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.
ISIS members sentenced in France
On March 10, a French couple who joined ISIS in Liyba were sentenced to prison by an Assize Court in Paris. According to reports, the couple joined ISIS in Libya with their two children in 2016 before being handed over to Egyptian authorities in April 2019 and...
Haddad meets with the Alergian People’s National Army Chief of Staff
On 9 March, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Army Chief of Staff, Muhammed al-Haddad, met with the Chief of Staff of Algerian People's National Army, Lieutenant General Said Chenegriha, at Algerian People's National Army Headquarters in Algiers. Reportedly,...
GNU MoI Emad Trabesli briefly detained at Paris airport
On 3 March, reports indicated that the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior, Emad Trabelsi, was temporarily detained at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris before being released again a few hours later. It is understood that he was arrested...
IRINI monitors 25 suspicious flights to Libya and visited 9 vessels in February
On 2 March, the EU naval force Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI said that in February 2023 it had investigated 271 merchant vessels via radio calls (out of 8647) and carried out nine visits on ships with Masters’ consent (out of 434). The Operation also monitored 25...
GNU MoI Trabelsi gives speech at Arab Council
The Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior, Emad Trabelsi, gave a speech on 1 March at the fortieth session of the Council of Arab Interior Ministers in Tunis. In his speech, Trabelsi said the Ministry of Interior (MoI) is determined to impose...
Fuel smuggling ship reportedly seized off the Abu Kamash coastal area
On 1 March, a security patrol reportedly seized a ship smuggling fuel off the Abu Kamash coastal area, west of Libya. The operation was the result of joint action between the Zawiyya Refinery security patrol, the Coast Guard and Ports Security, the Zawiyya Oil...
Egypt reportedly planning to provide the LNA with training
On 27 February it was reported that private sources informed the international Arabic news television channel Al-Arabiya about a proposal for Egypt to provide the Libyan National Army (LNA) with training and restructuring. According to reports, the US has approved of...
Haddad and Nadhouri meet AFRICOM commander in Rome
From 27 February to 2 March, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Army Chief of Staff, Muhammed al-Haddad, and the Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff, Abdurrazaq al-Nadhouri, participated in the 2023 African Chiefs of Defense Conference which was organised by...
Trial of suspected ISIS members in Misrata adjourned
On 26 February the trial of 56 individuals suspected of being ISIS members was adjourned in Misrata to give the defence team a chance to prepare further legal proceedings. The public prosecution team reportedly demanded that the case ruling be announced quickly since...