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.
MoD Undersecretary Zoubi meets high-level Turkish officials in Ankara
On 29 January, the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Ministry of Defense Undersecretary for Regions and Military Affairs Major General Abdussalam Zoubi was received in Ankara by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at the beginning of a series of high-level talks...
British and French ambassadors meet with eastern authorities in Benghazi
The new British Ambassador Martin Reynolds visited Benghazi on 27 January, meeting (separately) with Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar, Saddam Haftar, LNA Chief of Staff Khaled Haftar, and House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh....
Trump advisor Boulos meets with Haftars in Benghazi
On 25 January, the Senior Advisor to the President for Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs Massad Boulos and his delegation travelled to Benghazi, where they held several more meetings with high-level actors. According to Boulos, he held ‘productive meetings’ in Benghazi...
Director of Tripoli Judicial Police severely wounded in assassination attempt
On 22 January, the Director of the Tripoli Branch of the Judicial Police Major General Faraj Juma’a al‑Mabrouk was severely wounded in a targeted intimidation or assassination attempt against him. He was attacked in his private vehicle just after he left al‑Jdeida...
Turkey releases technical report on al-Haddad’s plane crash
On 22 January, the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office released a preliminary report with the initial technical findings concerning the 23 December plane crash that killed Libyan Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mohamed al-Haddad, four members of his...
Tensions Mounting in Warshifana Territory
On 22 January, the 55th Warshifana Battalion, led by Muammar al-Dhawi, declared a state of alert after credible information reached him that the Ministry of Defense’s Undersecretary for Regions and Military Affairs Abdul Salam al-Zoubi was assembling a force to storm...
Kufra Airport shut for one month likely due to Saudi and Egyptian pressure
Kufra airport has been shut down for one month from 19 January, ostensibly to carry out comprehensive maintenance works on the runway. However, the airport is not believed to require maintenance works. Instead, it is likely that the airport has been shutdown due to...
Underground prison discovered in Kufra
On 18 January, Libyan National Army (LNA) security forces said they had freed more than 200 migrants from a secret underground prison in Kufra, in southeastern Libya, run by traffickers where they had suffered severe and inhumane detention conditions and had been held...
Jordanian delegation visits Benghazi
On 18 January, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar received the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces Major General Yousef al‑Hunaiti and his high‑level Jordanian military delegation at the General Command...