International actors

On 14 July, unconfirmed reports from Libyan media claimed that the UK had proposed Iraqi President Barham Salih as the potential new UN Special...

On 12 July, the Government of National Stability (GNS) Prime Minister, Fathi Bashaagha, addressed the UK Foreign Affairs Committee in Arabic via...

On 3 July, the European NGO, SOS Mediterranee, announced that its flagship rescue vessel, Ocean Viking, had completed its seventh rescue in less...

On 30 June, UN Special Advisor to the Secretary-General (SASG) Stephanie Williams confirmed that the two-day talks on 28 – 29 June in Geneva between...

Meetings were held from 28-29 June in Tripoli between US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland and a number of high-level Libyan figures, including...

On 23 June, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, submitted a proposal to the UN Security Council (UNSC) for former Algerian diplomat, Sabri...

On 22 June, the Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, stated in a press briefing that the UN ‘regrets’ that several...

Between 19 and 20 June, movements of operatives from the Russian private military contractor (PMC) the Wagner Group were observed in Tamanhint,...

On 16 June, Italian Army Corps General, Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, visited the Italian Hippocrates Task Force in Misrata. Figliuolo praised the...

On 13 June, the Office of Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, officially requested the Turkish parliament to grant an 18-month extension to its...

Italian and local Libyan media reported that UN Special Advisor to the Secretary-General (SASG), Stephanie Williams, will conclude her tenure as...

Between 10-11 June, negotiations took place between Sudanese government officials and seven armed factions from the Darfur region in Niamey, Niger,...

On 5 June, the UK reopened its Embassy in Libya. UK Ambassador to Libya, Caroline Hurndall, gave an address that coincided with the Queen of...

On 3 June, the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2365 (2022) renewing the authority of Member States and regional organisations to...

On 3 June, reports indicated that a Libyan Coast Guard vessel had opened fire on a fishing vessel on international waters off Benghazi. The Italian...

On 30 May, Chad’s Minister of Defence, General Daoud Yaya Brahim, reported that approximately 100 people have been killed and 40 injured during...

On 26 May, the UN Security Council (UNSC) held a briefing on Libya where the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs,...

On 23 May, a two-day workshop began on ‘International Ways to Support the Disarmament, Disarmament and Reintegration (DDR) Programme for Libya and...

On 21 May, the UAE hosted the Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister, Abdul Hameed Dabaiba, and the head of the Libyan National Army...

On 21 May, France was reported to be making plans to hold a conference centred on proposing a new federalist mechanism for power-sharing in Libya...

The US and UK embassies to Libya, as well as the UN Special Advisor to the Secretary-General (SASG) Stephanie Williams, issued statements on 17 May...

On 15 May, the second round of the House of Representatives (HoR) and High State Council (HSC) Joint Committee on the Constitutional roadmap in...

On 12 May, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) issued a statement accusing Amnesty International of...

On May 9, the Egyptian Border Guard reportedly seized a large shipment of weapons, ammunition, and narcotics in the Great Sand Sea area, south of...

On 5 May, seventeen migrants were rescued off the coast of Misrata by the Libyan Coastguard in coordination with the Turkish navy. The migrants were...

On 2 May, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, stated in an interview with the Italian broadcaster Mediaset that the Wagner Group...

On 29 April, the UN Security Council (UNSC) extended the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until 31 July 2022. The UK,...

On 28 April, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan briefed the UN Security Council (UNSC) on the situation in Libya. The ICC...

On 23 April, following a visit by a senior Government of National Unity (GNU) delegation to Algeria days before, Algerian President Abdelmadjid...

Last week, images surfaced on social media purportedly showing dead Wagner operatives in Popasna, eastern Ukraine. According to Ukrainian sources,...

On 19 April, Western media sources reported that an anonymous European Union (EU) official had claimed that 10,000 to 20,000 mercenaries were on the...

On 19 April, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held consultations on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), the mandate of...

On 13 April, the Assistant Secretary-General and Acting Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zenenga, met with Libyan...

On 13 April, the Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General (SASG) on Libya, Stephanie Williams, launched consultations of the Joint Committee of...

On 7 April, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for Russia to be suspended from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), with Libya...

On 6 April, flight trackers identified a suspected Turkish military cargo plane arriving at Libya's Al-Watiya Air Base, north of Zintan. This...

On 1 April, Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, whose mandate includes capacity building and training of the Libyan Coast Guard, changed its Force...

On 1 April, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken tweeted that ‘together with our partners, we will implement the 10-year Strategy to Prevent...

On 30 March, Germany announced it would no longer provide training to Libya’s coast guard due to concerns over the treatment of migrants. Andrea...

On 25 March, SASG Stephanie William issued a statement highlighting the conclusion of a three-day consultative meeting with the 12-member HSC...

On 25 March, a series of unverified documents surfaced online purportedly showing the head of the LNA Khalifa Haftar offering military support to...

On 22 March, the UN’s Special Advisor of the Secretary General (SASG) on Libya, Stephanie Williams, convened the first meeting of the 6+6 Joint...

On 16 March, US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland met with Dabaiba to discuss the current political crisis, efforts to prevent the outbreak of...

On 13 March, Dabaiba spoke with the President of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. Reports indicate that the conversation focussed on boosting...

On 12 March, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, Brigadier General Kirill Budanov, claimed that...

On 10 March, UNSMIL issued a statement saying that it was closely following with concern reports about the mobilization of forces and movement of...

On 4 March, the governments of France, Germany, Italy, the US and the UK released a joint statement noting the UN Secretary-General’s statement and...

On 2 March, the UN released a statement attributable to the Secretary-General expressing concern that the House of Representatives’ (HoR) vote of...

