On 16 - 17 November, sources reported clashes in the Awlad Essa area of Wershefana between Muammar al-Dhawi’s 55 Battalion and forces linked to the...
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Libyan actors
Our archive of incidents relating to Libyan actors in Libya’s security space, including armed group activity, state security operations and political developments.
444 Brigade arrest former SSA head
On 14 November, the 444 Brigade announced the arrest of Abdullah al-Shukri, the former head of the Stability Support Apparatus office in Ghariyan,...
Att. General files charges in Kufra murders
On 14 November, the Attorney General filed charges against the perpetrators of the murder of Youssef Ibrahim Moussa Al-Tabawi and the attempted...
Drone targets fishing boats in port of Sabratha
On 13 November in the morning, a couple of fishing boats were attacked by a combat drone in the port of Sabratha. The Counter Security Threats...
Haftar appoints new LNA Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces
On 12 November, Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar reportedly appointed Major General Ahmed Adam Salem Al-Darsi as Chief of Staff...
Tensions spike in Tripoli after Special Forces commander killed in Mitiga
On 12 November, the commander of the Special Forces in Tripoli, Brigadier General Muhammed Abdullah al-Sadai was killed after he was shot inside the...
Zuwara airstrikes spark outrage against Dabaiba government
On 11 November, the Coast Guard and Security Support Unit Zuwara reported that on 10 November in the evening there were more airstrikes on the port...
LNA restructure reportedly underway
Agenzia Nova reports that Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar has issued a series of decrees modifying the structure of military...
Dabaiba meets central region notables in al-Sadaada
On 8 November, Dabaiba visited al-Sadaada, around 120km southwest of Misrata, where he met with mayors and notables of the Central Region including...
GNU drone strikes target boats involved in human trafficking in Zuwara port
On 7 November in the early morning, a number of boats in the port of Zuwara were destroyed by at least one combat drone. According to a Government...
Attorney General orders arrest of ICC-wanted Osama Najeem
On 5 November, the Office of the Attorney General announced that following an investigation into allegations against Osama Najeem (aka al-Masri) -...
Saddam meets with local notables in southern tour
On 5 November, Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar visited Qatroun. Meeting local notables. The next day,...
Two LNA fighters kileed during pursuit of smugglers
On 5 November, the General Staff of the Ground Forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced the death of two of its soldiers and the injury of...
Dabaiba claims he is bringing armed groups under state control
PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba has sought to strengthen his rhetoric around the Government of National Unity (GNU) reining in armed groups and implementing...
444 Brigade denies cutting off fuel shipments to southern region
On 2 November, the 444 Brigade’s media office refuted rumours circulating about it cutting off fuel shipments to the southern region. It clarified...
Attorney General orders three detentions for kidnapping of Tripoli security company director
On 2 November, the Attorney General ordered the detention of three individuals accused of kidnapping Muhammed bin Ismail, Director of the Public...
LCW reports at least 11 arrests of journalists between 2024 and 2025
To mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the Libyan Crime Watch (LCW) organisation said it had documented at...
Ghat residents attacked by LNA-affiliated Battalion 101, says NIHRL
On 1 November, the National Institution for Human Rights in Libya (NIHRL) said that residents of the Fayut neighbourhood of Ghat municipality were...
Dabaiba under pressure after arrest of education minister over school textbook irregularities
On 1 November, the Attorney General’s Office ordered the detention of the Tripoli-based Acting Minister of Education, Ali Al-Abed, and the Director...
Amnesty International urges investigations into unlawful killings of Tebu community members in Kufra
On 30 October, Amnesty International called for the Attorney General to ‘conduct prompt, thorough, independent, impartial and transparent...
Eastern and Western security institutions agree on joint border security centre in Benghazi
On 28 October, in a move aimed at consolidating Libya’s fragmented security apparatus, military and security representatives from across the country...
NIHRL confirms death by torture under Benghazi Security Directorate
On 28 October, the National Institution for Human Rights in Libya (NIHRL) confirmed the death of citizen Mahmoud al-Zintani as a result of severe...
LNA CoS Khaled Haftar meets with Misratan commanders in Sirte
On 27 October, Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff Khaled Haftar met with several Misratan commanders in Sirte to discuss efforts to unify the...
Misrata small traders protest imports ban
On 25 October, the Misrata Chamber of Commerce and merchants and business owners in Misrata staged a peaceful protest outside the Attorney General’s...
Dabaiba under pressure as civilians wounded in severe clashes between militias in Misrata
On 23 October late in the evening, heavy fighting started between the Misrata Joint Operations Force and the 24th Infantry Battalion in the...
