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
ICC trial of al-Hishri will begin in May 2027
On 14 September, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that the trial of Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri will begin on 4 May 2027. El Hishri...
GNU denies presence of Ukrainian drone operators in Libya
On 12 September, CNN published a report on the presence of Ukrainian drone operators embedded in Africa, citing a Ukrainian naval drone operator...
Italian Chief of Defense Staff visits Libya
On 10 September, the Chief of the Italian Defense Staff General Luciano Portolano conducted an official visit to Tripoli on the invitation of Libyan...
Libyan actors
Zwai leader was arrested in Ajdabiya
On 14 September, one of main leaders of the Arab Zwai tribe, al-Senussi al-Helaigh, was arrested by the Internal Security Agency (ISA) in Ajdabiya...
Three fields offline as PFG shuts down Hamada-Zawiyya pipeline over pay dispute
Throughout last week, there were minor protests by members of the Zawiyya refinery Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) over pay conditions. They are...
Amnesty International warns at least 50 men at imminent risk of execution in the East
On 11 September, Amnesty International warned that at least 50 men under sentence of death in eastern Libya are at imminent risk of execution as the...
ISIS
LNA reportedly involved in freeing Swiss and Austrian hostages from jihadists in Niger
On 10 September, a Swiss woman and an Austrian woman (Eva G), who had been held hostage by jihadists in Niger, are reported to have been released....
LNA secures release of US hostage held by ISIS in Mali
On 14 August, the Libyan National Army (LNA) helped secure the release of a U.S. hostage from Islamic State affiliates in Mali. Reuters news agency...
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...
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.