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.
Skirmishes break out in Aziziyah between GNU and Juwaili forces
In the early evening of 9 November, fighting took place in al-Aziziya between the Joint Force led by Abdussalam al-Zoubi and anti-Dabaiba Zintani commander Osama Juwaili's militias. The convoy of Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and the Government of National Unity...
ICC plans to wrap up Libya investigations by end of 2025
On 8 November, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC provided remarks coinciding with the delivery of his Report to the UN Security Council on the Libya Situation. Khan highlighted that 18 months on from his launch of a new strategy for...
5+5 JMC and DDR Working Group meetings held in Tunis
On 7 November, under the chairmanship of UN Envoy Abdoulaye Bathily, a meeting of the 5+5 JMC (Joint Military Committee) started in Tunis together with the chairs of the Berlin Conference Security Working Group. The meeting continued until 9 November without Bathily...
Haftar and Putin reportedly pursuing defence deal
On 5 November, Bloomberg reported that a defence deal is being ‘hammered out’ between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar following their meeting in Moscow in late September. According to Bloomberg, Haftar is...
Grand Mufti calls for release of Hamas prisoners
On 3 November, Grand Mufti al-Sadiq al-Ghariani demanded the release of a Hamas cell imprisoned in Mitiga. The men were convicted of murder, building bombs for the Benghazi Revolutionary Shura Council (BRSC) and conducting bomb attacks. Al-Ghariani stated that it is a...
Zliten ammunition depot explodes
On 1 November, a weapons and ammunition depot located in the June 9th residential area of Zliten exploded. After the explosion, a fire broke out. Due to a series of further explosions of ammunition, the surrounding area was evacuated. Some shells or rockets impacted 4...
GNU forces establish checkpoints south of Ghariyan in Qarayyat
On 31 October, Abdussalam al-Zubi, the head of the Government of National Unity's (GNU) newly formed Joint Operations Room for the Defence of the Western and Southwestern Regions, ordered units to establish checkpoints from Ghariyan to the Qarayyat region further...
Wagner forces on alert as GNU forces mobilise south of Ghariyan
On 31 October, there were reports that Wagner fighters stationed at Brak al-Shatti airbase, around 300km south of al-Shuwayrif, were on high alert following the mobilisation of forces aligned with the Government of National Unity (GNU) to Ghariyan. They were...
GNU mobilises forces as clashes erupt in Ghariyan following return of Adel Daab
On 29 October, there were clashes in mountain town of Ghariyan, 80 kilometres south of Tripoli, between forces aligned with the Government of National Unity (GNU), including the local branch of the Stabilisation Support Apparatus of Abdul-Ghani al-Kikli (aka...