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.
European ambassadors and officials discuss ways to enhance Operation IRINI
On 30 June, representatives from the European External Action Service (EEAS), EUDEL Libya and EUNAVFOR MED IRINI held a technical meeting in Rome with a high-level delegation composed of senior military personnel and the Libyan authorities. EU Ambassador to Libya...
Hammad and al-Tamimi lead high-level delegation to Belarus
On 30 June, Government of National Stability (GNS) PM Osama Hammad and a high-level delegation of security, intelligence and government officials, including Libyan National Army (LNA) Secretary-General Khairi al-Tamimi, made an official visit to Belarus. They were...
Egypt’s Sisi meets Haftar and then Burhan as tensions rise in Libya-Egypt-Sudan triangle
On 30 June, the Egyptian authorities said that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar, as well as his sons Chief of Staff of the Security Units Khaled Haftar and Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces Saddam...
Oil tanker departing from Zueitina port suffers unexplained explosion at sea
On 30 June, the Vilamoura, a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker, suffered an explosion off Libya’s coast travelling from Zueitina port en route to Gibraltar carrying a cargo of 1 million barrels of oil. According to the operator TMS Tankers, no personnel have been...
British embassy vehicles attacked in Tripoli
On 26 June, the British Embassy in Libya denied reports that its convoy was targeted in a robbery in Tripoli, clarifying that although gunfire occurred, it wasn't an attempted hijacking. The incident took place in Gurji around 6:30 a.m. when embassy vehicles returning...
Sudan’s RSF receive more weapons through tri-border area with Egypt and Libya
On 26 June, local Sudanese reports revealed that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have received a new shipment of weapons through the border triangle connecting Sudan, Libya and Egypt. Libyan armed groups reportedly transported the weapons to the RSF through the...
Truce in Tripoli remains fragile, Tetteh warns
In her briefing at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on 24 June, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Hanna Tetteh warned that the truce in Tripoli remains fragile and the overall security situation is unpredictable. She said there are reports of...
Anger against UNSMIL over lack of plan as HQ in Janzour stormed by protesters
In the wake of Special Representative to the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Hanna Tetteh’s briefing to the UN Security Council (at which she did not announce a new political roadmap), there were protests and a storming of the UNSMIL headquarters in Tripoli. On 24 June,...
Greece deploys warships off Libyan waters amid migration concerns
On 23 June, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the Hellenic Navy will deploy two frigates and a patrol boat off Libya’s territorial waters to deter migrants from arriving at the islands of Gavdos and Crete. Since 19 June, 731 migrants, mostly from Egypt, Sudan,...