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.
Qadhafi’s intelligence chief al-Senussi acquitted in 2011 crackdown case
On 18 May, the Tripoli Court of Appeal acquitted former Qadhafi intelligence chief Abdullah al‑Senussi of all charges tied to the 2011 crackdown on protesters, issuing its decision in Case No. 630, which examined allegations of violence against demonstrators during...
LNA conducts Shield of Dignity 2, Libya’s largest ever military exercise
On 18 May, Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Khaled Haftar inspected the LNA’s training manoeuvres “Shield of Dignity [Karma] 2”. During his inspection, Khaled Haftar also held a meeting with the commander of the 309th Infantry Division and...
Tripoli court sentences a 2013 Gharghour massacre perpetrator to death
On 12 May, the Office of the Attorney General announced that the Tripoli Criminal Court has completed proceedings against an individual named only as ‘A.M.A.D.’, one of the persons implicated in the 2013 Gharghour protest killings in Tripoli. The court found him...
More clashes erupt in Zawiyya
On 17 May, an armed group linked to Salem al-Latif armed group attacked the ‘Sunni Gate’ in the Abu Essa area of Zawiyya, which is controlled by groups linked to Muhammed Bahroun aka al-Far’s Counter Security Threats Agency. This resulted in the gate being completely...
Libya-bound Ukrainian cargo plane briefly detained over undeclared explosives
On 16 May, media reports began circulating about a Ukrainian cargo plane bound for Libya being detained due to carrying undeclared explosives. The airplane in question is a Ukrainian Antonov An-12B turboprop heavy cargo aircraft, operated by Cavok Air, which is a...
Drone strikes against RSF convoys in south-eastern Libya
On 16 May, drone strikes reportedly targeted Rapid Support Force (RSF) supply convoys from south-eastern Libya. Satellite imagery captured on 20 May shows multiple burn scars along a smuggling route stretching from south-eastern Libya into Sudan’s Darfur region. On 24...
Gaza convoy halted in Sirte
On 14 May, the Global Sumud land convoy, comprising around 200 participants, set out from Zawiyya with the aim of delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. On 17 May, the convoy had paused outside Sirte due to fears that Libyan National Army (LNA) forces intended to block...
Anti-migrant sentiment on the rise as protesters demand UNHCR relocation from Tripoli
On 14 May, residents of the Al-Sarraj district in Tripoli met in front of the HQ of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and demanded its removal from the area, as well as ‘the cessation of all activities related to undocumented migrants within residential...
East and West agree to conduct joint operations in specific border areas
On 14 May, UNSMIL said that it facilitated a meeting of the Border Security Joint Technical Coordination Team in Sirte, bringing together senior military and police officers from the Libyan National Army, the Government of National Unite Ministry of Defense, and the...