Muhammed Bahroun says ‘Zawiyya is not a city of crime’
On 21 October, Muhammed Bahroun aka al-Far released a message stating that the people of Zawiyya, across its neighbourhoods of al-Jihad, al-Ilm,...
UNSMIL marks 5th anniversary of signing of Ceasefire Agreement in 2020
On 23 October, on the 5th anniversary of the signature of Ceasefire Agreement on 23 October 2020, UNSMIL commended the Libyan parties for their...
Heavy clashes in al-Ajilat following arrest of a wanted individual
On 18 October, heavy clashes erupted in al-Ajilat between the Western Region Directorate Support Force and an armed militia group following the...
Militias clash in Sabratha after member’s kidnapping
On 17 October, militias clashed in Sabratha after one of the members of Ahmed Omar al-Dabbashi aka al-Ammu’s militia was kidnapped. Al-Ammu is one...
Heavy fighting breaks out in and around Zawiyya after an assassination attempt on a militia leader
On 14 October, clashes about the control of areas of influence occurred between gangs involved in begging and migrants from Black African and Arab...
Renewed fighting in Zawiyya with several deaths and injuries
On 10 October in the early morning, unidentified assailants fatally shot a young man on al-Manqaa Street in southern Zawiyya. He was struck by a...
Protests in Misrata support authorities’ crackdown on migrants
On 10 October, during Friday protests in Misrata, the Misrata movement against the settlement of foreigners and illegal immigration praised the...
Two suspects arrested over the attack on the UNSMIL HQ
On 10 October, the Tripoli Security Directorate arrested two suspects who had allegedly attacked the headquarters of UNSMIL with a rocket-propelled...
Haddad addresses Mediterranean challenges in 5+5 meeting
On 4 October, speaking at the 17th meeting of the Chiefs of Defence of the 5+5 Defence Initiative in Tunis, the Libyan Army Chief of Staff Muhammed...
Misrata Against Injustice movement condemns arrest of two activists
On 2 October in the evening, the ‘Misrata Against Injustice’ movement announced the arrest of activists Abdurrahman al-Fadhil and al-Mahdi...
SSA reactivates key checkpoint on the Abu Kammash–Ras Ajdir road
On 2 October, the Stabilization Support Agency (SSA) reactivated a key security checkpoint along the Abu Kammash–Ras Ajdir road, the main border...
Implementation of Tripoli Security Agreement stalled
On 1 October, Presidential Council (PC) head Muhammed al-Menfi and Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba launched the...
MoI shuts down currency market in Tripoli amid efforts to protect dinar value
On 1 October, Libyan security units affiliated with the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Interior (MoI) closed the Masheer Currency...
Violence continues in Libya’s western coastal area
On 30 September, a young man was killed by gunmen in a drive-by shooting on the Coastal Road in al-Harsha, Zawiyya. On 2 October, the body of an...
Violent protests take place against migrants in Misrata
Anger and violence against migrants in Misrata spiked this week after the kidnapping of an anti-migrant activist in the city. On 25 September, the...
GNU-Rada deal remains only partially implemented amid continued mobilisations and insecurity concerns
On 22 September, an expanded security meeting took place about the situation at Mitiga airport. It was chaired by Major General Mahmoud Saeed,...
Misrata troops deployed in Tripoli
On several days throughout the last week, troops from Misrata - including a number of armoured vehicles - deployed to the capital area, while others...
Renewed fighting breaks out between militias in Zawiyya
On 22 September in the evening, armed clashes erupted in Sabratha’s Dahman district after an RPG strike near a house owned by a local militia leader...
PM Dabaiba forms two committees to implement security agreement in Tripoli
On 17 September, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba issued two decrees to advance the implementation of Tripoli’s Turkish-brokered security agreement, with a...
New head of Judicial Police assumes duties
On 17 September, the Government of National Unity (GNU) said that Brigadier General Abdul Fattah Daboub officially assumed his duties as head of the...
Inter-militia violence continues in and around Tripoli
Despite ceasefire arrangements nominally being in place, inter-militia violence and skirmishes have continued to take place in and around Tripoli...
Confusion over the leadership of the Judicial Police Department
On 14 September, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba named Major General Abdel Fattah Abdulqasim Daboub as head of the Judicial Police Department, just hours...
Turkey brokers GNU-Rada agreement over Mitiga airport
On 13 September, an agreement - sponsored by the Presidential Council (PC) and brokered by Turkish intelligence - was reached between Government of...
