On 30 July, the 17th Border Guard Battalion (under the command of Muhammed Abdul Nabi and linked to Zintani commander Osama Juwaili) moved troops...
Military tensions between 444 Brigade & Juwaili-aligned forces in Ghadames Mizdah area
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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.
LNA & GNS sharpen campaign against illegal migration amid Italian involvement
There has been a security campaign to crack down on illegal migration in the eastern region in recent days. On 30 July, the Government of National...
Derna court sentences 12 officials over dam collapse
On 28 July, the Attorney General said that the Derna Criminal Court has issued a verdict convicting twelve officials responsible for managing the...
Attorney General opens investigation into two Tunisians for possessing weapons
On 25 July, the Attorney General’s Office announced an investigation into two Tunisians for possessing weapons, one of whom was killed. The...
Senior security officers attend live-fire exercise
On 23 July, Presidential Council Deputy Abdullah al-Lafi, Libyan Army Deputy Chief of Staff (CoS) Salaheddin al-Namroush and several other senior...
Tensions rise between 444 Brigade and LNA around al-Shuwayrif
On 23 July, a skirmish took place in al-Shuwayrif between the 444 Brigade and the 128th Battalion of the Libyan National Army (LNA). The LNA’s...
GNU and aligned armed groups crackdown on fuel smuggling
On 22 July, the 444 Brigade announced that all smuggling routes to the South in the centre of the country had been interrupted. At the same time,...
Tensions re-emerge around Ras Ajdir border crossing
On 20 July, a clash took place in Abu Kammash (the last town right before the border) in the early evening between militias from Zuwara and forces...
Dabaiba appoints powerful militia commander Zoubi as MoD undersecretary
Prime Minister (and Minister of Defence) Abdul Hameed Dabaiba has appointed Abdussalam al-Zoubi as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence. Zoubi...
Violence erupts in and around Zawiyya
On 17 July, the headquarters of the Stability Support Agency (SSA) in Zawiyya - Abu Sora was stormed and occupied by militias of Muhammed al-Baroun...
Attorney General issues arrest warrants over Mleqta assassination attempt
On 17 July, Attorney General al-Sadiq al-Sour received approval from Director of the Libyan General Intelligence Service (GIS) Hussein al-Aib to...
Sabratha-Ajaylat road temporarily closed amid militia clashes
On 17 July, the road between Sabratha and al-Ajaylat was temporarily closed in the late afternoon after clashes between militias from the two towns...
Fighting breaks out in Tajoura
On 16 July, heavy fighting between Bashir al-Bugra's Rahbat al-Daraa Brigade and the Martyr Sabria Brigade took place in Tajoura. Heavy infantry...
Director of Ghadames Airlines imprisoned over migrant transport via Nicaragua
On 15 July, the Attorney General’s Office announced the imprisonment of the commercial director of Ghadames Airlines pending investigation into the...
Journalist Ahmed al-Senussi released after three days in Tripoli detention
On the afternoon of 11 July, journalist Ahmed al-Senussi - news show host at Al Wasat TV and editorin-chief of the online newspaper Sada - was...
Inter-militia abductions and clashes in Zawiyya amid uptick in violence
On 10 July, a member of Muhammed al-Baroun aka al-Far’s militia was kidnapped by the militia of Muhammad Kashlaf aka al-Qasseb, and a member of...
Political activists kidnapped in Misrata amid strong condemnation
On 8 July, in the centre of Misrata, political activist Moatassim Billah al-Araibi and his companion Muhammed Ishtewi were abducted by unidentified...
US delegates confirm commitment to security cooperation with Libyan actors
The US Charge d’Affaires Jeremy Berndt and the US Defence Attache also with the Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Libyan Army Muhammed al-Haddad and...
Concerns rise about migrant abuses in Central Mediterranean route
On 5 July, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) and IOM published a report called ‘Abuse, protection and justice along...
