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.
LNA releases Nigerien rebel
On 22 June, the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced the release of Mahmoud Saleh, head of the Front patriotique de libération / Popular Front for the Liberation (FPL) in Niger, after completing their investigation and finding no evidence of his involvement in any...
Egyptian Intelligence chief discusses political developments with Dabaiba in Tripoli
On 21 June, the head of Egyptian General Intelligence, Major General Hassan Rashad, flew to Tripoli where he met with Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and his entourage, including Ibrahim Dabaiba and Walid al-Lafi among others. According to...
Niger releases prisoners to the GNU
On 21 June, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Defence announced that 21 Libyan citizens detained in Niger had been transferred to the GNU in the framework of cooperation and joint coordination between the two countries and the implementation of...
LNA-Chadian joint forces launch attack on Libyan Tebu armed group in Chad
On 19 June, the Libyan National Army (LNA)-Chadian joint forces launched an attack on a Tebu armed group which had defected from the LNA 129th unit of the 106th Brigade. The attack on the groups took place in the Tibesti’s Meski region, inside Chad. It resulted in the...
Military Intelligence Chief Mahmoud Hamza Visits EUROSATORY 2026 Defense Exhibition in Paris
On 18 and 19 June, Military Intelligence Director (and Commander of the 444 Brigade) Major General Mahmoud Hamza and his accompanying delegation of seven senior defense officials attended the EUROSATORY 2026 defense exhibition at the official invitation of the French...
Tetteh warns about hostility & violence towards migrants as protesters target IOM office
In her briefing to the UNSC on 18 June, SRSG Hanna Tetteh had a significant focus on migration and the climate of hostility towards migrants in Libya at present, as anti-migrant protests, deportations and deaths at sea continue. Tetteh said that false and misleading...
Nigerien army launches attack on SLOR near Libyan border
On 18 June, the Nigerien army based at the Madama airbase, adjacent to the border with Libya, launched an attack on the South Liberation Operations Room (SLOR) and Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) joint positions inside Niger. The attack is said to have...
Joint security coordination between Tunisia, Libya and Algeria to strengthen border protection
On 16 June, the second trilateral meeting of the Algerian-Libyan-Tunisian working group on border security was held in Tripoli to discuss and implement comprehensive strategies for strengthening joint security cooperation and intensifying field coordination along...
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 Athens. The discussions reaffirmed the historic ties between Greece and Libya and focused on expanding bilateral relations...