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.
Zawiyya Security Directorate denies responsibility for worsening security situation amid clashes
On 2 April, the Zawiyya Security Directorate said that it is not responsible for the deterioration of the security situation in the city, saying that combatting the fuel smugglers and black market was the responsibility of the Anti-Narcotics Agency. It said that the...
Italy takes over IRINI tactical command
On 1 April, Italian Rear Admiral Valentino Rinaldi took over tactical command of the European Naval Force Operation IRINI operating in the Central Mediterranean, from Greek Rear Admiral Stylianos Dimopoulos. The Force Commanders, with their respective staffs, are...
Bathily visits Chad to discuss withdrawal of foreign fighters from Libya
On 31 March, UN Special Envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily met in N’Djamena with the Transitional President of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby. President Déby expressed his country’s full support for the UN facilitated peace process in Libya and expressed satisfaction at...
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...