HSC member unharmed after assassination attempt in Tripoli
On 5 July, the National Consensus Bloc in the High State Council (HSC) condemned an attempted attack on its member, Abdussalam al-Safrani, and...
Libyan GIS agents arrested for assassination attempt on Mleqta
On 2 July, the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) arrested two members of the Libyan General Intelligence Service in Tripoli who were allegedly...
Ras Ajdir border crossing reopens for general traffic, Dabaiba visits Zuwara
On 1 July in the morning, the Ras Ajdir border crossing was reopened for general border traffic by Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of...
Shifts in Tripoli’s security dynamics as Rada and 444 attempt to reconcile
On 29 June, a reconciliation meeting was held between the 444 Brigade and the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) in their stronghold of Souq al-Jumaa...
Fighting erupts between Zawiyya and Zintan in southern Tripoli
On 28 June in the late afternoon, a battle took place in the western part of Crown Prince Street (Wali al-Ahed Street in the south of Tripoli)...
Al-Far convoy of militias fired upon in Sabratha
During the night of 27-28 June, a convoy of militias belonging to Muhammed al-Baroun aka al-Far was fired upon in Sabratha by local militias. No...
Tensions continue in Zuwara despite reopening of Ras Ajdir border crossing
On 26 June, a convoy of the 55th (Wershefana) Brigade (led by Muammer al-Dhawi) was shot at with small arms fire by local militias while passing...
Opening of Ras Ajdir border crossing delayed again
The opening of the Ras Ajdir border crossing, which was initially slated to take place on the morning of 23 June, then was pushed to the 24th was...
Zawiyya witnesses renewed fighting
In the early morning hours of 18 June, a young man was murdered in the centre of Zawiya. On June 18 and 19, two more young men were reported...
Abdel Bare Abu Aouba killed in Zawiyya
On 17 June, Abdel Bare Abu Aouba was killed in Zawiyya in front of his house after he was shot at by masked assailants.
Member of al-Dhawi’s 55th Brigade kidnapped and arrested
On 13 June, a member of Muhammar al-Dhawi's 55th (Wershefana) Brigade was kidnapped and arrested by Tripoli militias near the Dehiba border crossing...
Tripoli court sentences three people smugglers to prison
On 12 June, the Libyan Attorney General said that the Tripoli Criminal Court had sentenced three people smugglers who coordinated illegal...
Dabaiba and Haftar seek support of war-wounded through compensation
On 11 June, Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba met with Libyan Army Chief of Staff (CoS) Muhammed al-Haddad and various directors and officials...
Eastern authorities increase focus on Sudanese refugee crisis in Kufra
The Government of National Stability (GNS) and eastern anti-immigration agencies are increasing their attention on, and warnings about, the Sudanese...
Protests and clashes in Misrata over killing of Nadhouri during arrest
On 8 June, during the arrest of Saddam al-Nadhouri - a wanted felon - by the Misrata Joint Force, Nadhouri was shot and seriously wounded after...
Drasa tribe threatens ‘escalation’ over disappearance of HoR member Ibrahim al-Darsi
Anger and demands for information and accountability over the disappearance of House of Representatives (HoR) member Ibrahim al-Darsi have continued...
Tensions rise in Misrata as Volcano of Rage veterans protest at PM’s office
On 5 June, Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and Libyan Army Chief of Staff (CoS) Muhammed al-Haddad negotiated with representatives of Operation...
Rada condemned after releasing former national mobile force commander ‘Cheetah’ from Mitiga prison
On 5 June, the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) released the former deputy commander of the Tripoli Revolutionary Brigade (TRB) Adham Nassouf and a...
Dabaiba heads meeting on western region security
On 4 June, Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba discussed the security situation in western Libya, including Ras Ajdir, in a meeting with the mayors...
Clashes erupt in Zawiyya following arrest (and release) of militia leader al-Kabu
On the evening of 2 June, there were violent clashes in Zawiyya between rival militias following the arrest of notorious militia leader and smuggler...
