Libya Security Monitor
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International actors
Protests erupt in Khoms over alleged deal for Turkish naval base
In the evening of 6 September, the coastal road was closed at the entrance of Khoms and tires were set on fire to protest the long hours of...
Turkish intel chief visits Tripoli
On 5 September, the chief of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) İbrahim Kalın and his deputy Jamal al-Din Çalık visited Tripoli....
Heavy fighting between LNA and rebels near Chadian border
On 30 August, heavy fighting between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and rebels from Chad took place in the area of the gold mines in the border...
Libyan actors
Tebu and Murzuq ethnic Arabs mark ‘comprehensive reconciliation’ after years of conflict
On 5 September, on the sidelines of a reconstruction conference in Sebha, an important ceremony took place marking the ‘comprehensive...
Al-Far arrest warrant sparks renewed violence in Zawiyya
On 4 September, after the Attorney General issued an arrest warrant addressed to the Minister of Interior (MoI) against Muhammed al-Baroun aka...
Clashes erupt in Khoms between local clan and Misratan forces
During the night of 4-5 September, severe clashes took place in Khoms near the power station in the area of Souq al-Khamis, about 7 km southeast of...
ISIS
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...
UN report confirms IS presence in southern Libya
On 15 February, Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General at the UN Office of CounterTerrorism, alongside other senior counter-terrorism experts,...
Other Jihadi groups
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...
TBZ raids farms reportedly stationed with terrorist groups in the South
On 29 June, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Tariq Bin Ziyad Brigade (TBZ) announced that it had raided a farm where terrorist groups were...
BRSC elements raid External Security Agency in Tripoli
On 19 May, the External Security Agency near Souq al-Jumaa and al-Fatteh was reportedly raided by militias affiliated to the Benghazi...
The above is a curated selection of incidents extracted from Libya-Analysis LLC’s monitoring and forecasting products.