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.
Haftar and Putin discuss military cooperation in Moscow visit
On 7 May in the evening, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar arrived for an official visit in Moscow where he was received by the Russian Deputy Minister of Defence (MoD) Yunus-Bek Yevkurov in a very friendly atmosphere with a full military reception....
GNU and GNS deny reports of US attempts to deport Asian migrants to Libya
On 7 May several media outlets, including American outlets, reported that three US officials said the day before that the US administration may deport migrants to Libya as part of its crackdown on illegal migrants. Two of the officials allegedly said that the US Air...
LAA names Khaled Haftar in new case against Wagner Group
On 3 May, Essam Omeish, head of the Libyan-American Alliance (LAA), said in an interview that the LAA had recently launched a new case related to the crimes of the Wagner Group during the assault on Tripoli in 2019 - 2020, in partnership with Khalifa Haftar's forces...
GNU Deputy Minister of Defence in Washington for official visit
On 2 May, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joshua Harris and Special Envoy for Libya Ambassador Richard Norland met with Government of National Unity (GNU) Deputy Minister of Defence Abdussalam Zoubi during his visit to Washington. The two sides reviewed...
Khaled Haftar meets Russian Deputy MoD in Moscow
On 1 May, Lieutenant General Khaled Khalifa Haftar, Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Security Units, met Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov in the course of an official visit to Moscow. Haftar and Yevkurov addressed several topics of...
US-Libya relations under spotlight amid reports of US plan to send migrants to Libya
On 30 April, CNN reported that the Trump administration has discussed with Libya and Rwanda the possibility of sending migrants who have criminal records and are in the United States to those two countries. In addition to sending migrants with criminal records, Trump...
High-level Russian delegation meets with GNU and PC in Tripoli
On 28 April, the Russian delegation headed by Alexander Kinshchak, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, met PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba. According to the Government of National Unity (GNU), Kinshchak delivered to Dabaiba...
Haftar’s sons in Washington as US seeks influence in Libya
Chief of LNA Land Forces Saddam Haftar was welcomed in Washington D.C. this week as the US continues its efforts to entice the family away from Moscow. On 28 April, Senior Bureau Official at the US State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Tim Lenderking, US...
Italian officials explore cooperation with Haftar and Dabaiba
On 23 April, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar received a high-level delegation from the Italian Government in al-Rajma, including the Italian Minister of Interior Matteo Piantedosi, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Edmondo Cirielli, and the...