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.
Europeans and Libyan officials discuss migration and broader security cooperation
Libya’s Attorney General Sadiq al-Sour has held several meetings with European ambassadors and officials over the last two weeks, with discussions focusing on combating human smuggling and info-sharing with Operation Irini. On 10 July, a new meeting of the Technical...
GNU hosts European interior ministers to discuss tackling illegal migration
The Government of National Unity (GNU) held an expanded meeting in Tripoli this week with high-level European actors to discuss regional coordination to tackle illegal migration. On 8 July, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba opened the meeting in the presence of the Ministers of...
Migrants arriving from Libya to Italy nearly double in first half of 2025
According to the Italian Ministry of Interior, 27,000 migrants arrived in Italy after departing from the Libyan coast in the first half of 2025, nearly double the number of migrants recorded during the same period last year (14,684), making Libya the primary departure...
GNS prevents delegation from entering Benghazi
A European delegation of interior ministers attending a meeting on migration in Tripoli was also due to visit the East the same day, but upon arrival at Benina airport they were forced to leave Libya by the Government of National Stability (GNS). On 8 July, after the...
Greece suspends asylum applications from Libya
After the delegation of EU ministers and the European Commissioner for Migration Magnus Brunner was turned away from Benghazi on 8 July and forced to leave the country, the Europeans and Libyans have been regrouping and reacting. On 9 July, the Greek government...
Greek FM discusses Libyan-Turkish maritime MoU with Haftar in Libya
On 6 July, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis met with Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Haftar in al-Rajma. At the beginning of the meeting, the minister conveyed a message from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, emphasizing the historical and...
Eastern authorities launch new security plan to tackle illegal migration
On 4 July, the eastern-based Illegal Immigration Control Agency held a high-level security meeting at the headquarters of the eastern Libyan Coast Guard under the direct instructions of the Chief of Libyan National Army (LNA) Land Forces Saddam Haftar. The parties...
LNA and Chadian opposition clash near border
On 3 July, two border posts of the Libyan National Amry's (LNA) 676th Battalion at the border with Chad were attacked by a Chadian rebel group. Two LNA fighters, both from al-Marj, were killed, and a number wounded. On 6 July in the morning, LNA troops attacked a camp...
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...