On 30 March, al-Menfi met with the Director of Military Intelligence and Commander of the 444 Combat Brigade, Mahmoud Hamza, as part of monitoring...
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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.
Clashes erupt in Ghariyan
On 28 March, clashes took place in Ghariyan (south-west of Tripoli in the Nafousa Mountains) between members of the 444 Combat Brigade and the 10th...
Fighting between militias in Surman leaves several dead
On 26 March late in the evening, a militia led by Nouri al-Raitimi, who is affiliated with the 103rd Infantry Battalion aka al-Silaa, clashed in...
Human rights activist Abdel-Ati released as UNSMIL & EU condemn arbitrary arrest
On 25 March, UNSMIL called for the immediate release of political activist Al-Mahdi Abdul-Ati, who was arbitrarily arrested and detained in Misrata...
MoI confirms explosives were found near Sharara pipeline
Late on 24 March, the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Ministry of Interior confirmed that it had instructed the Criminal Investigations...
Tripoli Eid brawl condemned for fuelling hatred against migrants
On 23 March, a brawl erupted on Tripoli's Corniche between groups of Libyan teenagers and migrants who were attending a large annual Eid celebration...
LNA restructures its southern forces
On 22 March, as part of the Eid occasion, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar delivered a speech on the sidelines of a meeting with...
Increasing number of assassinations takes place in Zawiyya
On 22 March, clashes broke out in Zawiyya, centred in the Dila-Qamouda area. Local human rights organizations confirmed at least one fatality and...
Sufi shrine attacked in Misrata
On 21 March late at night, unknown assailants reportedly blew up Zawiat Madani ( a Sufi shrine) in Misrata.
Benghazi resident disappeared
On 20 March, the family of Ehab Shamsaddin Nasser reported to the NIHRL that Nasser had been kidnapped from in front of his residential building in...
Grand Mufti Ghariani calls on PM to take control of Mitiga & eliminate Rada
On 18 March, Grand Mufti al‑Sadiq al‑Ghariani urged Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba to move to retake control of Mitiga Airport and its prison,...
PC promotes al-Namroush to Lieutenant General
On 18 March, reports indicated that the Presidential Council (PC), in its capacity as the Supreme Commander of the Libyan Army, officially promoted...
Abduction of anti-corruption activist in Misrata sparks public outcry
On 18 March in the evening, the political activist al-Mahdi Abu al‑Qasim Abdel‑Ati was abducted by an unidentified armed group in Misrata. There...
Pipeline fire disrupts production at Sharara and al-Feel fields amid unconfirmed reports of sabotage
On 17 March, a fire hit the pipeline supplying Zawiyya refinery, the causes of which were unknown. The pipeline was shut down, and maintenance teams...
Severe weather and flooding impacts western Libya
On 16 March, bad weather, strong winds and heavy rain hit northwestern Libya, with severe flooding occurring in many places, with many roads...
GNS forms new Security Screening and Electronic Detection Agency under the MoI in Benghazi
On 14 March, the GNS Prime Minister Osama Hammad issued a decree establishing the Security Screening and Electronic Detection Agency. The agency...
Families of Mitiga detainees protest and call for court-ordered release
On 15 March, families of detainees held at the Mitiga Reform and Rehabilitation Institution in Tripoli staged a protest outside the offices of the...
Family of disappeared activist Hanan Al-Abdali in Benghazi demand security agencies reveal her fate
On 13 March, Ayman Al-Abdali, son of the murdered activist and lawyer Hanan Al-Barasi, which he published yesterday evening, Friday. In it, he...
SLOR attacks another LNA checkpoint and takes prisoners
On 11 March, the South Liberation Operations Room (SLOR) commander, Mohamed Warduko, gave a 5-minute video statement in which he claimed that his...
Dabaiba strenghthens position with western region communities engagement
On 11 March, Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba’s Financial Advisor and Minister of Transport Muhammed al-Shahoubi held an extensive meeting in...
Saddam Haftar meets with family of missing HoR member Ibrahim al-Darsi
On 11 March, Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar met with the family of House of Representatives (HoR) member Ibrahim...
Egyptian workers detained in Benghazi after condemning lack of payment
On 10 March, reports circulated on Egyptian social media indicate that around 20 Egyptian workers were detained by forces affiliated with Khalifa...
Trabelsi holds iftars with western region political and security leaders
On 10 March, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior (MoI) EmadTrabelsi held an Iftar gathering with political and security leaders...
Street protests in Zawiyya over corruption claims
Despite the engagement of the Government of National Unity (GNU) in Zawiyya, there were several small-scale protests in Zawiyya this week against...
Attorney general urged to identify those behind assassination of Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi
On 10 March, the Presidential Office of the Libyan Tribal Union released a statement, expressing deep concern and strong condemnation over the...
Two bodies discovered in mass grave in Abu Salim
On 9 March, the Regional Security Directorate Support Device, a security unit of the GNU Interior Ministry, announced the discovery of a new mass...
GNU discovers new mass grave in Abu Salim
On 9 March, the Regional Security Directorate Support Agency, a security unit of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Interior Ministry, announced...
Dabaiba hosts elders and militia leaders in Wershefana iftar
On 9 March, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba hosted a delegation of elders, notables, municipal leaders and militia leaders from Wershefana. Among the...
Eastern Libya authorities meet with Chadian consul to discuss migration
On 8 March, the head of the Libyan Illegal Migration Control Agency, Salah Mahmoud Al Khafifi, received the Consul General of Chad, Hassan Al...
NIHRL calls for clarification on fate of army officer arbitrarily detained in al-Bayda
On 8 March, the National Institution for Human Rights in Libya (NIHRL) called on authorities to clarify the fate of an army officer, Col Abdulrahman...
