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
Amnesty urges EU to halt migration cooperation with Libya due to abuses
On 17 July, Amnesty International said that ‘31 civil society organisations call on EU institutions and member states to urgently end their shameful...
US Appeals Court says Abu Khatallah’s sentence is too lenient
On 17 July, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that the 28-year sentence handed out...
Zoubi meets Egypt’s Intelligence Director In El Alamein
On 16 July, Ministry of Defense Undersecretary for Regions and Military Affairs Lieutenant General Abdul Salam Zoubi met in El Alamein, Egypt, the...
Libyan actors
NHRIL confirms death of prisoner from torture in Qarnada Military Prison
On 16 July, the National Human Rights Institution in Libya (NHRIL) announced the death of 41-year-old Awad Shehat Al-Karimi Al-Obeidi under torture...
HoR member warns of security deterioration in Zawiyya amid shooting incidents
On 14 July, Abdul Nabi Abdul Mawla, a member of the House of Representatives (HoR) representing Zawiyya, issued an urgent appeal warning of...
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...
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.