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.
ISA ‘abducts’ rights activist over criticism, says local watchdog
On 12 May, Libya Crimes Watch (LCW) said Libya’s Internal Security Agency (ISA) in Benghazi ‘abducted’ rights activist Khaled al-Marghani over his ‘criticism of the kidnappings in eastern Libya’ through social media. According to the watchdog, al-Marghani was...
Demands in Zawiyya for Dabaiba and Menfi resignation over ‘flimsy’ promises
On 12 May, the ‘Movement for Correcting the Course of Great Zawiyya’ demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and Presidential Council (PC) head Muhammed al-Menfi, accusing them of ‘flimsy’ promises. In a statement, the ‘Movement’ said that even...
Two killed, over a dozen wounded after clashes resume in Zawiyya
On 11 May, in the evening fierce fighting broke out again in Zawiyya in the Dhay al-Hilal area (southeast of the refinery) between the local branch of the Counterterrorism Force and local militias from Zawiya Al- Shurafa after a member of the Counterterrorism Force...
New warrants issued for Libya crimes, ICC tells UNSC
On 11 May, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, briefed the UN Security Council on the prosecution of alleged crimes against humanity committed in Libya, stating the ICC had made significance progress over the last six months. He...
Haftar may have been ‘pressured’ into supporting RSF, says Sudan’s Sovereignty Council
On 10 May, a member of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, Yasser al-Atta, stated that they have received conflicting information that Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar was ‘pressured’ to provide support to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed...
Libyan naval heads meet in Benghazi to discuss unifying the navy
On 6 May, the Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army's (LNA) Navy hosted the Chief of Staff of the Tripoli-based Navy at a meeting in Benghazi which discussed the administrative and procedural plans to unify the military institutions.
Kufra authorities deny involvement in Sudanese conflict
On 5 May, the Municipal Council and Emergency Room of Kufra condemned national and international media allegations that Kufra authorities and the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Suboul al-Salam Brigade are involved in providing support to Sudanese forces. The statement...
US embassy recognises Libyan participants in US sponsored counter terrorism training
On 5 May, the Deputy Head of the United States Mission to Libya, Leslie Ordeman, said the embassy recognised Libyan participants in a US government-sponsored counterterrorism training that aims to ‘strengthen capacity for deterring, detecting, and disrupting terrorist...
UN envoy says Haftar has no decisive role in Sudanese conflict despite supporting Hemedti
In an interview with Deutsche Welle published on 5 May, the UN Envoy to Sudan Volker Perthes stated that he could say ‘very little about the role of General Haftar’ in Sudan. Perthes stated ‘he is the supporter of one of the two parties, but he has no decisive role in...