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.
MSF documents migrant abuse in Tripoli detention centres
On 6 December, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) published a report called “You’re going to die here” – Abuse in Abu Salim and Ain Zara detention centres in which the organisation find that refugees, asylum seekers and migrants held inside detention centres in Tripoli...
HRW calls for independent inquiry into Derna flooding
On 6 December, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that an independent inquiry is needed to review failings in Libyan authorities’ management of catastrophic flooding in eastern Libya in September 2023, which killed thousands and destroyed whole neighbourhoods in Derna and...
IRINI commander says operation is a success
On 5 December, Italian Rear Admiral Stefano Turchetto, currently EU Operation Commander of Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, praised the support given to his mission by the EU members, including ‘military units’ and intelligence. He stated that the current ‘Middle Eastern...
Libyan NGO expresses concern over Niger’s repeal of anti-migration law
On 3 December, the National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) expressed deep concern about the repeal of the anti-migration law in Niger. According to the commission, this will encourage human trafficking networks and lead to a sharp increase in illegal...
GNS leads meeting on irregular migration
On 3 December, Government of National Stability (GNS) Minister of Interior Essam Abu Zuriba held a meeting in Benghazi on the negative effects of irregular migration at the local level with the head of the Criminal Investigation Agency, the chair of the House of...
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...