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.
Protesters condemn worsening insecurity in Zawiyya
On 31 March, there were protests in Zawiyya after Friday prayers by residents calling for an end to the state of lawlessness in the city and the elimination of drug dealers, criminals and smugglers. The protesters accused the Zawiyya Security Directorate and the...
Bathily tours Sudan as part of 5+5 JMC peace efforts
On 30 March, UN Special Envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily started an official tour to visit Sudan, Chad and Niger as part of UNSMIL’s mandate to restore peace and stability in Libya ‘including through supporting the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) in the...
UN Fact-Finding Mission issues final report on Libya’s deteriorating human rights situation
On 27 March, the UN Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on Libya issued its final report expressing deep concern over the country’s deteriorating human rights situation. It concluded there are grounds to believe a wide array of war crimes and crimes against humanity have been...
IAEA inspectors locate most of the missing uranium in southern Libya
On 26 March, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that UN inspectors visiting southern Libya had found drums containing natural uranium. In a statement to the Associated Press, the IAEA said inspectors visited the area on 21 March and saw the material...
5+5 JMC, Eastern and Western security actors meet in Tripoli to discuss securing elections
On 26 March, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) organised a meeting in the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli between commanders of the military and security units in the western, eastern, and southern regions, in the presence of the UN Special Envoy to Libya Abdoulaye...
Libyan coastguard opens fire at humanitarian vessel
On 25 March, the SOS Mediterranee group said that the Libyan coast guard had fired warning shots at its search and rescue vessel, the Ocean Viking, as it responded to a distress call from a rubber boat carrying migrants in the Central Mediterranean. The coast guard...
EU extends IRINI’s mandate
On 20 March, the Council of the European Union (EU) extended the mandate of operation IRINI until 31 March 2025.
US Assistant Secretary of State meets separately with Haftar and Saleh
On 20 March, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf accompanied a delegation headed by Special Envoy Richard Norland and Chargè d'affaires Leslie Ordman in a trip to Benghazi. It met with Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa...
Joint Libyan Navy delegation attends US summit
On 20 – 23 March, the US Naval Forces Europe-Africa held the inaugural African Maritime Forces Summit in Cape Verde focusing on ‘security at sea enable stability ashore.’ The US thanked the Libyan Navy joint delegation for participating and stressed that ‘regional...