Libyan actors

On 18 August, the House of Representatives (HoR) held an official session chaired by the Speaker Aqeela Saleh, in the presence of First Deputy...

"On 16 August, the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced that voting had begun that morning to elect 26 municipal councils out of the...

On 16 August, the day of the local elections, the Tripoli Security Directorate reinforced its presence at polling stations across the capital....

On 15 August early in the morning, the West Coast Electoral Administration Office, located in al-Ajilat, and the electoral commission office in...

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...

On 13 August, a patrol from the Tripoli Security Directorate Support Force was attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade in Tripoli at the entrance...

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...

On 11 August, Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba reportedly urged the implementation of a package of measures within 72...

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...

On 10 August, the spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA) , Khalifa al-Obeidi, categorically denied reports of an alleged secret agreement...

On 6 August, Government of National Stability (GNS) Prime Minister Osama Hammad used the opening of the ‘International Conference on Transnational...

On 5 August, the head of the Tripoli Security Directorate, Khalil Wahiba, confirmed the launch of a comprehensive plan to secure all petrol stations...

The Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Interior and the various new security committees designated with securing the capital and...

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...

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...

On 26 July, residents of Hay Andalus in western Tripoli issued a public statement calling for urgent action to address the growing presence of...

The Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Communication Walid al-Lafi wrote two opinion pieces about tackling migration in western media...

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...

On 20 July, the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) issued a decision suspending elections in eleven municipalities that had been scheduled to...

Libya´s Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency has further increased its efforts to deport illegal migrants throughout the country. Among others, 800...

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...

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...

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...

Throughout the last two weeks, inter-militia clashes and violence have continued in and around Tripoli, although there has not been a major...

The Attorney General's Office and Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have released new details on its ongoing...

In early July, Western Mountain Military District forces under Zintani commander Osama al-Juwaili took control of Ghadames and the surrounding area...

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...

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...

On 2 July, Presidential Council (PC) head Muhammed al-Menfi held a meeting with military leaders, including Libyan Army Chief of Staff Muhammed...

The arbitrary detention of a prominent activist by the Internal Security Agency (ISA) and his subsequent death after being interrogated by the...

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...

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...

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....

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....

Tensions have continued to build in Tripoli through the week as a result of the newly-appointed Stabilization Support Apparatus (SSA) commander...

On 23 June, the ‘Movement of the Will of the People’ called for a protest on 24 June in front of the UN mission headquarters in Janzour and a sit-in...

On 19 June, the Attorney General announced the arrest of Abdul Majeed al-Darrat al-Misrati, one of the main suspects involved in the November 2013...

On 19 June, an explosion at a temporary electrical unit in Derna caused a fire and significant power outages across several key areas of the city....

On 18 June, 123 Bangladeshi migrants from Tripoli were repatriated via a special chartered flight with coordination between the Embassy of...

This week, Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and Presidential Council (PC) head Mohamed al-Menfi have continued to focus on...

In the evening of 18 June, a highly anticipated derby between Al-Ahly Tripoli and Al-Ittihad in Libya’s top football league descended into chaos...

The Souq al-Jumaa Movement called for renewed mass protests in Tripoli against the Dabaiba-led Government of National Unity (GNU). Accusing the...

Grand Mufti Sadiq al-Ghariyani has publicly called on Dabaiba to launch an offensive against the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) in Tripoli, with...

On 12 June, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi tasked the head of the Criminal Investigation Department to...

This week, the Presidential Council (PC) ramped up efforts to sustain the ceasefire, reduce military movements in the capital and restructure...

On 10 June, the so-called ‘Steadfastness Convoy’ entered Libya from Tunisia, travelling eastwards with the aim of crossing into Egypt and then...

The Attorney General’s Office announced the outcomes of various investigations into incidents linked to the recent Tripoli clashes, with several...

On 9 June, just after midnight, the Zintani-led Public Security Force established a checkpoint at al Qadisiyah Island, the crossing of two important...

On 8 June, the Attorney General detained four men on suspicion of murdering the citizen Murad Mansour al-Madkhour al-Werfelli in Benghazi. On 5...

On 6 June, the Department for Combating Illegal Migration in Benghazi has announced the implementation of new regulatory measures under which...

On 5 June, fighting with heavy infantry weapons erupted in Sabratha between local militias of the Dabbashi clan on one side and the (Zawiyya) First...

Early this week, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and Presidential Council (PC) head Muhammed al-Menfi formed a temporary security committee and a human...

PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba continued his series of meetings with representatives of municipalities and tribal leaders of northern Tripolitania. During...

On 31 May, a joint human rights team from the National Foundation for Human Rights in Libya and the Human Rights Committee of the High State Council...

On 31 May, five T-55 main battle tanks were deployed from Misrata to Tripoli. The 444 Brigade has redeployed most of its troops from the al-Hamada...

On 29 May, Attorney General al-Sadiq al-Sour announced the establishment of two investigation committees. The first will investigate complaints...

On 28 May in the evening, fighting with light infantry weapons broke out on al-Bara'im Road (the road next to the sea west of Sabratha), between...

On 28 May, rumours circulated on Libyan social media that the HQ of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli was stormed by militia groups....

Large-scale protests against PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba took place for the third consecutive Friday in Tripoli, and while there were calls for...

On 27 May, the Law Enforcement Department of the General Directorate of Security Operations said the ceasefire security arrangements are being...