Suspect accused of murdering three members of 136th battalion in Tripoli detained
On 11 September, the Attorney General said that authorities have detained a suspect accused of murdering three members of the 136th Battalion of the...
Tripoli elders and Mufti condemn Presidential Council’s security decisions
On 10 September, Tripoli’s Council of Elders and Notables condemned the Stabilization Support Agency (SSA), labeling it a militia, and urged the...
Tensions remain high in Tripoli amid clashes and skirmishes
On 9 September, in a bid to counter the tense situation in Tripoli, the Youth Uprising Movement called for a major demonstration in Tripoli on the...
Former oil minister Aoun is temporarily detained
On 6 September, the former head of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Oil and Gas (MoOG), and former Chairman of the Zueitina Oil...
AG pursues LYD 14 billion fraud case
On 4 September, the Office of the Attorney General (AG), initiated a public lawsuit regarding a corruption incident involving the falsification of...
Tensions in Tripoli remain high with mobilisations and skirmishes
Tensions remained high in Tripoli throughout the last week, with continued mobilisations and localized clashes. However, there has not been a major...
444 Brigade says explosion outside its camp in Bani Walid was a car bomb
On 2 September early in the evening, there was an explosion outside the 444 Brigade base in Bani Walid, about 80 metres away from the main gate on a...
Explosions at major ammunition depot in Misrata
In the evening of 31 August, an explosion in a large ammunition depot of the Joint Operations Force in Misrata – in al-Sikkirat, a residential area...
Unidentified group shuts down gas pipeline to Zawiyya power station
In the evening of 30 August, four power-generating units at the Zawiyya power station stopped operating due to an unidentified group shutting down...
LNA reportedly deploys additional troops in Sirte and al-Shuwayrif
In an obvious reaction to the ongoing military buildup in Tripoli, the Libyan National Army (LNA) has reportedly deployed a significant number of...
Violent incidents in and around Tripoli
On 28 August, an explosion occurred inside a power station in al-Kremiya in southern Tripoli. The power station was severely damaged. It is not...
Violent clashes erupt between rival clans in Zawiyya
On 28 August, violent clashes erupted in the city of Zawiyya after a young man from the al-Awis clan was killed in an ambush by a member of the...
Al-Dhawi declares state of alert in Wershefana
On 28 August, later in the afternoon, the 55th (Wershefana) Battalion led by Muhammar al-Dhawi, declared a state of alert and mobilized all its...
GNU ramps up pressure on Rada amid intense negotiations
The Government of National Unity (GNU) and pro-Dabaiba forces have ramped up their pressure against Rada, demanding they hand over Mitiga Airport....
Various condemnations against mobilisations in and around Tripoli amid calls for de-escalation
Various social and political groups, as well as key security figures, have condemned or protested against the mobilisations and war-footing of the...
Misratan mobilisations to Tripoli ramp up
Since SRSG Hanna Tetteh presented UNSMIL’s new Libya roadmap to the UN Security Council on 21 August (which notably includes provision for a new,...
14,063 migrants intercepted and returned to Libya this year
On 21 August, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that from 1 January 2025 until 16 August 2025, 14,554 migrants were...
Violent incidents in Tripoli as security situation remains volatile
Over the course of the last week, there were again a number of violent incidents in Tripoli. On 19 August, the Tripoli Security Directorate Support...
HoR appoints Khaled Haftar as new LNA Chief of Staff
On 18 August, the House of Representatives (HoR) held an official session chaired by the Speaker Aqeela Saleh, in the presence of First Deputy...
Eastern authorities suspend municipal elections in East and South
"On 16 August, the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced that voting had begun that morning to elect 26 municipal councils out of the...
Reinforced security presence at polling stations across Tripoli amid violent incidents
On 16 August, the day of the local elections, the Tripoli Security Directorate reinforced its presence at polling stations across the capital....
Arson attacks target electoral offices in Zawiyya and Ajilat
On 15 August early in the morning, the West Coast Electoral Administration Office, located in al-Ajilat, and the electoral commission office in...
Blackouts increasing amid worsening electricity grid problems
On 14 August, Tubruq experienced a complete blackout which lasted through to the next day in many parts of the city due to an explosion at one of...
Tripoli remains tense amid continued violence and renewed altercations between rival armed groups
On 13 August, a patrol from the Tripoli Security Directorate Support Force was attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade in Tripoli at the entrance...
Attacks on electoral offices in western Libya amid municipal elections
On 12 August in the early morning, the office of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) in the Kadusha area of Zliten was attacked with...
Attorney General continues crack down on fuel smugglers
On 11 August, Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba reportedly urged the implementation of a package of measures within 72...
