International actors
Tracking developments of international actors in Libya’s security space including military activity, the presence of foreign operatives and diplomacy pertaining to Libya’s security.
Hellenic Navy completes first training for Libyan coast guard
On 21 August, the Hellenic Navy completed the first round of a training for (eastern) Libyan coast guard officers, which was held at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC), a Greek training facility at Souda Bay, Crete. The Commander of...
UNSMIL notes ‘increasing militarization’ amid volatile security situation in Libya
On 21 August, SRSG Hanna Tetteh gave her much-anticipated briefing to the UN Security Council (UNSC) in which she laid out a new political roadmap, with the aim of holding elections within 18 months. In her briefing, she said: “The security situation in the country...
UNSMIL HQ in Tripoli targeted in rocket attack
On the evening of 21 August, the HQ of UNSMIL in Janzour was reportedly attacked with an SPG rocket while UN SRSG Hannah Tetteh was in the middle of her briefing to the UN Security Council in New York. Despite supposedly aiming for the entrance gate and the compound...
GNU suspends Huawei’s activities in Libya over move to establish eastern mobile network
On 17 August, the Government of National Unity's (GNU) General Authority for Telecommunications and Informatics issued a statement announcing the suspension of all activities by China’s Huawei company in Libya in order to ‘preserve Libyan national security and...
Turkish naval vessel visits Tripoli
On 17 August, the Turkish naval vessel TCG Kinaliada docked at Tripoli port where Ambassador Güven Begec received a Turkish naval delegation, headed by Admiral Tiğli. Ministry of Defense Undersecretary for Regions and Military Affairs Abdussalam Zoubi met with the...
SRSG Tetteh meets with 5+5 Joint Military Commission in Tunis
On 14 August, UN Special Representative Hanna Tetteh convened in Tunis with Libya’s 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) to take stock of the October 2020 ceasefire and explore how to keep it firmly in place. The eastern and western members of the JMC and the...
LNA officer wanted on an unsealed ICC arrest warrant
On 8 August, the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided to unseal the arrest warrant issued initially on 10 November 2020 against Saif al-Nusr Suleiman Salem Sneidel. He is believed to be a member of ‘Group 50’, a sub-group of the Libyan...
Greece to extend suspension of asylum application for migrants from Libya
On 7 August, Greek Migration Minister Athanasios Plevris warned in an interview with public broadcaster ERT that if migrant flows to Crete rebound, Athens will not hesitate to extend the suspension of all asylum applications from migrants arriving by sea from North...
Greece sends formal letter to UN over maritime dispute with Libya
On 5 August, the Greek government delivered a note verbale to the UN Secretary General responding to the Libyan note of 20 June 2025, which was revealed on 13 July. In this note, Greece rejects in full the Libyan claims regarding the alleged violation of Libya´s...