On 26 May, after a meeting of Muammar al-Dhawi, commander of the 55th (Wershefana) Infantry Battalion, with Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi and...

On 26 May, the Libyan National Army (LNA) and eastern authorities held a large military parade this week to celebrate the 11th anniversary of...

On 22 May, the ‘Sons of Souq al-Jumaa Movement’ announced plans for mass demonstrations on Friday 23 May to demand the overthrow of the Dabaiba...

According to an IOM DTM Report released on 21 May, there were at least 858,604 migrants in Libya as of January to February 2025. This represents an...

The truce keeping the peace among Tripoli’s rival armed groups and their political backers has remained in place this week, with no major clashes or...

In Misrata, a couple of hundred people gathered in front of the municipal council headquarters to protest against what they described as the...

On 19 May, Lloyd’s List reported that since 13 May (when clashes intensified in Tripoli), there have been no vessels tracked arriving at Tripoli...

On 18 May, the situation in Tripoli was widely stable. A couple of streets, including the Coastal Road, Tripoli University Road and 2nd Ring Road...

Late on 17 May, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba made a televised speech to the Libyan people – his first such speech since the violence and instability...

Following the Friday protests, the situation in the capital calmed down to some degree, though anti Dabaiba tensions feeling remained high with a...

The fighting in Tripoli has created a high death toll and a significant amount of damage to infrastructure and property, as well as increased theft...

There were widespread calls for mass demonstrations against the Abdul Hameed Dabaiba government on Friday evening (16 May), with pro-Dabaiba actors...

In the early afternoon of 14 May, an initially fragile ceasefire was established by the Presidential Council (PC) in its capacity as a Supreme...

In the wake of the violence in Tripoli, the Libyan National Army (LNA) deployed additional troops to Sirte amid claims that the LNA had infiltrated...

After the initial success of the swift operation on 12 May by pro-Dabaiba armed group against Abdul Ghani al-Kikli aka Ghinaywa, commander of the...

As tensions in Tripoli intensified following an attack by the Misrata-led Joint Operations Force against the Stability Support Agency (SSA) in Khoms...

Following the pictures and videos leaked last week appearing to show House of Representatives (HoR) member Ibrahim al-Darsi in a cell with chains...

An attack by the Misrata-led Joint Operations Force against the Stability Support Agency (SSA) in Khoms early in the week increased tensions between...

As various Tripoli, Misratan and other western region groups began to mobilise in and around the capital in anticipation of an escalation of...

On 5 May, the French outlet Afrique Asie published pictures appearing to show the House of Representatives (HoR) member Ibrahim al-Darsi who was...

On 2 May before midnight, a militia from Misrata raided the HQ of the (HoR-appointed) National Reconciliation Forum in Khoms near the al-Naqaza...

On 30 April, the office of the Attorney General linked the murder of Brigadier General Ali Ramadan al Rayani to a failed armed robbery. Before,...

On 30 April, a young man was killed by a hail of bullets in Fallujah Street in al-Ajilat. The perpetrators fled. On the same day in the afternoon,...

On 27 April in the early hours, Brigadier General Ali Ramadan al-Rayani, a missile engineering officer in the Libyan Army, was fatally shot as he...

Clashes broke out in eastern Tripoli this week, sparked by the attempted arrest of a militia member. On 25 April, the Judicial Police, supported by...

On 25 April, a young man succumbed in Sabratha to his wounds after being exposed to a hail of bullets in an armed attack that took place in front of...

On 24 April, the al-Gomati family announced the release of Muhammed al-Gomati nearly a month after he was kidnapped from his house, thanks to the...

In a meeting on 23 April, Attorney General al-Siddiq al-Sour said that ‘the agencies responsible for gathering evidence have become ineffective,...

On 23 April, fighting broke out in the early morning between the al-Nasr Brigade from the Awlad Abu Hmeira tribe (led by Muhammed Kashlaf aka...

On 21 April, a football match in Tripoli International Stadium between al-Ahly Tripoli and al-Suwaihli ended in chaos after vehicles with the logo...

On 20 April, the Attorney General’s Office reported that the Tripoli Criminal Court had convicted seven people involved in ‘an organisation engaged...

On 16 April, the Stability Support Agency (SSA) launched a joint security operation targeting illegal migration shelters in Ghariyan. The operation...

On 16 April, the International Mine Action Awareness Day, a high-level event was held at Sports City in Tripoli. The event was jointly organized by...

On 14 April, military convoys of the Libyan National Army's (LNA) 87th Battalion, accompanied by a squadron of Air Force helicopters, departed from...

On 12 April, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar, accompanied by Hammad, the Chief of Staff of the Security Units Khaled Haftar and...

On 10 April, the Criminal Department of the Tripoli Court of Appeal sentenced seven individuals for their involvement in the attempted assassination...

On 10 April, leaders and notables from Souq al-Jumaa in eastern Tripoli held a meeting to address the security and military situation amidst the...

On 4 April, the Presidential Council (PC) issued a statement stressing that ‘any movements or transfers by the security and military authorities...

On 4 April, forces led by Muhammed Kashlaf aka al-Qasseb reportedly retook control of Zawiyya oil refinery from the West Coast Military District...

On 4 April, the Sabratha Council of Elders announced the resolution of a conflict that had taken place in the Al-Khattaba area of Sabratha earlier...