On 27 February, the LNA’s Commander of the Moral Guidance Department, Khaled Mahjoub, reported that clashes broke out between the LNA’s Subul...

Over the last fortnight, reports emerged that operatives from the Russian private military contractor (PMC) Wagner Group have withdrawn from their...

On 16 February, Turkish President Recep Erdogan upon returning from Dubai told reporters that: ‘Fathi Bashaagha has announced his candidacy. Our...

On 14 February, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Maria Zakhaqrova, stated that Moscow hoped a new government led by Fathi Bashaagha would be...

On 11 February, the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General (UNSG), Stéphane Dujarric, released a statement on behalf of the UNSG Antonio Guterres...

On 10 February, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement in the wake of the HoR's appointment of Fathi Bashaagha as PM...

On 3 February, the UN Security Council published the ‘Twenty-ninth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team concerning ISIL...

On 1 February, the UN Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Farhan Haq, stated that no individual had been proposed to assume...

On 31 January, the UN Security Council (UNSC) voted for a technical roll over of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) mandate for three months...

In an interview with The Guardian on 31 January, Williams stated ‘My fear is that some people may now manoeuvre for a prolonged period of delay. The...

On 25 January, GNU Prime Minister Dabaiba, Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush, Interior Minister Khaled Mazen, and Chief of Staff Mohamed al-Haddad,...

On 24 January, the UN Security Council held a briefing on Libya at which a number of figures addressed the council including Ambassador Jeffrey...

On 23 January, UN Special Advisor to Libya, Stephanie Williamsmet with the Speaker of the HoR, Aqeela Saleh, in al-Qubba to discuss the political...

On 15 January, Italian media reported on a series of logistical issues associated with Italy’s Bilateral Mission of Assistance and Support in Libya...

On 15 January, UN Special Advisor on Libya Stephanie Williams met with the Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sedat Unal, and Turkish...

On 13 January, the LNA’s Subul al-Salam Battalion (Ways of Peace) based in Kufra announced that it has closed all border crossings with Chad and...

On 10 January, a Sudanese military official announced that Sudanese Rapid Support Forces had thwarted an attempt to smuggle ammunition across the...

On 9 January, the UN Special Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, met with the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) women's bloc to discuss the...

On 4 January, a Spokesperson from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Anne-Claire Legendre, confirmed that 300 foreign mercenaries have left...

Throughout the last week, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Special Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, continued their...

On 24 December, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the US released a Joint Statement recognising HNEC’s postponement of the ballot...

On 21 December, UNSMIL issued a statement expressing concern at the unfolding security situation in Tripoli. It stated that the mobilisation of...

On 18 December, the UN’s newly appointed Special Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, met with the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) at its...

On 12 December, UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed the newly-appointed Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Libya, Stephanie...

A Turkish frigate has been reported off the coast of the Abu Sittah naval base. Later in the week, Turkey's Ministry of National Defense posted...

On 8 December, the 5+5 JMC travelled to Moscow to discuss their Action Plan for the withdrawal of foreign fighters from Libya with Russian...

On 6 December, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced that he was appointing former acting UN Envoy to Libya and former Deputy Head of the...

On 3 December, the Government of National Unity’s (GNU) Director of Moral Guidance Department stated that the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC)...

On 25 November, the Turkish National Security Council, following a meeting chaired by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, released a statement...

Last week, it was reported that France’s Central Office for Combatting Crimes Against Humanity, Genocide and War Crimes (OCLCH) was investigating...

On 24 November, UN Special Envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis, addressed the UN Security Council where he confirmed his resignation from his position with...

On 23 November, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that the Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and UN Special Envoy to Libya, Jan...

On 14 November, the Chief of General Staff of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Defence, Mohammed Haddad, met with a Russian...

On 11 November, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) representatives from the Libyan National Army (LNA) issued a statement announcing that, at...

On 4 November, Emraji al-Emmami, a member of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC), stated that the JMC would be meeting separately with officials...

On 2 November, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (SOHR) reported that 150 Syrian mercenaries had returned to Syria, with a fresh cohort of the...

On 30 October, members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) convened in Cairo to discuss the withdrawal of foreign operatives from southern...

On 26 October the UN Security Council added Osama al-Koni Ibrahim, who manages the Nasr Detention Centre, to its sanctions list, accusing him of...

On 21 October, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, after attending the...

On 15 October, 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC) member, Lieutenant General Faraj al-Sawsaa, stated that observers from the United Nations would...

On 13 October, a batch of Syrian forces based in Tripoli were reportedly repatriated from Libya back to Syria by Turkey via Watiyya airbase. More...

On 12 October, Cypriot media reported that US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents were in Cyprus heading to Paphos International Airport to...

On 10 October, the Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States in Libya issued a joint statement welcoming the...

On 9 October, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) issued a statement condemning the killing of six migrants and at least 24 injured...

On 5 October, Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI reported that during September 2021 it had investigated 215 merchant vessels via radio calls (out of...

On 5 October, Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI reported that during September 2021 it had investigated 215 merchant vessels via radio calls (out of...

On 3 October, Government of National Unity (GNU) Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush, confirmed during a conference in Kuwait that ‘some’ foreign...

On 29 September, the Commander of the US Military Command in Africa (ARICOM), General Stephen Townsend and US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland,...

On 29 September, Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba travelled to Niamey to meet with Nigerien president Mohammed...

On 26 September, operatives from the Russian private military contractor (PMC) Wagner Group reportedly began to withdraw from Jufra and Sirte’s...

On 21 September, Greek media reported that UN experts are scheduled to arrive in Cyprus in November to inspect a plane in a warehouse at Paphos...

On 20 September, two Airbus A400 Turkish military cargo plans took off from Isparta in southwestern Turkey and landed at Al-Watiya Air Base.