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.
Clashes erupt in Tripoli after Rada seizes head of 444 Brigade
On 14 August, Mahmoud Hamza, the commander of the 444 Brigade, was arrested by the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) at Mitiga Airport while he was on his way to Misrata for a Graduation Ceremony. He was reportedly travelling together with Prime Minister Abdul Hamid...
GNMTC employees suspend operations after CEO kidnapping in Tripoli
On 13 August, the General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC) issued a statement denouncing the kidnapping of its CEO Khaled al-Tawati by unidentified gunmen. It said they intercepted his car after he left the GNMTC headquarters in the Ghout al-Shaal area of...
Tunisia and Libya reach agreement to end migration crisis
On 9 August, the interior ministers of Tunisia and Libya, Kamel Fekih and Emad Trabelsi, reached an agreement in Tunis to end the crisis at the common border and to care for migrants stranded in the border area. The two countries will each take half of the people...
Libyan concerns around Niger crisis increase
On 9 August, Presidential Council (PC) Deputy Mousa al-Koni received a Tebu delegation in Tripoli to discuss the situation of the Tebu and the general situation in the South, especially in light of the developments in Niger. Koni also spoke on the phone with Chadian...
Attorney General dismantles Misrata drug gang
On 3 August, seventeen people including several Misrata Sea Port employees, were arrested on drug trafficking charges on orders from the Attorney General Sadiq al-Sour, following a longstanding surveillance operation. Arrest warrants were also issued for a further...
LNA deploys additional troops on borders with Niger
The Libyan National Army (LNA) has reportedly deployed additional troops to reinforce the 634th Infantry Battalion, reinforced its presence at the al-Tumu border crossing. As of 3 August, the LNA announced that it had 4,200 troops deployed along the 342 km border with...
Several hundred migrants freed in Tobruk security raids
On 2 August, Libyan National Army (LNA) security forces managed to free some 385 Pakistani migrants in the Lakhwer area, 8 kilometres southeast of the city of Tobruk, who were being held in a warehouse belonging to a gang of human traffickers. The migrants were moved...
GNU condemns Niger coup as ECOWAS threatens military intervention
On 1 August, GNU Minister of Foreign Affairs Najla al-Mangoush held a phone call with her Chadian counterpart about the situation in Niger. They both condemned the recent coup and the ‘disruption of Niger’s democratic development’. Al-Mangoush emphasised Libya’s...
UNSG spokesperson ‘deeply concerned’ over migrants’ expulsion from Tunisia
On 1 August, Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, issued a statement expressing ‘deep concern over the expulsion of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers from Tunisia to the borders with Libya and also Algeria’. Haq condemned...