On 3 April, Libyan National Army's (LNA) Southern Military Region Commander Major General Mabrouk Sahban said that any armed formation that does not...
Saddam Haftar heavily criticized for recent visit to Sabha
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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.
Two killed in al-Ajilat clashes
On 30 March in the evening, a heavily armed convoy of Othman al-Lahab’s 103rd (Zawiyya) Infantry Battalion entered al-Ajilat and clashed with local...
Protests in al-Muradad over Tunisian sentencing of Libyan intelligence officers
On 28 March, following news of the sentencing of four Libyan intelligence officers in Tunis for terrorism-related charges, protesters blocked the...
Dabaiba chairs meeting on illegation immigration
On 25 March, Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdel Hameed Dabaiba chaired a meeting to discuss updates on the illegal immigration file and...
Clashes in Zawiyya after CID commander assassination attempt
On 25 March, Major General Hatem al-Ghaib, commander of the Western Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department, survived an assassination...
Migrant smugglers detained in Zilla
On 24 March, the Attorney General’s Office reported that four defendants belonging to a network engaged in smuggling migrants and human trafficking...
Politically-motivated arrests and kidnappings in Tripoli draw condemnation
On 23 March, Osama al-Rajhi, deputy mayor of the Tripoli Central municipality, was detained, probably by members of the Internal Security Agency...
NSC proposes strategic plan to address irregular migration
On 22 March, the Libyan National Security Council presented a strategic plan to address the ‘growing crisis of irregular migration’. The council...
Prominent militia leader assassinated in Ajilat
On 21 March, Diaa Qaliya, a prominent militia leader in Al-Ajaylat (just west of Sabratha), was assassinated near his residence shortly before the...
Zawiyya militia leader survives assassination attempt
On 18 March, Muhammad Kashlaf aka al-Qasseb – the prominent militia leader in Zawiyya, influential leader of the powerful Awlad Abu Hmeira clan, and...
Fighting in Ghariyan between Force 444 and Ghnaiwa’s SSA/555
On 18 March, a large number of heavily-armed Force 444 troops from Tripoli arrived in the al-Qadamah area in central Gharyan. This prompted a state...
Authorities step up anti-illegal immigration efforts
On 18 March, the Sabratha Security Directorate, in coordination with the Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency, successfully carried out an operation to...
Trabelsi outlines plan to address Libya’s migration crisis
On 18 March, Minister of Interior (MoI) Emad Trabelsi chaired a meeting with European Union and African Union diplomats, as well as with...
Migrant bodies recovered off Zawiyya
On 15 March, three bodies were recovered from the beach off Zawiyya. The following day, another corpse was found on the shore.
Trabelsi pledges to secure Libya’s south amid migrant resettlement controversy
On 13 March, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba chaired a high-level meeting of key ministers and security directors to discuss the challenges of illegal...
Tensions flare up in Zawiyya after close associate of al-Bija assassinated
On 13 March, Abdurraouf Khalafallah, a former naval officer and assistant to Abdurrahman al-Bija, was killed in Zawiyya after being shot several...
Several violent incidents involving Sudanese migrants in northern Tripolitania
On 12 March, a young Libyan was reportedly beaten up and severely injured by a group of Sudanese migrants in Sabratha. On 13 March in the morning, a...
Rumours about alleged settlement of illegal migrants in Libya trigger street protests
On 8 March, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Local Government Badr al-Din al-Toumi met with the head of the IOM mission in Libya,...
Security incident disrupts operations at Ghadames Hospital
On 7 March, the General Director of Ghadames General Hospital, Wisam al-Saadi, reported that medical staff and patients had faced verbal abuse and...
GNS launches patrols in the Jufra area
On 6 March, the General Department of Central Support of the Government of National Stability (GNS) MoI in Jufra (200 km southeast of al-Shuwayrif,...
Demonstrations in al-Ajailat after man shot by 52n Brigade
During the night from 6 to 7 March, a young man was shot in al-Ajailat by members of Mahmoud Bin Rajab’s 52nd Brigade, which belongs to the West...
Violence and insecurity continue in Zawiyya
On 6 March in the evening, clashes between security forces and drug traffickers, including allegedly some Chadian mercenaries, took place in...
GNU enhances security operations in Mizdah
On 5 March, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Interior (MoI) enhanced its security operations in Mizdah (80 km south of Ghariyan)...
Limited tensions rise in Surman
On 5 March, militias loyal to Muhammed Bahroun aka al-Far deployed for a couple of hours in front of the judiciary HQ and at other locations in...
Tensions rise in the al-Hamada al-Hamra desert amid GNU & GNS mobilisations
On 3 March, PM (also MoD) Abdul Hameed Dabaiba established a joint operations room led by MoD Undersecretary for Regions and Military Affairs...
