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.
Khaled Haftar attends joint LNA-Jordan military exercise in Amman
On 5 July, Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Khaled Haftar attended the joint military exercise ‘Al-Tarabut’ (Interconnection), conducted by the LNA and the Jordanian Armed Forces in the Jordanian capital, Amman. Khaled commended the high...
Misratan groups signal rejection of Boulos initiative
On 5 July, the Misrata Military Council issued a statement criticised what it described as attempts by US Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos to legitimise Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar within political dialogue efforts,...
Al-Aib continues to claim LIS leadership despite being replaced by Mleqta
On 5 July, Hussein al-Aib - in his capacity as Libyan Intelligence Service (LIS) chief - received Joseph Bugeja, head of the Maltese Intelligence Agency, in Tripoli. According to the LIS media office, they discussed issues of mutual interest, primarily combating...
Dabaiba discusses cooperation with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff
On 4 July, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba had a phone call from Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir. According to the Government of National Unity (GNU), they exchanged views on a number of issues of mutual interest and...
Security patrol ambushed in al-Ajilat
On 2 July, a patrol of the Security Directorate Support Department was ambushed in al-Ajilat on the Al-Hamam Tourist Road. There is no information about casualties. On 3 July, a young man was shot and killed in the area of al-Shabika in al-Ajilat. Another man was...
Car bomb parked in front of a school in Surman dismantled
On 2 July, the Ministry of Interior’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) announced that one of its specialized Explosive Ordnance Disposal units successfully dismantled a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) in the city of Surman, preventing what...
Renewed clashes in Zawiyya
On 1 July in the early morning, a convoy of the 103rd Infantry Battalion was ambushed on the Coastal Road in the vicinity of the al-Mutrad intersection in western Zawiyya. The attackers belonged allegedly to the Counter Security Threats Agency. [H-D3] According to...
Joint investigation shows Sudan’s RSF rebels continue to receive support & training from eastern Libya
On 30 June, several international and Libyan media outlets reported about a joint investigative report by Lighthouse Reports, Evident Media (video report), and Sudan War Monitor that was released the day before. The report claims, based on an interview with an...
GNU & HSC have welcomed Mleqta as new intelligence chief amid divisions
After the Presidential Council (PC) issued a decision replacing Hussein al-Aib as head of the Libyan Intelligence Service (LIS) with Abdul Majid al-Mleqta last week, the Government of National Unity (GNU) and High State Council (HSC) have welcomed Mleqta and he has...