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.
UNSMIL hosts meeting on DDR
On 21 November, UNSMIL said it had held a meeting on challenges and opportunities in sup porting disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) of militias in Libya that took place on 18 November. It brought together representatives of UNSMIL, the Government of...
ICC prosecutor visits Libya ahead of UNSC briefing
On 18 November, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan visited Tripoli. He met with Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba, Presidential Council head Menfi and the Attorney General al-Siddiq al-Sour. Khan discussed...
Libyan-Turkish security committee discusses law enforcement MoU
On 17 November, the Libyan-Turkish Security Cooperation Committee held its second meeting at the Minisrty of Interior's HQ in Tripoli, chaired by the Undersecretary of the Government of National Unity (GNU) MoI Major General Mahmoud Saeed, and the Deputy MoI of...
Eastern & western navies join US AFRICOM’s naval exercise Phoenix Express 2024
Since last week, two Libyan warships – one from each of the navies of the Tripoli-based Libyan Army and the Libyan National Army (LNA) - have participated in US AFRICOM’s Naval Exercise Phoenix Express 2024. The training for maritime security operations included...
Tunis raises questions about Tunisia-Libya border demarcation
On 12 November, Tunisia’s Minister of Defense Khaled Sehili declared during a parliamentary session about the defense budget that ‘Tunisia will not relinquish a single inch of its territory.’ He specifically addressed concerns about land use in areas adjacent to the...
Libyan Army participates in 5+5 JMC meeting in Madrid
On 9 November, a delegation from the General Staff of the Libyan Army participated in the 39th meeting of the Executive Committee of the 5+5 Defense Initiative in Madrid, Spain. Members of this initiative are five European countries (Spain, France, Italy, Portugal and...
FCDO sanctions Africa Corps over Libya links
On 7 November, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced 56 new sanctions against Russia that ‘disrupts the supply of vital equipment for Putin’s war machine and bears down on Russian malign activity globally, exposing the corrupt activities of...
Turkey and LNA discuss joint cooperation
On 7 November, Secretary General of the Libyan National Army (LNA) General Command, Khairi al-Tamimi, received the Turkish military attaché to Libya and his accompanying delegation at the LNA headquarters in Rajma, discussing joint cooperation between the two sides.
Libyan NGO condemns rising anti-migrant sentiment
On 3 November, the National Institution for Human Rights in Libya condemned the content being pub lished across various Libyan advertising platforms directed against immigrants and immigrant workers. The organization said that the calls for the dismissal of foreign...