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
Operation Irini mandate expanded until 2029
On 13 October, Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI said the Council of the European Union has renewed its mandate until 31 March 2029. Operation Irini said...
LNA CoS Khaled Haftar arrives in Morocco for official visit
On 11 October, Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of General Staff Khaled Haftar arrived in Morocco for an official visit which will last several...
UNSMIL expresses concern at recent disappearances in Tripoli and Ghat
On 9 October, UNSMIL issued a statement saying it is ‘deeply concerned’ by recent reports of enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention and...
Libyan actors
Heavy rainfall causes flooding in Tripoli
Heavy rains hit Tripoli overnight 12 – 13 October, resulting in flooding in many parts of Tripoli. On 13 October, the Government of National Unity...
Ammunition depot explodes in Misrata
On 9 October, an ammunition depot at the headquarters of a militia led by Abduljalil al-Mazeq exploded in the residential Yedder neighborhood of...
Joint LNA-Iraqi drugs bust in Kufra seizes 1.3mn narcotics pills
On 1 October, the Murzuq Security Directorate branch of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested a Libyan man and seized 124.5 kilograms of...
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.