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.
Security Working Group meets in Benghazi
On 24 July, Bathily and the the Ambassadors of Italy, Egypt, France, Germany, Tunisia, Turkey, and the United Kingdom met with Haftar in Benghazi to discuss the preparations for the Security Working Group meeting which took place the following day. In his opening...
Italian fishing boat shot at by the Libyan Coast Guard
On the morning of 18 July, the Italian fishing boat ‘Orizzonte’ was machine-gunned about 94 nm north of Misrata (i.e. outside Libyan territorial waters) by a Libyan Coast Guard vessel. However, the crew of six remained unharmed. The shots were fired from aboard a...
5+5 JMC meeting in Paris ends without tangible results
On 17 and 18 July, France hosted talks between the Government of National Unity (GNU) Chief of Staff Muhammed al-Haddad, and the Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff Abdurrazeq al-Nadhouri, in the presence of the official members of the 5+5 Joint Military...
Amnesty International condemns activist kidnapping in Benghazi
On 18 July, Amnesty International highlighted that activist and professor of geography at the University of Benghazi Belkacem Eljard was kidnapped by armed men affiliated with the Internal Security Agency (ISA) from his home in Benghazi on 27 June. It called on the...
Paris hosts 5+5 JMC meeting to discuss establishment of joint military force in the South
On 17 - 18 July, France hosted in Paris a meeting of the 5+5 Joint Military Committee, in the presence of senior representatives of UNSMIL and several ambassadors to Libya. The main aim is to sign an agreement to form a joint military force to secure the southern...
US civil case filed against Haftar and Prigozhin for ‘war crimes’ against Libyans
On 17 July, the Libyan-American Alliance (LAA) announced that it had filed a lawsuit against Russia’s Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar for their alleged involvement in war crimes committed against Libyan...
Greece calls for resumption of ‘Operation Sophia’ naval mission
On 16 July, newly appointed Greek Migration Minister Dimitris Kairidis called on the European Union (EU) to resume ‘Operation Sophia’, an EU-led naval mission that aimed to break up smuggling routes and halt migrants prior to their departure in the Mediterranean,...
444 Brigade clashes with LNA forces near Wadi al-Shatti in southern Libya
On 16 July, a brief but very fierce firefight took place between a 444 Brigade patrol and forces of the Libyan National Army's (LNA) 177th Battalion in an area to the west of Wadi al-Shatti, north of Adiri. 444 had reportedly opened fire after being stopped by LNA...
Protesters end oil shutdown following Boumtari’s release
On the evening of 15 July, following the release of former Finance Minister Faraj Boumtari in Tripoli, protestors at al-Feel and Sharara ended their blockade and production had fully resumed at both fields on 17 July. However, as of 17 July, production at the 108...