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.
Libyan NGO expresses concern over Niger’s repeal of anti-migration law
On 3 December, the National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) expressed deep concern about the repeal of the anti-migration law in Niger. According to the commission, this will encourage human trafficking networks and lead to a sharp increase in illegal...
GNS leads meeting on irregular migration
On 3 December, Government of National Stability (GNS) Minister of Interior Essam Abu Zuriba held a meeting in Benghazi on the negative effects of irregular migration at the local level with the head of the Criminal Investigation Agency, the chair of the House of...
Russian Deputy MoD visits Haftar in Benghazi
On 2 December, Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar received the Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yunusbek Yevkurov in Benghazi (on his third visit this year). The LNA General Command said the two discussed ways for mutual cooperation between Libya and...
GNU sends Hamas prisoners to Turkey
On 1 December, the Government of National Union (GNU) released four members of Hamas - Marwan al-Ashqar, Nasib Shabir, Muayyad Abed, and Baraa al-Ashqar - who had been held in detention since 2016 in the Rada-controlled prison at Mitiga airport and transferred them to...
Turkey extends troop mandate in Libya
On 30 November, the Turkish parliament approved the presidential motion extending the Turkish army’s mandate in Libya for an additional 24 months, starting on 2 January 2024.
Trabelsi discusses migration with EU in Brussels visit
On 28 November, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi participated in the International Conference on a Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling, which was held at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. The conference...
GNU hosts conference on legal migration and employment
On 27 and 28 November, the Government of National Unity (GNU) hosted an international conference on legal migration in Tripoli under the title ‘A Safe Mediterranean, a Stable South’ to discuss targeted legal labour migration to Libya. The event was attended by...
Libyan MoI joins Rome meeting on illegal migration
On 25 November, a meeting of the ministers of interior (MoI) of Italy, Libya, and Tunisia place in Rome on the topic of combating illegal migration, including the return of migrants to their home countries. At the opening of the meeting, Italian MoI Matteo Piantedosi...
Protesters call on ‘free world’ to support Palestinians
On 24 November, demonstrations about the Gaza war took place again in Martyr's Square in Tripoli and in several other cities after Friday prayers. The demonstrators called on the ‘free world’ to support those in the occupied territories and to stop the aggression...