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.
Reports US is seeking to push Wagner out of Libya
On 3 February, The Associated Press and the Wall Street Journal claimed that regional officials from Libya, Egypt, and Sudan have stated that the US is looking to increase its efforts to remove the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, from Libya and...
Dabaiba and Kabir meet armed groups in Zawiyya
On 1 February, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister, Adul Hameed Dabaiba, and the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Governor, Sadiq al-Kabir met with the 162 Brigade and other armed forces aligned to the Commander of the West Coastal Military Region, Major...
Bathily meets with Moroccan Foreign Minister and other regional diplomats to discuss Libya
On 31 January, UN Special Envoy to Libya and the head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Abdoulaye Bathily, met with the Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, in Morocco where the two discussed events in Libya. Bourita reportedly offered...
LNA issues statement accusing UK Embassy of sponsoring offensive in the South
On 28 January, a statement from the Libyan National Army's (LNA) Al-Karama Military Operation Room surfaced online claiming that the LNA had received information that the UK Embassy in Tripoli is moving to assemble the militias of the Western Region under the banner...
Italian PM travels to Tripoli to meet with Dabaiba
On 28 January, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, along with her Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Minister of Interior Matteo Biantidosi, arrived in Tripoli for several high level meetings. Meloni and her delegation met with the Government of National Unity...
Ordeman meets with 55 Battalion Commander Muammar al-Dawi
On 27 January, photos circulated on social media of the Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy Libya, Leslie Ordeman, meeting with the Commander of the Warshefana 55 Battalion, Muammar al-Dawi. The image was not shared on official US Embassy pages and no details of the...
Tensions in Sirte as rumours circulate of Misratan armed groups mobilising
In the last few days, sources have claimed forces aligned to Mukhtar Al-Jahawi are making preparations to move towards Sirte, potentially to advance against Libyan National Army (LNA) positions. On 23 January sources on social media indicated that the LNA General...
Chadian mercenaries to leave Libya
On 22 January, a group of Chadian fighters from the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) - which is affiliated with the Libyan National Army (LNA) - announced their readiness to withdraw from their positions in Sebha and other areas of southern Libya...
Clashes between Rada and 111 Brigade on Airport Road
On 18 January, clashes broke out on Airport Road, in the Qasr Bin Ghashir in southern Tripoli, between Rada (Special Deterrence Force) and the 111 Brigade (formerly known as the 301 Brigade) led by Abdussalam al-Zoubi. Medium and heavy weapons were deployed. Some...