Haftar appoints Saddam as Deputy Commander of the LNA
On 10 August, during his speech during an event to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Libyan armed forces, Libyan National Army...
LNA denies reports that Haftar has agreed to resettle Gazans in Libya
On 10 August, the spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA) , Khalifa al-Obeidi, categorically denied reports of an alleged secret agreement...
GNS PM Hammad criticises EU’s approach to illegal migration
On 6 August, Government of National Stability (GNS) Prime Minister Osama Hammad used the opening of the ‘International Conference on Transnational...
AG and MoI respond to fuel shortage crisis
On 5 August, the head of the Tripoli Security Directorate, Khalil Wahiba, confirmed the launch of a comprehensive plan to secure all petrol stations...
Situation remains tense in Tripoli
The Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Interior and the various new security committees designated with securing the capital and...
GNU launches drone attacks against western coastal cities
This week, the Government of National Unity (GNU) launched a series of drone attacks against the western coastal cities as part of an anti-people...
GNU-aligned militia leader and five others killed in Tripoli after family dispute escalates
On 28 July in the morning, there was an armed altercation between the al-Lefaa and al-Dalio families in the Awlad Essa area of Wershefana, west of...
Tripoli residents call for urgent action on irregular migrants and foreign labourers
On 26 July, residents of Hay Andalus in western Tripoli issued a public statement calling for urgent action to address the growing presence of...
GNU stresses need to tackle illegal migration
The Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Communication Walid al-Lafi wrote two opinion pieces about tackling migration in western media...
Libya struggles with rising numbers of migrants in country
On 22 July, IOM revealed that Libya is currently host to 867,055 migrants from 44 nationalities. More than half are residing in Tripolitania, 35% in...
HNEC suspends voting in 11 municipalities as voter card distribution disrupted
On 20 July, the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) issued a decision suspending elections in eleven municipalities that had been scheduled to...
Libya steps up deportations in anti-illegal migration efforts
Libya´s Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency has further increased its efforts to deport illegal migrants throughout the country. Among others, 800...
Dabaiba claims to be bringing militias under state control
PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba has continued to push the narrative that he is in control of the situation in Tripoli and is bringing the armed groups under...
Armed clashes erupt in Sabratha
On 12 July, a brief but intense armed clash erupted in the al-Khatatba area of Sabratha between local youths, reportedly farmers and members of the...
Attorney General’s office begins legal procedures against ICC-wanted al-Najeem in Libya
On 9 July, the Attorney General’s Office said that following the lifting of the procedural restriction on the case of Osama Al-Masri al-Najeem, it...
Insecurity continues in and around Tripoli amid violence and inter-militia clashes
Throughout the last two weeks, inter-militia clashes and violence have continued in and around Tripoli, although there has not been a major...
Attorney General and GNU release new details on Tripoli clashes
The Attorney General's Office and Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have released new details on its ongoing...
Zintani commander al-Juwaili takes over security in Ghadames
In early July, Western Mountain Military District forces under Zintani commander Osama al-Juwaili took control of Ghadames and the surrounding area...
Dabaiba ramps up his anti-Rada rhetoric
On 6 July in the evening, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba gave a lengthy tv interview in which he reaffirmed his government's commitment to restoring state...
Prominent Tebu leader allegedly arrested by LNA
On 3 July, it was revealed that Tebu tribal leader Hassan Moussa Keley was arrested by the Libyan National Amry (LNA) in mid-June in the oasis town...
Menfi discusses Tripoli security situation with military leaders
On 2 July, Presidential Council (PC) head Muhammed al-Menfi held a meeting with military leaders, including Libyan Army Chief of Staff Muhammed...
Violent death of activist arrested by ISA sparks new street protests
The arbitrary detention of a prominent activist by the Internal Security Agency (ISA) and his subsequent death after being interrogated by the...
Tripoli protesters call for end of Dabaiba’s government
On 27 June, the Souq al-Jumaa Movement called again for mass protests against the Government of National Unity (GNU) that same day on Martyr's...
Judicial Police reject al-Sareea’s appointment as new agency head
Tensions have continued this week between Rada and the Judicial Police on one side, and PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and pro-Dabaiba groups on the other....
Football riots continue in Tripoli
On 26 June, Al-Ittihad football fans staged intense protests in Tripoli’s Bab Bin Ghashir and al-Sabaa areas, blocking roads, burning tires, and...
Tripoli remains on edge despite joint security plan
This week has seen the official launch of a joint security plan in the Tripoli and the deployment of the Tripoli Security Directorate Support Force....