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
Joint LNA-GNU Libyan military delegation visits Ramstein air base
On 21 August, AFRICOM reported that a joint eastern (LNA) and western (GNU) Libyan military delegation had visited Ramstein Air Base in Germany on...
Tetteh briefs UNSC on Libya security situation
In her UNSC briefing on 18 August, SRSG Hanna Tetteh commented on the security situation. She highlighted the recent violence in Zawiyya and Surman...
UN warns about anti-migrant rhetoric & violence in Libya
In her UNSC briefing on 18 August, SRSG Hanna Tetteh warned that anti-migration narratives and misinformation continue to harm vulnerable...
Libyan actors
Fight over control of Libya’s intelligence service turns to physical confrontation
On 2 September, Khairy al-Taher, who appointed Director of the Foreign Ministry's Security Coordination Office by the Maliqta-aligned Council of...
Protesters threaten Mellitah shutdown as electricity crisis deepens
On 1 September, protesters from western Libyan cities gathered outside the Mellitah Oil and Gas Complex and threatened to shut the facility over...
Tensions rise in Tripoli over prolonged power cuts
On 25 August, protesters stormed the Tariq 16 power substation in Souq al-Jumaa, forcing technicians to leave and leading to a transformer fire....
ISIS
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...
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...
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.