GNU responds to fires in al-Asabaa
After unexplained fires broke out on 25 February in houses in the town of al-Asabaa, around 120 km away from Tripoli, there have been various...
West Coast Military District soldiers wounded in Janzour ambush
On 26 February in the morning, Badr al-Mashat, a militia leader from Janzour wanted by the Attorney General, was arrested by soldiers of the Libyan...
Attorney General names perpetrator of Adel Jumaa assassination attempt
On 25 February the Attorney General said that it had established the identity of the perpetrator of the assassination attempt on Government of...
Libya’s Amazigh demand dismissal of MoI Trabelsi
On 25 February, the Supreme Council of Amazigh Libya announced an official holiday on 26 February for all Amazigh cities in the Jabal Nafusa in...
Unexplained fires break out in al-Asabaa town
On 25 February, fires broke out in the town of al-Asabaa, around 120 km away from Tripoli, with apparently unexplained fires in several houses and...
Major fire at Misrata courthouse
On 19 February in the morning, a major fire broke out in the Misrata Courts Complex located on Beirut Street. The fire broke out near the Deputy...
Renewed calls for investigations into Adel Jumaa’s attempted assassination
In her UNSC briefing on 19 February, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo reiterated calls for a ‘full...
21 African hostages released in Kufra
On 19 February, the Kufra Security Directorate announced the release of 21 individuals of African nationalities who had been held hostage in the...
Amazigh flag incident sparks protests and widespread condemnation
On 17 February, a group of young men placed the Amazigh flag on a street in Hay al-Andalus in western Tripoli, forcing cars to drive over it, during...
Misratan security officials detained over abuse of a Pakistani migrant
On 15 February, the Attorney General said it had ordered the detention of two members of the Emergency Department within the Misrata Security...
West Coast Military District operations expand to Zawiyya
On 13 February, two persons in Zawiyya were assassinated by unknown gunmen. On 17 February, fighting with light infantry weapons took place between...
Attorney General investigates mass graves in Kufra amid renewed UN calls
On 12 February, UNSMIL reiterated its alarm at the discovery of two mass graves in al-Wahat and Kufra, some with gunshot wounds. The victims had...
GNU minister wounded in assassination attempt in Tripoli
On 12 February in the morning, the car of Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of State for Prime Minister and Cabinet Affairs Adel Jumaa was...
Mass graves of migrants discovered in southeastern Libya
On 11 February, UNHCR said it is alarmed by the discovery of two mass graves found at trafficking sites in Libya's desert—19 bodies in Ejkherra...
At least eight LNA troops killed in heavy fighting with Tebu forces aligned with Chadian rebel leader in al-Qatrun
On 11 February in the evening, Libyan National Army (LNA) troops, including Military Police and the 87th Rapid Reaction Battalion of the Special...
West Coast Military District widens its operations to Zuwara
On 11 February, the Libyan Army’s West Coast Military District announced the beginning of military operations in the city of Zuwara ‘as part of the...
Attorney General detains Zuwara Coast Guard members over illegal immigration incident
On 8 February, the Attorney General announced the detention of four members of the Zuwara Coast Guard Branch. They are allegedly involved in an...
Rights body urges investigation into killing in Zawiyya
On 6 February in the afternoon, an 18-year old man was killed by gunmen on al-Daman Street in the center of Zawiyya. The National Institution for...
ISA refutes UN report’s claims on arbitrary detention of migrants.
In a press conference on 5 February, the Internal Security Agency (ISA) said it deplored and condemned all that is stated in the UN Panel of Experts...
West Coast Military District continues military operation in al-Ajilat
On 4 February, West Coast Military Police Commander Ali al-Zeeb inspected the progress of the military operation in al-Ajilat. He visited...
263 illegal immigrants rescued in al-Wahat district
On 30 January, the Criminal Investigation Agency announced the rescue of 263 illegal immigrants in al-Wahat district and the arrest of two members...
West Coast Military District continues security operation in Zawiyya
On 29 January, West Coast Military District Commander and Libyan Army Deputy Chief of Staff (CoS) Salaheddin al-Namroush had a meeting at the...
West Coast Military District carries out raids and holds security meetings in al-Ajilat
On 28 January, the West Coast Military District said that a large wine factory run by a criminal gang was raided by the Military Police in...
Aqeela Saleh’s grandson accused of murder in al-Qubba
On the evening of 25 January, Aqeela Belqassim Aqeela Saleh, the grandson of House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh, killed Hamad...
Khaled Haftar visits airbase near Tubruq
On 24 January, Khaled Khalifa Haftar, Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army's (LNA) Security Units, visited the Gamal Abdel Nasser Airbase...
Zawiyya clashes shift to al-Ajilat
On 24 January, two persons were wounded in armed clashes between the 103rd Infantry Brigade (aka the Silaa Brigade or al-Kabwat) from Zawiyya led by...
