Libya Security Monitor
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International actors
LNA activates partnership with Chad amid efforts to ramp up border security
On 20 February, the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ground Forces Chief of Staff announced the start of joint operational activities with Chad. The...
UN migration report highlightes systemic abuse against migrants in Libya
On 17 February, the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) published a long report, revealing how migrants, refugees...
Al-Namroush arrives in Ankara for official visit
On 16 February, acting Chief of Staff of the Libyan Army Salaheddin al-Namroush arrived in Ankara for an official visit, meeting the Chief of the...
Libyan actors
National Human Rights Commission demands investigation into killing of two men in Zawiyya
On 19 February in the late evening, two young men were killed in a hail of bullets when an armed group opened fire on a car on Refinery Road in...
Divisions around MoD’s takeover of General Intelligence Service HQ in Misrata
On 19 February, the Military Prosecutor ordered an investigation into Milad al-Sanki al-Suwai, commander of the General Intelligence Service (GIS)...
Haftar launches ‘2030 Vision’ for LNA restructuring & training
On 17 February, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar announced the launch of the ‘2030 Vision for the Development of...
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.