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.
IAEA inspectors locate most of the missing uranium in southern Libya
On 26 March, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that UN inspectors visiting southern Libya had found drums containing natural uranium. In a statement to the Associated Press, the IAEA said inspectors visited the area on 21 March and saw the material...
Joint Libyan Navy delegation attends US summit
On 20 – 23 March, the US Naval Forces Europe-Africa held the inaugural African Maritime Forces Summit in Cape Verde focusing on ‘security at sea enable stability ashore.’ The US thanked the Libyan Navy joint delegation for participating and stressed that ‘regional...
EU extends IRINI’s mandate
On 20 March, the Council of the European Union (EU) extended the mandate of operation IRINI until 31 March 2025.
US Assistant Secretary of State meets separately with Haftar and Saleh
On 20 March, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf accompanied a delegation headed by Special Envoy Richard Norland and Chargè d'affaires Leslie Ordman in a trip to Benghazi. It met with Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa...
UNSMIL and UK hold meeting on forwarding security track
On 16 March, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the UK (in its role as the current lead co-chair of the Security Working Group of the Berlin Process International Follow-up Committee) hosted a meeting to discuss the way forward in the security track, the...
Italy accuses Wagner of being behind spike in migration flows and failing to respond to capsized vessel north of Benghazi
On 12 March, a boat carrying 47 people from eastern Libya towards Italy capsized due to bad weather in the central Mediterranean about 177km north of Benghazi. 17 people were rescued and 30 are missing. The charity Alarm Phone accused the Italian coastguard of failing...
Haddad meets with the Alergian People’s National Army Chief of Staff
On 9 March, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Army Chief of Staff, Muhammed al-Haddad, met with the Chief of Staff of Algerian People's National Army, Lieutenant General Said Chenegriha, at Algerian People's National Army Headquarters in Algiers. Reportedly,...
GNU MoI Emad Trabesli briefly detained at Paris airport
On 3 March, reports indicated that the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior, Emad Trabelsi, was temporarily detained at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris before being released again a few hours later. It is understood that he was arrested...
IRINI monitors 25 suspicious flights to Libya and visited 9 vessels in February
On 2 March, the EU naval force Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI said that in February 2023 it had investigated 271 merchant vessels via radio calls (out of 8647) and carried out nine visits on ships with Masters’ consent (out of 434). The Operation also monitored 25...