International actors
Tracking developments of international actors in Libya’s security space including military activity, the presence of foreign operatives and diplomacy pertaining to Libya’s security.
Western – 5 April 2015
There was no overt Western response to jihadi activity in Libya this week.
Western – 29 March 2015
The UN Security Council unanimously voted on 28 March to extend its arms embargo on Libya although it allowed space for restrictions to be lifted on a case by case basis by calling on the Sanctions Committee to consider requests for the transfer of arms and related material to the Libyan Government for use by the official armed forces in its fight against IS and its supporters.
Western – 23 March 2015
There was no overt Western response to jihadi activity this week.
Western – 9 March 2015
There was no overt Western response to jihadi activity this week.
Western – 2 March 2015
British Ambassador to the UN, Sir Mark Lyall Grant stated during an interview with the Al-Arabiya television channel that Libya would only be supplied with weapons to fight IS if it agreed to a national unity government first.
Western – 23 February 2015
There was no overt Western response to jihadi activity this week.
Western – 16 February 2015
Italian Defence Minister, Roberta Pinotto, stated in an interview published on 15 February that the situation in Libya was urgent after the beheadings and that Rome was ready to fight against Islamist militants in the context of an international mission including European and North African powers.
Western – 9 February 2015
There was no overt Western response to jihadi activity in Libya this week.
Western – 19 January 2015
On Wednesday 14 January, multilateral direct UN-backed negotiations started in Geneva, despite the last minute boycott of the Martyr’s bloc which was misrepresented in the media as a boycott of the whole rump GNC.