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.
AFRICOM delegation visits Tripoli, meets with Dabaiba
U.S. AFRICOM Deputy Commander John Brennan, U.S. Special Operations Command Africa Commander Ronald Foy, and US Chargé d’Affaires Jeremy Berndt held several meetingsin Libya this week. On 16 July, they met Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba in Tripoli, discussing...
Lavrov confirms Russian support to national dialogue in New York meeting with al-Baour
On 16 July, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Sergei Lavrov met with the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Foregin Affairs Taher al-Baour in New York on the sidelines of the UN Security Council meetings on multilateral cooperation. Lavrov said...
Dabaiba and Menfi receive Turkish chief of staff in Tripoli
On 14 July, Government on National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Abdul Hameed Dabaiba received the Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Turkish Army Metin Gurak and his accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by the CoS the Libyan Army, Muhammed...
Security Working Group explores ways to support Libyan security institutions
On 11 July, acting UN Envoy to Libya Stephanie Koury co-chaired the Security Working Group emanated from the Berlin Process, alongside co-chairs from France, the UK, Italy, Turkey, and the African Union. They ‘explored ways to support Libyan security institutions and...
Saddam Haftar visits Burkina Faso and meets President Traoré
On 9 July, Saddam Khalifa Haftar officially visited Burkina Faso as a special envoy of his father, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar. He was received by transitional President Ibrahim Traoré in the presidential palace in the capital Ouagadougou. They...
Italy confirms seizure of Chinese combat drones destined for Benghazi
On 2 July, the Italian Guardia di Finanza confirmed in a statement that a total ofsix containers coming from China and destined for Libya were confiscated in Gioia Tauro (in southern Italy) after irregularities were detected in the customs documentation. The...
NOC strongly denies involvement in Chinese combat drones shipment seized in Italy
On 2 July, NOC denied reports in the British Sunday Times that the NOC was involved in the attempt to smuggle combat drones from China to Benghazi. It expressed its surprise at the attempts to disrupt its work and reputation as well as the inclusion of its name in...
Italian authorities impound another suspected container of weapons destined for Haftar
On 30 June, the Timesreported that the authorities at Gioia Tauro port in Calabria in southern Italy impounded another shipment of more than three suspect containers which had arrived at on a cargo ship, the MSC Apolline. The authorities suspect these containers of...
Haddad and Nadhouri attend US AFRICOM defence conference
On 28 June, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander Michael Langely and the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Brown met with Libyan Army CoS Muhammed al-Haddad and Libya National Army (LNA) CoS Abdurrazaq al-Nadhouri at the 2024 African Chiefs of Defence...