Clashes and killings in Zawiyya
On 7 March, a young man named Ali Ahmed Saeed from the Al-Hawamed area in Zawiyya was killed, and his companions were injured, after being shot by...
Footballer assaulted in Benghazi
On 5 March, football player Ahmed Raqba said he had suffered a physical and verbal assault in Benghazi at the hands of several criminals in the...
Arbitrary detention and killing of young man in Sebha
On 5 March, the body of a young man named Jamal Ashour Moulmi Al-Tabawi was found by his family inside the morgue refrigerator at Sebha General...
Attorney General announces results of preliminary investigations into murder of Saif Al-Islam
On 5 March, the Office of the Attorney General announced the initial findings of ongoing investigations in the Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi murder case....
Tensions in Misrata remain palpable
On 5 March, Anwar Sawan, a member of the Misrata Council of Elders, said that rebelling against the Dabaiba government is a religious duty. The next...
Arbitrary detention of young man in Kufra
On 4 March, a young man named Ahmed Koushi Al-Tabawi was arbitrarily arrested in the Market Street area in the centre of Al-Kufra city by members of...
Dabaiba Iftar with Zawiyyan militias in Tripoli sparks controversy
PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba has been using the fast break in Ramadan for invitations to various militia leaders and other key actors from northern...
Anti-government protests lose momentum in western region
On 4 March, a few dozen people protested in Zawiyya against the Dabaiba government and the current political establishment. They demanded the...
NIHRL urges immediate release of peaceful protestors in Tripoli
On 28 February, the National Institution for Human Rights in Libya (NIHRL) urged the immediate release of people detained during the recent peaceful...
PC head al-Menfi signs MoU with international team investigating killing of Saif al-Islam
On 28 February, Presidential Council head Mohamed al-Menfi received an international team ‘comprised of elite jurists and specialized experts’, as...
Live fire used against anti-Dabaiba protestors in Tripoli
On 27 February in the evening after the last Ramadan prayer, protesters gathered in central Tripoli, at first at Algeria Square and later on also at...
Attorney General sentences people smuggler to 30 years in prison
On 26 February, the Attorney General’s Office announced it has filed a criminal case against an individual from a criminal organization whose...
Senior security official attacked and severely injured in Misrata
On 25 February, Colonel Mustafa al-Har, director of the Counter-Terrorism and Subversive Activities Office in Libya's central region (based in...
Renewed street protests against the Dabaiba government in Zawiyya
On 24 February in the evening and during the night, there were several street protests in Zawiyya. Several streets were closed while just a few...
Divisions around MoD’s takeover of General Intelligence Service HQ in Misrata
On 19 February, the Military Prosecutor ordered an investigation into Milad al-Sanki al-Suwai, commander of the General Intelligence Service (GIS)...
National Human Rights Commission demands investigation into killing of two men in Zawiyya
On 19 February in the late evening, two young men were killed in a hail of bullets when an armed group opened fire on a car on Refinery Road in...
Haftar launches ‘2030 Vision’ for LNA restructuring & training
On 17 February, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar announced the launch of the ‘2030 Vision for the Development of...
Trabelsi tries to shift blame for poor security in Zawiyya onto local people
On 15 February, speaking to security directors from the western and central regions, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Emad...
LNA restructures Subul al-Salam Brigade
On 13 February, reports indicated that Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar had ordered the dissolution of the Subul al-Salam...
Leading member of Ajdabiya Revolutionary Shura Council arrested in Misrata
On 12 February, Abrik al-Mazeg al‑Zwai, a leading member of the former Ajdabiya Revolutionary Shura Council which had close links to various...
Heavy fighting breaks out between two Libyan Army groups in Janzour
On 12 February, Munir al-Suwaih, the Commander of the Libyan Army's 6th Force, was kidnapped in al-Serraj near the Hayis Market probably by members...
Helicopter crashes near Kufra
On 10 February, the Emergency and Ambulance Service branch in Kufra announced the recovery of the bodies of the victims of an ambulance plane that...
Unidentified group steals 8mn dinars from Al-Aman Bank near al-Riyayna
On 10 February, the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Ministry of Interior reported the theft of 8 million dinars from Al-Aman Bank near the...
Saif Al Islam al-Qadhafi killed in Zintan
On 3 February, early in the afternoon, four unidentified gunmen reportedly disabled the surveillance cameras at Saif Al-Islam al-Qadhafi’s residence...
Saif Al-Islam Al-Qadhafi laid to rest in Bani Walid amid investigation
On 3 February in the afternoon, four unidentified gunmen disabled the surveillance cameras at Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi's residence in Zintan before...
Libyan efforts to tackle migration focus on deportations
On 3 February, a large-scale security operation carried out in Sebha led to the arrest of more than 2,000 irregular migrants of various...
Three LNA fighters killed as armed group attacks al-Toum border crossing with Niger
On 31 January, in the early hours, armed men launched a simultaneous attack on three Libyan border posts: the Al-Toum border crossing, the Wadi...
Heavy fighting breaks out in Zawiyya between Abu Zuriba and Border Guard unit
On 30 January in the morning, several military leaders of the West Coast Military District inspected the 103rd Infantry Battalion as part of efforts...
Director of Tripoli Judicial Police severely wounded in assassination attempt
On 22 January, the Director of the Tripoli Branch of the Judicial Police Major General Faraj Juma’a al‑Mabrouk was severely wounded in a targeted...
Tensions Mounting in Warshifana Territory
On 22 January, the 55th Warshifana Battalion, led by Muammar al-Dhawi, declared a state of alert after credible information reached him that the...
Kufra Airport shut for one month likely due to Saudi and Egyptian pressure
Kufra airport has been shut down for one month from 19 January, ostensibly to carry out comprehensive maintenance works on the runway. However, the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...