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
Saddam Haftar discusses migration & cooperation with Greek PM in Athens
On 15 June, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar at the Maximos Mansion in...
France seeks stronger military cooperation with Libya as Saddam Haftar meets Macron in Paris
On 14 June, Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar met with President Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris where the two sides...
Greek PM stresses need to prevent migrants from departing Libya
On 12 June, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis emphasized in an interview on a podcast hosted by former U.S. National Security Adviser H.R....
Libyan actors
Mobilisations in Tajoura after dismissal of intelligence official
In the early hours of 13 June, there were mobilisations of armed vehicles and fighters in Tajoura, east of Tripoli, by rival militias and groups in...
Tensions in Zuwara after armed groups detain 35 residents from Misrata
On 13 June, a crisis erupted between the cities of Zuwara and Misrata after armed groups in Zuwara detained 35 residents from Misrata returning to...
Militia member shot dead in Zintan violence
On 13 June in the evening, in Zintan a young militia member from the al-Jamjamah clan was shot several times and killed in a fight with a rival...
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.