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.
Attorney General publishes Derna flooding investigation report
On 5 January, Attorney General al-Sadiq al-Sour published his investigation report on the Derna disaster. The investigations revealed negligence in the maintenance of the two dams, the lack of an alarm system in both dams and the neglect of cleaning work for the upper...
Islamic State Libya emir and other IS members arrested by Rada in Tripoli
On 3 January, the Internal Security Agency (ISA) arrested a suspected IS (Islamic State) member from Syria in the west of Tripoli in al-Seyaheyya. The man had entered the country via Benghazi-Benina. On 4 January, the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) announced the...
Chadian rebel group UFDD returns to Chad from southern Libya
On 2 January, at least 900 rebels from the Chadian ‘Union of Forces for Democracy and Development’ (Union des forces pour la démocratie et le développement; UFDD) returned to their home country from Libya on the basis of the Doha Peace Agreement (2022). They were...
Protests break out as Dabaiba visits Bani Walid
On 24 December, Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba opened a modernized administrative complex in Bani Walid as part of his ‘Return to Life’ programme. After the opening ceremony, a heated argument broke out between Dabaiba and...
UNSMIL confirms Barghathi’s death in LNA custody
On 21 December, UNSMIL confirmed in a statement the death of former Government of National Accord (GNA) Minister of Defense Mahdi al-Barghathi and some of his companions in Libyan National Army (LNA) custody in Benghazi. UNSMIL expressed its concern over the death of...
US meets with key actors to push for Bathily’s initiative
The US has held a flurry of meetings with key actors as part of the push for Bathily’s latest initiative to reach fruition. On 20 and 21 December, US Special Envoy Richard Norland and Charge d’Affaires Jeremy Berdnt meet separately with a raft of key players including...
Tripoli court sentences ISIS member to life in prison
On 20 December, the office of the Attorney General said that the Tripoli Criminal Court has sentenced an ISIS member to life in prison. Charges included 'violence and armed action' in the city of Derna and its vicinity, the statement said.
Drone strike destroys Russian transport aircraft at al-Jufra airbase
On 15 December, it became known that a civilian Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft, which was presumably operating on behalf of the Russian Wagner Group, was destroyed by a combat drone at al-Jufra Air Base, probably on 12 December. It is also possible that the attack...
Juwaili meets Menfi and Bathily amid increasing tensions in Ghadames
On 14 December, UN Envoy Abdoulaye Bathily met with Western (Mountain) Military Region Commander Osama Juwaili, members of his staff and commanders of units of the Western (Mountain) Military Region in al-Aziziya (a town around 30km south of Tripoli) at the camp of...