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.
Abdel Bare Abu Aouba killed in Zawiyya
On 17 June, Abdel Bare Abu Aouba was killed in Zawiyya in front of his house after he was shot at by masked assailants.
LNA receives two Russian naval vessels at Tubruq port
The Libyan National Army (LNA) Navy said that on 16 June, two Russian warships, the guided missile cruiser Varyag (Slava class, commissioned in 1989, flagship of the Pacific Fleet) and the guided missile destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov (Udaloy class, commissioned in...
Member of al-Dhawi’s 55th Brigade kidnapped and arrested
On 13 June, a member of Muhammar al-Dhawi's 55th (Wershefana) Brigade was kidnapped and arrested by Tripoli militias near the Dehiba border crossing with Tunisia. Like many other militia leaders, al-Dhawi is deeply involved in the smuggling business.
Ras Ajdir border crossing partially re-opened after Tunisian MoI visits Tripoli
On 12 June, the Minister of Interior (MoI) of Tunisia Khaled al-Nuwairi met with Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dadaiba, MoI Emad Trabelsi and Minister of State for Political Affairs and Communication Walid al-Lafi in Tripoli. The main topic was the reopening of the Ras...
Tripoli court sentences three people smugglers to prison
On 12 June, the Libyan Attorney General said that the Tripoli Criminal Court had sentenced three people smugglers who coordinated illegal immigration operations across national borders to between five and ten years imprisonment.
Dabaiba and Haftar seek support of war-wounded through compensation
On 11 June, Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba met with Libyan Army Chief of Staff (CoS) Muhammed al-Haddad and various directors and officials involved in or responsible for supporting injured veterans. They discussed the situation of the war wounded, the problems...
Eastern authorities increase focus on Sudanese refugee crisis in Kufra
The Government of National Stability (GNS) and eastern anti-immigration agencies are increasing their attention on, and warnings about, the Sudanese refugee crisis in Kufra. On 11 June, the head of the Anti-illegal Immigration Agency (East), Nouri al-Saadi, stated...
Protests and clashes in Misrata over killing of Nadhouri during arrest
On 8 June, during the arrest of Saddam al-Nadhouri - a wanted felon - by the Misrata Joint Force, Nadhouri was shot and seriously wounded after fierce resistance. Two members of the Joint Force were also wounded. Nadhouri later died of his wounds in hospital. On 10...
Drasa tribe threatens ‘escalation’ over disappearance of HoR member Ibrahim al-Darsi
Anger and demands for information and accountability over the disappearance of House of Representatives (HoR) member Ibrahim al-Darsi have continued in the East. On 8 June, the al-Shuaib clan of the Drasa tribe complained during a tribal assembly that 21 days have now...