Eastern and western MoIs take action after riots at football matches
On 29 May, following an attack on the Khoms football fan bus in Tajoura, Minister of Interior (MoI) Emad Trabelsi instructed the Security...
Clashes in Sebha after LNA militia attempts to free detainee
On 27 May, the 101st Infantry Battalion of the Libyan National Army (LNA) attacked the HQ of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Sebha...
Anti-Haftar protests break out in al-Bayda
On 27 May, there were protests in al-Bayda in eastern Libya against Haftar, with some protestors pulling down his pictures, following an attack on...
Misrata’s Dafniya gate blocked by Operation Volcano of Rage fighters demanding promised payments
On 27 May, former members of the Operation Volcano of Rage (Burkan al-Ghadab) blocked - once again - the Dafniya Gate in the west of Misrata,...
Concerns grow around Sudanese refugees in Kufra
As of 24 May, nine days since the newly-formed Security Emergency Room in Kufra launched its security information system, around 8,000 refugees from...
Nobles and elders discuss al-Jamail events with al-Baroun
On 18 May in the evening, a Nobles & Elders delegation from al-Jamail and Raqdalin held a meeting in Zawiyya with Muhammed al-Baroun (aka al-Far) in...
Heavy fighting resumes in Zawiyya between Baroun and Abu Zuriba following murder
On 17 May, five people, four young men and one woman, were abducted from their homes in Zawiyya – al-Sayyida al-Zeinab (southeast of the city...
HoR member abducted in Benghazi
On 17 May, reports emerged that HoR member Ibrahim al-Dirsi had been abducted in Benghazi. Government of National Stability (GNS) Prime Minister...
Haftar announces military city to be built
On 16 May, a parade was held in Benghazi-Benina under tight security in the presence of Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar, House...
Haftar and Saleh preside over military parade marking 10th anniversary of Operation Dignity
On 15 May, Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar ordered the establishment of a military city for training and security science,...
Three 444 Brigade members killed in clashes with smugglers south of Ghadames
On 14 May, three members of the 444 Brigade and ‘a group’ of drug smugglers were killed in a battle between the two sides lasting several hours. It...
Dabaiba faces renewed opposition and protests in Misrata over gold scandal
On 12 May, the Attorney General ordered the arrest of the Director General of the Customs Authority and the head of customs at Misrata International...
Various actors pledge to investigate al-Jamail clashes as Dabaiba’s opponents blame GNU
On 8 May, Libyan Army Deputy Chief of Staff (CoS) Salaheddin al-Namroush arrived in al-Jamail and promised in a meeting with local representatives...
Fighting breaks out in al-Jamail as protests urge GNU to withdraw militias
On 6 and 7 May, protestors in al-Jamail, Raqdalin, Zaltan and al-Assah – all towns in the far north-west of Libya close to Zuwara and the Tunisian...
IED detected in Zawiyya and dismantled by CID
On 2 May, a bomb was discovered in Zawiyya in the immediate vicinity of the Sabiriya Police Station. The professionally-made Improvised Explosive...
Mellitah company hacked and blackmailed by international hacker group
On 30 April, the hacker group RansomHub announced that the Mellitah Oil & Gas Company had been hacked and 1 TB of confidential data was stolen. The...
Trabelsi hosts major congregation of MoI forces and says militias must leave Tripoli soon
On 27 April, Trabelsi held a General Assembly of Police Members of the Ministry of Interior at the disused Tripoli International Airport. Notable...
Trabelsi says Ras Ajdir will open soon
On 25 April, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior (MoI) Emad Trabelsi spoke on the phone with his Tunisian counterpart Kamal...
GNS orders formation of Joint Security Room in Kufra to address refugee crisis in the region
On 23 April, Government of National Stability (GNS) Minister of Health Othman Abdul Jalil and Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ground...
Zintanis and pro-Qadhafi tribes declare open support for Said al-Islam
On 18 April, a military parade by the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Brigade and other militias took place in Zintan. A statement in support of Saif al-Islam...