East-West security actors to establish joint information centre
On 24 January, the joint technical coordination team composed of the Eastern and Western military and security institutions agreed on a project to...
Insecurity rises in Zawiyya amid rumours around control of the refinery
On 24 January, there was a rumour that Zawiyya militia leader Muhammad Kashlaf aka al-Qasseb gave the troops of the Libyan Army West Coast Military...
Clashes break out between al-Far and Trabelsi forces in western Tripoli
There have been clashes in western Tripoli this week amid apparent tensions between Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior (MoI)...
Tensions rise in Misrata over arrest of 17 February Movement leader
On 16 January, Othman al-Taher Issa, a leader of the Misrata 17 February Movement, was arrested by the Misrata Joint Force, which is led by Omar Abu...
Outrage over videos of abuse of prisoners in Qarnada prison in eastern Libya
On 12 January, activists circulated videos showing horrific abuse and torture of detainees at the notorious Qarnada prison south of the city of...
LNA reshuffles 128 brigade as tensions rise between Saddam Haftar and commander al-Zadma
After weeks of mounting tensions between Saddam Haftar, who has been tasked with securing the South, and Hassan al-Zadma, the powerful commander of...
Clashes in al-Ajilat kill several people
On 11 January, some heavy fighting with light and medium infantry weapons took place west of al Ajaylat (southwest of Sabratha) between Othman...
West Coast Military District secures Zawiyya refinery
On 7 January, the West Coast Military Region announced in a statement the activation of fixed deployment points and mobile patrols around Zawiyya...
Anti-Dabaiba protests continue in several cities
On 7 January in the evening, there was a second night of protests in Tripoli, Misrata, Zawiyya, Bani Walid, Sabratha, Zintan and other cities...
Protests after Mangoush claims Dabaiba intended to normalise relations with Israel
On 6 January, the Athir platform, which is affiliated with the digital sector of the Al Jazeera Network, published an interview with the former...
West coast military launches wide operation in Zawiyya
On 2 January, there were armed clashes between armed gangs near the al-Jumhouriya Bank in central Zawiyya causing panic among citizens. During the...
East-west tensions rise in Awbari
On 31 December, the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced that it had taken control of Camp Tendi in Awbari the evening before, due to the failure of...
Concerns over Audit Bureau independence amid efforts to relocate its HQ
On 19 December, reports emerged that the Audit Bureau had been forced to relocate from its headquarters in the Dhara area of Tripoli to the Guest...
Force majeure declared at Zawiyya refinery after nearby clashes
On 15 December, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) declared a state of force majeure and emergency of the third degree (maximum) after a number of...
SSA denies reports on military tensions with 444 Brigade in Tripoli
On 12 December in the afternoon, both the Stability Support Agency (SSA) and the 444 Brigade deployed a number of troops to the surroundings of...
Heavy rain and flooding hit the greater capital area
On 5 December, very heavy rain started to pour down on the greater Tripoli area. The Tripoli Security Directorate called on all citizens not to...
Fighting breaks out between Rada and 55th Wershefana Battalion
On 27 November in the afternoon, fighting broke out at a checkpoint of the 55th Wershefana Battalion at al-Najila (in the Wershefana tribal area, 7...
Clashes continue in Zawiyya
On 26 November in the early morning, there was fighting in central Zawiyya, in residential neighbourhoods in the area of the al-Rukaina roundabout,...
Dabaiba distances himself from Trabelsi’s morality police
On 23 November, Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba spoke at a Youth Forum in Misrata at which he attempted to...
Renewed tensions and assassinations in Zawiyya and Surman
On 21 November, in the morning, the dead body of an obviously murdered young man was found in the al-Malaha (Salt) Road area about 12 km south of...
As winter approaches, Libyan human rights groups call for urgent action to help Sudanese refugees
On 19 November, Jaber Bouajila from the Libyan Human Rights Organization called on Libyan authorities in the East and West to protect Sudanese...
Tensions continue between Zintanis and the 444 Brigade in al-Hamada al-Hamra
On 15 November, the Zintani-led Southwest Branch of the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) reinforced its forces around the oilfields in the al-Hamada...
Zintan withdraws forces after kidnapped Zintani intelligence official released
On 12 November, in the evening, the head of the Central Security Department of the Libyan Intelligence Service (LIS) Brigadier General Mustafa...
Tensions continue between 444 Brigade and the Zintani PFG
On 8 November in the evening, the Zintani-led Southwest Branch of the PFG (again) stopped a 444 Brigade patrol in the vicinity of an oilfield in the...
Al-Koni mediates as tensions continue in Yefren
Tensions in Yefren (an Amazigh town) have persisted after protestors forced Central and Western Region Military District forces (under Zintani...
