Kufra airport has been shut down for one month from 19 January, ostensibly to carry out comprehensive maintenance works on the runway. However, the...
Kufra Airport shut for one month likely due to Saudi and Egyptian pressure
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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.
Underground prison discovered in Kufra
On 18 January, Libyan National Army (LNA) security forces said they had freed more than 200 migrants from a secret underground prison in Kufra, in...
Sandstorm causes damage and travel disruptions in Eastern and Southern Libya
Since 17 January, a desert low-pressure system has been affecting the city of Benghazi and eastern Libyan cities, with a noticeable increase in wind...
Mass grave discovered at migrant trafficking site in Ajdabiya
On 15 January, the eastern Internal Security Agency (ISA) said that it had uncovered a mass grave containing the bodies of 21 people of various...
Brother of prominent militia leader al-Kabou briefly arrested by al-Far’s militias in Zawiyya
On 13 January in the late afternoon, Muhammed al-Kabou - brother of the infamous Zawiyya militia leader Abdul Raouf al-Kabou aka Zaza and himself a...
Fuel shortages worsen significantly in and around Tripoli
Fuel shortages have worsened significantly in and around Tripoli this week, with lengthy queues reforming at petrol stations across the city. The...
Dabaiba has heart surgery in Misrata
On 10 January, the Misrata Heart Centre announced that PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba is in stable condition after receiving medical care and is preparing...
Tensions flared up between 444 Combat Brigade and 111th Brigade
On 10 January before midnight, tensions escalated into heavy fighting at al-Qawiaah, northwest of al-Qarabulli and east of Tajoura, between troops...
LNA delegation visits Western Libya to pay respects for Haddad after plane crash
There have been reassuring signs of continued military unification intent this week as a Libyan National Army (LNA) delegation paid respects to...
Dabaiba meets prominent Zawiyya militia leader Kashlaf
On 7 January, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba received a delegation from the North Zawiyya municipality, which was led by the mayor, to review ongoing...
Major Telecoms LTT and Al Madar Hit by Cyberattacks
Two of Libya’s major telecommunications providers, Libya Telecom & Technology (LTT) and Al Madar, have officially announced that their networks were...
Dabaiba in fragile position despite protests against him winding down
Despite efforts to keep anti-Dabaiba protests alive this week, there were only a handful of small protests with limited impact. From 6 January and...
Drone strikes in al-Ajilat kill two members of Western Region Security Directorate’s support force
On 1 January, the Western Region Security Directorate’s Support Force announced that during the night before, two of its members were killed and two...
Tributes pour in for Haddad as replacement is appointed
After the Government of National Unity (GNU) announced the crash of the plane carrying Libya’s senior military leadership, including Lieutenant...
Anti-Dabaiba demonstrations erupt in Tripoli, Misrata & Zawiyya
On 23 December, the Tripoli Protection Force formally declared its support for the ‘growing popular movement’ against Government of National Unity...
Eastern authorities form a committee to monitor prisons and detainees
On 23 December, the Government of National Stability (GNS) formed a temporary national committee to monitor the situations of prisoners and prisons...
Tetteh highlights concerns about human rights violations in Libya
In her UNSC briefing on 19 December, SRSG Hanna Tetteh gave an overview of the security and human rights situation in Libya. Tetteh said that...
Demonstrations in Dabaiba’s hometown Misrata call for fall of GNU
On 19 December, a large number of people participated in street protests in Misrata denouncing the country’s worsening political, economic, and...
Armed Attack Targets Anti-Corruption Authority Headquarters in Janzour
On 14 December, the headquarters of Libya’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) in the Janzour district of Tripoli was targeted in an armed...
Infamous militia leader and human trafficker ‘al-Amu’ killed in Sabratha
On 12 December at 2:00 a.m., a checkpoint belonging to the Western Branch of the Counter Security Threats Agency at the hospital intersection in...
Scandal over civil registry fraud as Attorney General announces several investigations and arrests
The Committee to Investigate the Facts of Falsification of Civil Status Data has been undertaking several investigations, with several cases...
Flooding in the East results in power cuts, evacuations & oil port closures
On 5 December, Benghazi and several cities along Libya’s eastern coast were hit by heavy rainfall, triggering widespread flooding. Rescue teams were...
Several killed in heavy clashes in Zawiyya between al-Far & Othman Lahab
On 4 December in the evening, armed clashes broke out in Zawiyya after a convoy from the 103rd Infantry Battalion aka Al-Sila'a Brigade (led by...
LNA deploys troops to Kufra
The Libyan National Army (LNA) has started the deployment of its 106th Brigade, 166th Brigade, and 87th Special Operations Force to Kufra district....
Trabelsi requests European support as MoI ramps up migrant deportations
On 2 December, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi held a press conference in Tripoli with the attendance of...
Local gunmen attack family in Sabratha
On 1 December, a young man was attacked by gunmen while driving with his family near the Atiya intersection on Railway Road in Sabratha in the late...
Demonstrations in several eastern cities call for immediate presidential elections
On 28 November in the morning, the Benghazi Security Directorate announced that all public areas were secured ahead of possible demonstrations, with...
Tensions in al-Ajilat after assassination of militia member
On 27 November in the morning, Muhammed Salah Mubarak, a member of the 103rd Infantry Battalion aka al-Sila'a Brigade, was killed. According to some...
Assassinations continue to plague Zawiyya and al-Jamail
On 26 November shortly after midnight, a member of one of the militias of Muhammed Bahroun aka al-Far was shot and killed on al-Daman street in...
Trabelsi under pressure after assassination of Khanasa Al-Mujahid
In the wake of the assassination of Khanasa al-Mujahid last week, pressure has grown on the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior...
Wife of prominent Zawiyya leader assassinated in western Tripoli
On 21 November in the late afternoon, Khanasa al-Mujahid, a well-known blogger, was killed in al-Serraj in western Tripoli, not far away from their...
Tensions rise after assassination of Zawiyya leader’s wife in Tripoli
On 21 November, a few hours after the assassination of Khanasa al-Mujahid, the wife of influential Zawiyya leader Moaz al-Manfoukh, the First...
Clashes break out in Wershefana
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...
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...
GNU and PC hold high-level migration meetings with European officials
On 11 November, the EU’s Special envoy to Libya, Nicola Orlando, inaugurated with the Government of National Unity (GNU) acting Interior Minister...
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...
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...
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...
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...