GNS discusses Sudanese refugees in Kufra
On 17 April, Government of National Stability (GNS) Prime Minister Osama Hammad and Belqasim Khalifa Haftar, Executive Director Development &...
HoR member hosts militia leaders in Zawiyya
On 12 April, House of Representatives (HoR) member Ali Abu Zuriba held a meeting in his house in Zawiyya with the commander of the Tripoli...
SSA-Rada tensions continue despite truce following Eid clashes in Tripoli
On 11 April, the Judicial Police – which is allied with the Special Deterrence Force (Rada), arrested two members of the Stability Support Apparatus...
Anti-Dabaiba sentiment rising in western Libya as militia leaders meet
On 12 April, Nasser Ammar, the commander of the Support Force of Operation Burkan al-Ghadab (Operation Volcano of Rage; formed to oversee the...
Security tensions persist amid clashes in Zawiyya and militia meetings in Tripoli
On 4 April, the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) held an Iftar in Mitiga to commemorate the repulsion of the Libyan National Army's (LNA) attack on...
Ras Ajdir crossing remains closed despite progress in talks
On 2 April, some initial progress was made in Ras Ajdir in the negotiations between the staff of the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Ministry...
Dabaiba’s villa in Tripoli’s Hay al-Andalus hit with shells
On 31 March, a villa in Hay Andalus in western Tripoli in which both Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and his nephew and closest advisor Ibrahim...
Dabaiba promotes 444 Brigade commander Hamza to Major General and Military Intelligence chief
On 31 March, Presidential Council Deputy Abdullah al-Lafi and Prime Minister (and Minister of Defence) Abdul Hameed Dabaiba promoted Commander of...
Mellitah and CBL subjected to cyber attack though no lasting damage reported
On 30 March, the Mellitah Oil & Gas Complex was targeted by a limited Cyber attack. The company's Cyber security team detected a malware, a Trojan...
166th (Misrata) Brigade deploys troops to Tripoli while other militias mobilise
On 29 March, the 166th (Misrata) Brigade began moving a large contingent of troops to Tripoli. The first elements arrived in the capital after dark...
Inter-militia clashes reignite in Zawiyya
In the night from 29 March to 30 March, heavy fighting took place in the city centre of Zawiyya in the area of al-Daman Street - Houisa Island (east...
Ras Ajdir crossing under government control after agreement with Zuwara
This week, the Zuwara leadership reached an agreement with the Libyan Army (which is under the command of the Presidential Command) to secure and...
Trabelsi forms ‘Joint Security Room’ to secure Ras Ajdir area
In parallel to the Presidential Council’s Joint Military Force securing the Ras Ajdir area, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior...
HSC members welcomed in Derna by Saleh, Hammad, and Haftar’s sons
On 26 March, a group of High State Council (HSC) members attended a fast-breaking event in Derna on the occasion of a street opening. They were...
GNU deploys military forces to contain situation at Ras Ajdir
On the evening of 23 March, the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Western Coast Military District Commander and Deputy GNU Libyan Army Chief of...
SSA’s al-Kikli vows intervention to restore security at Ras Ajdir border crossing
On 21 March, the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA), led by Abdul Ghani al-Kikli, announced that the Zuwara-Ras Ajdir Branch of the SSA would...
Trabelsi orders withdrawal of security and police from Ras Ajdir border crossing
On 21 March, Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi ordered the withdrawal of all members of Zuwara’s General Directorate of Security Operations, the...
Ras Ajdir border remains closed amid Amazigh-GNU tensions
On 19 March, long queues formed on both sides of the Tunisian-Libyan coastal border after the Ras Ajdir border crossing remained closed. Amazigh...
Clashes break out at Ras Ajdir after MoI deploys border forces
On 18 March, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi assigned the Law Enforcement Department of the General...
Haftar says he will take ‘bold steps’ to protect the country
On 15 March, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar declared during a live-fire combat demonstration - as part of the large-scale...