Mine explosions kill two and injure several more during desert rally
On 7 November, four participants in the 10th edition of the ‘TT Desert Rally’ were injured in an explosion of a landmine in the vicinity of Waddan,...
Trabelsi to reintroduce morality police amid backlash
On 6 November, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi announced plans to introduce a ‘morality police’ and a women’s...
Zintan-GNU tensions flare up over kidnapping of a Zintani intelligence official
On 6 November, Brigadier General Mustafa al-Wahishi, head of the Central Security Department of the Libyan Intelligence Service (LIS), disappeared...
Libyan NGO warns of armed groups’ abuses against civilians
On 1 November, the Libyan NGO Libya Crime Watch (LCW) published its report monitoring violations and abuses against civilians in October 2024,...
Al-Lafi mediates in Yefren as tensions continue over arrests and presence of external armed groups
On 30 October, Presidential Council (PC) Deputy Abdullah al-Lafi accompanied by Libyan Army Deputy Chief of Staff (CoS) Salaheddin al-Namroush...
Renewed troubles between PFG and 444 Brigade in al-Hamada al-Hamra amid NC7 takeover rumours
On 30 October, Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi and the head of the MoI’s Border Guard ordered the intensification of desert patrols to monitor...
Saddam Haftar reviews LNA decisions with military commanders
On 30 October, Saddam Khalifa Haftar, Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ground Forces, met with the commanders of the military...
444 Brigade clashes with PFG near al-Hamada al-Hamra oilfields
On 24 October, a 444 Brigade patrol clashed in the vicinity of al-Hamadah al-Hamra oilfields with the local Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG),...
Protesters force western mountain military district forces under Juwaili to leave Yefren
On 24 October, in Yefren (a town in the Nafousa mountains) a large civilian demonstration called on all armed formations from other towns to leave...
Journalist Ikram Rajab released from ISA detention
On 22 October, the Libyan NGO Libya Crime Watch (LCW) noted that journalist Ikram Rajab was released - along with her parents who had been arrested...
Zoubi leads meetings on reorganizing western region military
On 20 October, Government of Nationaly Unity (GNU) Deputy Minister of Defence Abdussalam Zoubi and Libyan Army Chief of Staff (CoS) Muhammed...
ISA releases Zintani militia leader after threats
On 7 October, Zintani militia leader al-Ajami al-Atiri was arrested by local Internal Security Agency (ISA) agents at the Wazin - Dehiba border...
HSC bloc calls for release of member convicted over involvement with Kaniyat killings
On 6 October, the National Accord Bloc in the High State Council (HSC) issued a statement condemning the trial of HSC member Hassan Jaballah in a...
Zintani protesters threaten pipeline shutdown over arrest of military figure
On 6 October, the Supreme Council of Zintani Revolutionaries threatened to shut down the Riyayna pipeline valve (which would prevent oil from...
Tensions in Ghariyan about troop deployment from Tripoli to the city
On 2 October, it was revealed that Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba, in his capacity as Minister of Defense, ordered the redeployment of the 54th...
ISA members suspected in HSC member kidnapping attempt arrested
On 27 September, the Attorney General announced an arrest warrant for three members of the Internal Security Agency (ISA) in Tripoli for their...
Former 6th Force members arrested for 2016 murder of two citizens
On 27 September, after a longer investigation, the Attorney General initiated criminal proceedings against the perpetrators of the murder of two...
Renewed fighting, assassinations, and deaths in Zawiyya
On 27 September, Abdul Halim Daboub, head of the Operations and Judicial Security Department in Zawiyya, was shot and wounded in an assassination...
Rada members arrested for torturing man to death
On 26 September, the Attorney General initiated criminal proceedings against the perpetrators of an incident of torture that resulted in the death...
Journalist abducted by ISA in the east
On 18 September, Libyan journalist Ikram Rajab was arbitrarily arrested by the Internal Security Agency (ISA) from her house in Benghazi. Libyan...
Over 97,000 refugees have arrived in Libya since Sudan’s civil war broke out, says UNHCR
On 17 September, UNHCR released an estimation that as of 15 September 2024 over 97,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Libya since April 2023....
Sebha floods cause significant damage to infrastructure and people
On 14 and 15 September, heavy rains in Libya’s southern city of Sebha caused significant damage to infrastructure and people, with local authorities...
Clashes break out between 52nd and 55th brigades over control of Camp 27
On 12 September in the evening, elements of the 52nd Brigade (from Zawiyya, led by Mahmoud Bin Rajab) entered Camp 27, which is a base of the 55th...
Amnesty International says ISA should be held accountable for human rights violations
On 10 September, Amnesty International published a report calling for the Internal Security Agency (ISA) in eastern Libya to be held accountable for...