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
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...
Turmp advisor Boulos and Saddam Haftar hold meetings at security conference in Munich
On 14 February, at the Munich Security Conference, Senior US Advisor on Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulos met with the US AFRICOM Commander...
Turkey’s intelligence chief discusses security coordination with Dabaiba and al-Menfi in Tripoli
On 12 February, the Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin visited Tripoli where he met with Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdul Hameed...
Libyan actors
Trabelsi tries to shift blame for poor security in Zawiyya onto local people
On 15 February, speaking to security directors from the western and central regions, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Emad...
LNA restructures Subul al-Salam Brigade
On 13 February, reports indicated that Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar had ordered the dissolution of the Subul al-Salam...
Heavy fighting breaks out between two Libyan Army groups in Janzour
On 12 February, Munir al-Suwaih, the Commander of the Libyan Army's 6th Force, was kidnapped in al-Serraj near the Hayis Market probably by members...
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.