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.
Al-Far arrest warrant sparks renewed violence in Zawiyya
On 4 September, after the Attorney General issued an arrest warrant addressed to the Minister of Interior (MoI) against Muhammed al-Baroun aka al-Far on charges of involvement in the assassination of the commander of the Libyan Naval Academy, Abdurrahman Milad aka...
Al-Far arrested over involvement in al-Bija assassination
The Attorney General’s Office issued arrest warrants over the murder of the commander of the Libyan Naval Academy, Abdurrahman Milad aka al-Bija, on 1 September. On 3 September, the Attorney General’s Office announced that investigators were able to identify the car...
Zawiyya’s coast guard captain and human trafficking kingpin al-Bija assassinated
On 1 September, unidentified gunmen assassinated Abdurrahman Milad, alias al-Bija, the head of Libya's coast guard and naval academy, as well as notorious Zawiyyan people smuggler. His car, a white Toyota Land Cruiser, was riddled with bullets as he left the academy...
LNA-MoI joint force dismantles human trafficking network in Ash Shuwayrif
On 31 August, the office of the Attorney General said that the General Directorate of Security Operations supported by the LNA - GNS MoI Joint Force South has dismantled a human trafficking network in Ash Shuwayrif. In total, 1,300 illegal migrants were liberated,...
UN report urges accountability for years of human rights violations in Tarhuna
On 30 August, the Human Rights Service of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the UN Human Rights Office published a report which describes how the Al-Kaniyat, an armed element which emerged in 2011, later exercised brutal control over Tarhuna, a city of some...
Heavy fighting between LNA and rebels near Chadian border
On 30 August, heavy fighting between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and rebels from Chad took place in the area of the gold mines in the border region with Chad. At least two LNA soldiers were killed and nine wounded.
Hammad and Saddam Haftar address security cooperation in Sahel tour
On 28 August, Government of National Stability (GNS) Prime Minister Osama Hammad paid an official visit to Nouakchott, Mauritania, where he held talks with the President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani, among others On 30 August, Hammad arrived in...
Libyan Army dismantles blockade to reopen Ras Ajdir amid tensions with Amazigh forces
On 27 August, Western Coast Military District Commander and Libyan Army Deputy CoS Salaheddin al-Namroush threatened to forcibly clear the roadblock at Abu Kammash (close to Ras Ajdir border crossing) using Libyan Army forces supported by combat drones. Subsequently,...
Trabelsi continues to implement his security plan in Tripoli
On 27 August, the Supreme Committee for Security Arrangements headed by Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi said that on that day, the security of Corinthia and Al Mahari Hotel, Tripoli Sea Port, Audit Bureau, PM Office, Ministry of...