...
The above is a curated selection of incidents extracted from Libya-Analysis LLC’s monitoring and forecasting products.
