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.
Libya hands over ISIS women and children to Tunisia
On 5 May, the Libyan authorities handed four wives and five children of ISIS fighters to Tunisia through the Ras Ajdair border crossing, according to the head of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights, Mustafa al-Kabir, who added that the women had been acquitted...
Activists say six Libyans face death penalty over converting to Christianity
On 3 May, The Guardian newspaper reported that six Libyans were facing the death penalty for converting to Christianity and proselytising under laws that activists said were increasingly being used to silence civil society and human rights organisations. They are...
US Defence Attaché meets with Libyan military leaders in Tripoli
On 3 May, the US Defence Attaché Mark Imblum led a US delegation to meet with a delegation of Libyan military leaders in Tripoli led by the Chief of Staff of the GNU’s Land Forces, al-Fitouri Grebeel. The US said the meeting underscored a ‘shared commitment to promote...
Nadhouri meets with French military delegation in Rajma
On 3 May, the Libyan National Army's (LNA) Chief of Staff General Abdurrazaq al-Nadhouri held a meeting with the French Military Attaché and his accompanying delegation in Rajma (Benghazi). It was attended by several high-ranking officials, including Chief of Staff of...
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...