Libyan actors
Tracking developments of Libyan Actors in Libya’s security space including armed group activity, state security operations and political activities pertaining to Libya’s security.
NIHRL urges immediate release of peaceful protestors in Tripoli
On 28 February, the National Institution for Human Rights in Libya (NIHRL) urged the immediate release of people detained during the recent peaceful protests in Tripoli, saying security forces from several state bodies carried out arbitrary arrests targeting citizens...
Libyan reactions to the American-Israeli attack on Iran
On 28 February, the Benghazi-based Government of National Stability (GNS) issued a formal condemnation regarding the dangerous expansion of regional conflict in the Middle East, characterizing recent escalations as a direct violation of international law and a primary...
Live fire used against anti-Dabaiba protestors in Tripoli
On 27 February in the evening after the last Ramadan prayer, protesters gathered in central Tripoli, at first at Algeria Square and later on also at Martyr’s Square, expressing their discontent with worsening living conditions and demanding the removal of all existing...
‘Leaked’ report claims French agents involved in killing of Saif al-Islam
On 26 February, a leaked report initially published by Russia Today and attributed to the Attorney General’s Office circulated on social media alleging the involvement of two agents linked to French intelligence in the assassination of Saif al-Islam Qadhafi in Zintan....
GNU protests against Niger extraditing two SLOR-linked individuals to LNA
On 26 February, the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a note verbale to the Nigerien embassy in Tripoli protesting the extradition of Bahr al Din and al Sayyid al Qallal – originally from the south and west of the country – to...
Attorney General sentences people smuggler to 30 years in prison
On 26 February, the Attorney General’s Office announced it has filed a criminal case against an individual from a criminal organization whose members deliberately engaged in human trafficking, organized the smuggling of migrants across the sea, and deprived some...
Deaths of migrants at sea remain high
On 26 February, IOM said that at least 7,667 people died or went missing on migration routes worldwide in 2025. Sea crossings remained among the deadliest routes. While lower than the nearly 9,200 deaths recorded in 2024, the decline reflects fewer people attempting...
LNA & South Liberation Operations Room clash at Niger border
On 25 February, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 604th Infantry Brigade (from Sirte) and the Rapid Intervention Battalion RIB-87 conducted a military operation around 50km inside Nigerien soil in the Libya-Niger border area against positions of the South Liberation...
Senior security official attacked and severely injured in Misrata
On 25 February, Colonel Mustafa al-Har, director of the Counter-Terrorism and Subversive Activities Office in Libya's central region (based in Misrata), was attacked by a group of armed assailants while driving in his car. His car was stopped by gunshots. The Colonel...