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.
Two babies among 53 dead after boat capsizes off Libya
On 9 February, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that fifty-three migrants, including two babies, are dead or missing after a rubber boat carrying 55 people capsized on 6 February off the coast of Zuwara in northwestern Libya. Only two Nigerian...
Turkey says al-Haddad’s plane voice recorder indicates serious electrical failure as cause of crash
On 4 February, in an interview with Anadolu Agency, Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Ural Oğul outlined some new findings from the investigation into the plane that crashed on 23 December near Ankara while transporting a Libyan Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant...
GNU and Italy discuss security cooperation and activate prisoner-exchange agreement
On 4 February, the acting Chief of the Libyan Army General Staff, Salah al-Din al-Namroush, met in Tripoli with the Commander of the Italian Joint Special Operations Forces, Paolo Pezzotti, in the presence of Italian Ambassador to Libya Gianluca Alberini. During the...
Europeans focus on tackling migration flows from Libya
On 3 February, the EU-Libya ‘Technical Mission on Rights-based Migration and Border Management’ met in Tripoli, with the participation of EUNAVFORMED Operation Irini, Frontex and EUBAM Libya. Based on continued coordination with UNSMIL, the meeting discussed a number...
Khalifa and Saddam Haftar meet Pakistan Army Chief in Islamabad
On 2 February, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar travelled to Pakistan for an official visit at the head of a delegation including his son and Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar, among others. Haftar was received by Pakistan's Chief of Defense Forces...
New commander of EU’s Operation Irini visits Tripoli
On 1 February, the new commander of EUNAVFOR Operation Irini, RADM Marco Casapieri, had his first visit to Tripoli during which he met with the acting Chief of the General Staff of the Libyan Army, Lieutenant General Salaheddin al-Namroush. According to EU Ambassador...
EU plans to fund a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Benghazi
On 29 January, several European media outlets reported that the European Union is planning to allocate approximately three million Euros to fund the construction of a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Benghazi. According to reports from InfoMigrants and...
MoD Undersecretary Zoubi meets high-level Turkish officials in Ankara
On 29 January, the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Ministry of Defense Undersecretary for Regions and Military Affairs Major General Abdussalam Zoubi was received in Ankara by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at the beginning of a series of high-level talks...
British and French ambassadors meet with eastern authorities in Benghazi
The new British Ambassador Martin Reynolds visited Benghazi on 27 January, meeting (separately) with Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar, Saddam Haftar, LNA Chief of Staff Khaled Haftar, and House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh....