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.
166th (Misrata) Brigade deploys troops to Tripoli while other militias mobilise
On 29 March, the 166th (Misrata) Brigade began moving a large contingent of troops to Tripoli. The first elements arrived in the capital after dark in the area of Airport Road in southern Tripoli. The Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) commander Ghinaywa also mobilized...
Trabelsi forms ‘Joint Security Room’ to secure Ras Ajdir area
In parallel to the Presidential Council’s Joint Military Force securing the Ras Ajdir area, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior (MoI) Emad Trabelsi ordered the formation of a Joint Security Room to establish security in the border region with...
Ras Ajdir crossing under government control after agreement with Zuwara
This week, the Zuwara leadership reached an agreement with the Libyan Army (which is under the command of the Presidential Command) to secure and reopen the Ras Ajdir border crossing after mediation by tribal elders from the coastal plain. The Joint Military Force,...
HSC members welcomed in Derna by Saleh, Hammad, and Haftar’s sons
On 26 March, a group of High State Council (HSC) members attended a fast-breaking event in Derna on the occasion of a street opening. They were received by House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh, Government of National Stability (GNS) Prime Minister Osama...
Egypt intelligence chief discusses political situation with Haftar in Benghazi visit
Following a visit by UN Special Envoy Abdoulaye Bathily to Benghazi, the Head of Egyptian General Intelligence Abbas Kamel visited Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar on 25 March to discuss the current political situation, especially the status of the...
GNU deploys military forces to contain situation at Ras Ajdir
On the evening of 23 March, the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Western Coast Military District Commander and Deputy GNU Libyan Army Chief of Staff Salaheddin al-Namroush ordered seven brigades to form a battalion for immediate deployment as tensions intensify at...
SSA’s al-Kikli vows intervention to restore security at Ras Ajdir border crossing
On 21 March, the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA), led by Abdul Ghani al-Kikli, announced that the Zuwara-Ras Ajdir Branch of the SSA would intervene to restore security at the border crossing.
Trabelsi orders withdrawal of security and police from Ras Ajdir border crossing
On 21 March, Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi ordered the withdrawal of all members of Zuwara’s General Directorate of Security Operations, the local police station, and the Passports Authority from the border crossing installations at Ras Ajdir. Trabelsi then...
US reportedly extends its Libya sanctions regime for another year
On 19 March, the UK-based legal website, “Global Sanctions - Law, Practice and Guidance” reported that the US had renewed its existing Libya sanctions regime for one year.