This week, Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and Presidential Council (PC) head Mohamed al-Menfi have continued to focus on the narrative that they are implementing new security arrangements in Tripoli and disbanding the militias.
On 18 June, PM Dabaiba chaired a security meeting to review the rollout of a new plan aimed at fully transferring control of Tripoli’s security to state institutions. According to him, for the first time since 2011, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) is now solely responsible for securing the capital. Dabaiba hailed this as a major victory for the state, made possible by dismantling powerful militias. The plan includes redeploying security forces to 187 strategic sites formerly held by armed groups, reinforcing state authority, and protecting key institutions like the CBL and the ministries. The PM emphasized the end of militia influence, stressing professionalism, the rule of law, and the rejection of secret prisons as well as of any extrajudicial practices. He considers coordination between the Ministries of Defense and Interior, along with continued public support, as essential to sustaining this shift and consolidating state sovereignty.
On 19 June, Libyan Army Chief of Staff Muhammed al-Haddad delivered a comprehensive security and military briefing to PC head and Supreme Commander Muhammed al-Menfi, focusing on the security and military situation in Tripoli and the broader western region. The briefing detailed the level of compliance from all parties involved with orders from the PC and the GNU, including the withdrawal of armed groups, the return of all forces to their camps, and the clearing of all armed presence from the capital.
On 22 June, the PC appointed Hassan Abu Zuriba as the new head of the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA), replacing its founding leader Abdul Ghani al-Kikli aka Ghinaywa, who was killed in a shootout in May during escalating tensions among armed groups in southern Tripoli. Ghinaywa had led the agency since its creation in 2021.
Separately, PM Dabaiba appointed Ali Eshtiwi aka al-Sareeaa, a close ally of Dabaiba, as head of the Judicial Police Department, relieving Sabry Muhammad Hadiya of the role. Eshtiwi will retain his role as General Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice. He had previously handled sensitive investigations related to judicial accountability and transparency.