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.
Presidential Council hosts high-level security meeting on Zawiyya insecurity, orders ‘emergency plan’
On 2 May, the head of the Presidential Council Muhammed al-Menfi hosted a high-level meeting in Tripoli to discuss the security situation and clashes in Zawiyya. During the meeting, which was attended by GNU Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and top security...
DCIM warns against influx of Sudanese refugees into Libya
On 30 April, Libya’s Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM) warned against the influx of Sudanese refugees into Libya. The head of DCIM’s eastern branch Rafae al-Barghathi said that hundreds of Sudanese asylum seekers had already arrived at Libya’s...
Rights commission calls for emergency plan for influx of Sudanese refugees
On 29 April, the National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) issued a statement calling for an integrated emergency plan to deal with the influx of displaced people and refugees from Sudan as the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by Abdel...
Protesters agree to form committee to resolve Zawiyya crisis following Haddad visit
On 28 April, the Government of National Unity's Chief of Staff Muhammed al-Haddad visited Zawiyya and met with protestors and civil society, affirming that the protestors concerns and demands were legitimate. Following meetings with Haddad, the protestors agreed to...
US urges Haftar to prevent destabilisation in Sudan by Wagner
On 27 April, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Barbara Leaf, said she spoke with Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar in a phone call, in which they discussed ‘the urgent need to prevent outside actors, including the...
Protests against armed groups and insecurity resume in Zawiyya amid uptick in anti-African rhetoric
Overnight on 26 April and throughout 27 April, tensions flared once more in Zawiyya triggered by the release of a video showing Zawiyyan armed groups torturing prisoners, with additional outrage being evoked due to sub-Saharan Africans being involved carrying out the...
US offers support for preventing Sudan violence spillover in meeting with Mangoush
On 26 April, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Barbara Leaf, spoke with the Government of National Unity's Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush to express US support for ending the violence in Sudan and preventing further regional spillover. Leaf...
At least four killed in Zawiyya clashes between Bahroun and SSA
On 23 April, clashes broke out in the eastern part of Zawiyya between the First Support (Esnad) Battalion – led by Muhammed Bahroun (also known as ‘al-Far’, the ‘Mouse’) and affiliated to the Security Directorate of Zawiyya - and the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA)...
NSC condemns Italian NGO project in Fezzan
On 20 April, Libya’s National Security Council (NSC) said that all foreign organisations operating in Libya must follow Libyan laws and complete the necessary registration procedures. It warned against development projects that could ‘have detrimental impacts on...