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.
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...
Erdogan seeks extension of Turkish troops’ mandate in Libya
On 24 November, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan submitted a request to the Turkish parliament to extend the mandate of Turkish troops in Libya for another two years starting from 2 January 2024. Erdogan stated in the letter that the continuation of the...
Dabaiba welcomes Gaza ceasefire efforts
On 22 November, Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba praised the efforts of Qatar and Egypt to achieve the ceasefire in Gaza in a phone call with the Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Muhammed bin Abdurrahman...