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.
Suspect accused of murdering three members of 136th battalion in Tripoli detained
On 11 September, the Attorney General said that authorities have detained a suspect accused of murdering three members of the 136th Battalion of the Libyan Army. The victims were killed and their bodies burned in an attempt to conceal the crime. The Attorney General’s...
Italian Senate ratifies prisoner transfer agreement with Libya
On 11 September, the Italian Senate ratified the prisoner transfer agreement signed between Libya and Italy in Palermo on 29 September 2023. The agreement allows Libyan convicts in Italy to serve their sentences inside Libya and is supposed to prevent uneasy...
Tripoli elders and Mufti condemn Presidential Council’s security decisions
On 10 September, Tripoli’s Council of Elders and Notables condemned the Stabilization Support Agency (SSA), labeling it a militia, and urged the Presidential Council (PC) to restructure the security apparatus under full government control. On 11 September, Grand Mufti...
Tensions remain high in Tripoli amid clashes and skirmishes
On 9 September, in a bid to counter the tense situation in Tripoli, the Youth Uprising Movement called for a major demonstration in Tripoli on the evening of the same day to reject war and corruption and to support the establishment of a unified government in line...
Sudan submits evidence to UN of UAE sending mercenaries via Libya
On 6 September, Sudan filed a new complaint supported with evidence to the Security Council regarding the direct involvement of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the ongoing war in Sudan, including its role in recruiting Colombian mercenaries and deploying them to...
LNIHR accuses Tripoli armed groups of war crimes in ICC report
On 6 September, Libya’s National Institution for Human Rights submitted a report to the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing armed groups of war crimes during clashes in Tripoli on 12-13 May. According to the report, the violence killed 25 civilians, injured...
Former oil minister Aoun is temporarily detained
On 6 September, the former head of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Oil and Gas (MoOG), and former Chairman of the Zueitina Oil Company, Muhammed Aoun, was temporarily detained at Mitiga airport in execution of a previous in-absentia ruling issued...
Khaled Haftar meets Russian MoD in second Moscow visit this week
On 5 September, the newly-appointed Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khaled Haftar visited Moscow for the second time in a week, meeting Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov. According to the Russian Defence Ministry, they discussed bilateral...
Deputy GNU MoD Zoubi meets Italian ministers in Rome
On 4 September, the Italian Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto received the Government of National Unity (GNU) Deputy Minister of Defense for Regions and Military Affairs Abdussalam Zoubi in Rome. Topics discussed included the development of the Libyan Armed Forces'...