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.
Clashes resume between LNA forces and FACT
On 16 September, LNA reinforcements and helicopters arrived in Tmassah as clashes reportedly resumed between LNA and FACT forces north of Aouzou (Chadian territory near the border with Libya), Tmassah and Torbu in Libya. International and LNA media sources reported...
Heavy fighting between LNA and Chadian FACT breaks out in southern Libya
On 14 September, Libyan National Army (LNA) Tariq Bin Zayed (TBZ) Special Task Force, following orders from Saddam Haftar, led an assault against Chadian fighters from the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) south of Tmassah near Torbu in the valleys in the...
GNU MoD continues to receive support from Turkey on maritime issues
On 11 September, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Defence (MoD) posted images online highlighting Libyan naval officers undertaking training with the Turkish Navy onboard the Turkish Frigates TCG GEDIZZ and TCG GÖKOVA.
LNA special forces return from training in Egypt
On 8 September, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Saiqa Battalion of 106 Brigade returned to Libya from training in Egypt, having graduated from Egypt’s al-Saka Academy.
Guterres reiterates call for foreign forces to withdraw from Libya
On 3 September, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres circulated a report to the United Nations Security Council in which he urged countries supplying arms and equipment to the foreign fighters and mercenaries present in Libya to cease violations of the UN...
UNSMIL expresses concern over Tripoli clashes and calls for immediate cessation of hostilities
On 3 September, the UN Support Mission for Libya (UNSMIL), issued a statement expressing ‘grave concern about ongoing armed clashes, including the alleged use of indirect fire’, in Salah al-Din, a ‘densely populated neighbourhood’ in Tripoli. It called for the...
Selection of GNU-aligned forces to receive training in Italy
On 31 August, the Moral Guidance Department for the Libyan Army, aligned with the Government of National Unity (GNU), reported that the selection for troops ‘to receive advanced courses in the field of special forces’ in Italy, has started in Tripoli.
Syrian mercenaries demonstrate in Tripoli against reduced and delayed salaries
On 30 August, Syrian mercenaries protested in Yarmouk and Souk al-Khamis Camps, due to delays in receiving payments and salary reductions. The demonstrators burned tyres, closed roads and reportedly threatened passers-by. They demanded that the GNU Ministry of Defence...
UN welcomes LNA and Misratan joint unity in Central region
On 26 August UNSMIL issued a statement welcoming the formation of a joint unit composed of LNA and Misratan fighters assigned with protecting the Great ManMade River (GMMR). In an official statement, UNSMIL Special Envoy Jan Kubis praised those involved "I strongly...