Trabelsi willing to form joint force with LNA to secure southern border
In a meeting about illegal migration organised by the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior on 11 March, Emad al-Trabelsi said...
Zintani armed groups threaten Tripoli march to overthrow GNU
On 8 March, the Zintan Revolutionaries 17 February Movement declared that they do not recognize the ‘so-called government of national unity...
Zintani armed groups threaten Tripoli march to overthrow GNU
On 8 March, the Zintan Revolutionaries 17 February Movement declared that they do not recognize the ‘so-called government of national unity...
Dabaiba meets security allies in Tripoli as inter-militia tensions grow
On 5 March, Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba held a meeting with the leaders of armed groups allied to him at...
At least two killed in clashes between rival armed actors in Zawiyya
On 2 March, clashes broke out in Zawiyya between Muhammed Bahroun’s (aka al-Far) ‘First Support Force (Esnad)’ and an armed group affiliated with...
LNA conducts manoeuvre in the Sirte area
On 28 February, Saddam Haftar, Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ground Forces (and son of Khalifa Haftar), met with several commanders of...
AG announces arrest of GNMTC CEO aL-Tawati on corruption charges
On 24 February, the Attorney General Sadiq al-Sour ordered the arrest of the General Manager of the General National Maritime Transport Company...
MoI Trabelsi announces withdrawal of all militias from Tripoli
On 21 February, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior (MoI) Emad Trabelsi declared that all militias (‘security and military...
Abu Salim killings perpetrators identified, says Attorney General
On 21 February, Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi emphasized that all those responsible for last week's Abu Salim massacre (where at least ten men...
PFG reopen oil facilities after GNU meets demands
Late on 20 February, members of the Petroleum Facilities guard (PFG) published a video statement read outside the Mellitah Oil and Gas Complex in...
At least ten men murdered in Abu Salim
Shortly after midnight on 18 February, the bodies of at least ten murdered members of Abdul Ghani al-Kikli’s (aka Ghinaywa) Stability Support Agency...
Zintani calls for Dabaiba’s overthrow and pipeline blockade
On 16 February, the Zintan Revolutionaries demanded the overthrow of Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba. They declared that they no longer...
Renewed clashes between militias in Zawiyya and Tripoli
On 15 February, at least two people were killed in Zawiyya in a skirmish near the university between Othman al-Lahab's 103rd Brigade (aka al-Silaa...
LNA conducts military mobilisations in Central Libya
On 14 February, sources reported that the Libyan National Army (LNA) began conducting military mobilisations in Central Libya. Specifically, Khalifa...
Clashes break out close to Zawiyya refinery
On 12 February, heavy fighting broke out in the immediate vicinity of the refinery in Zawiyya (north of the Zawiyya Refinery Bridge) lasting for...
Clashes break out in Ghariyan between Ghinaywa’s SSA and Misratan Counterterrorism Force
On 9 February, in Ghariyan-Ghout al-Rih (a town located about 100km south of Tripoli at the edge of the Nafousa Mountains), the local HQ of the...
Rada withdraws from Mitiga Airport and Tripoli port following GNU decision
On 8 February, the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) announced its withdrawal from Mitiga airport and the port of Tripoli in accordance with...
Tensions rise in Tripoli after GNMTC CEO kidnapped
On 31 January, the CEO of the General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC) Khaled al-Tawati was kidnapped in Ghout al-Shaal in western...
Haftar receives notables from the Fezzani al-Maqariha tribe
On 30 January, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar received a delegation of Sheikhs & Notables from the al-Maqariha tribe at his...
GNU and HoR respond to groundwater crisis in Zliten
A sudden rise in groundwater levels in Zliten, a town located between Tripoli and Misrata in western Libya, has led to flooding and a nationwide...
Force majeure lifted at Sharara after deal reached with protesters
On 21 January, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) officially lifted force majeure at Sharara oilfield, with 300,000 bpd coming back online. The NOC...