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.
Belqassem Haftar & GNU MoD Zoubi discuss key issues with Turkish Intelligence Chief
On 17 September, Belqassem Haftar, Director of the Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund (LDRF), met Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Director Ibrahim Kalin in Ankara to advance cooperation between eastern Libya and Turkey on stability, development...
Libyan efforts to deport migrants continue
On 17 September, the (eastern) Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency deported 81 migrants from Benghazi after completing the required legal, medical and security procedures. According to the agency’s Greater Benghazi branch, the group consisted of 78 Sudanese and three...
Russian convoy delivers large quantities of military equipment to Tubruq
On 15 September, it was revealed that three Russian ships had offloaded their military cargo the day before at the port of Tubruq in eastern Libya. The ships - the cargo ships Anastasiia and Yuriy Arshenevskiy and the landing ship Aleksandr Shabalin - had left...
Tubruq to Crete migration route remains active
On 15 September, 231 migrants arrived in southern Crete. According to the Hellenic Coast Guard, two groups were rescued south of Crete by their vessels after departing North Africa in small boats. Two more groups were detected after making it to the southern shore of...
ICC trial of al-Hishri will begin in May 2027
On 14 September, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that the trial of Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri will begin on 4 May 2027. El Hishri faces 17 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed at Mitiga Prison between 1 May 2014 and...
GNU denies presence of Ukrainian drone operators in Libya
On 12 September, CNN published a report on the presence of Ukrainian drone operators embedded in Africa, citing a Ukrainian naval drone operator deployed in Libya who said his unit was using the international military base in Misrata as a launchpad to attack Russia’s...
Italian Chief of Defense Staff visits Libya
On 10 September, the Chief of the Italian Defense Staff General Luciano Portolano conducted an official visit to Tripoli on the invitation of Libyan Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Salaheddin al-Namroush. Portolano’s delegation included Major General Andrea...
Protestors storm IOM offices & intimidate staff & migrants
On 7 September, in the morning, videos circulated online showing Libyan men storming the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) offices in Tripoli, intimidating and evicting staff and migrants from the location. The attackers claimed to be protesting the...
Russian vessel carrying weapons hit off Crete by Ukrainian drones allegedly launched from Libya
On 6 September, Russian opposition journalist Alexander Nevzorov published a video purporting to show multiple drone strikes against a Russian-flagged (and US sanctioned) vessel, Lady Maria (IMO 9220641), causing a small fire. Reports said the Lady Maria was attacked...