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.
Saddam Haftar meets Qatari Emir in Doha visit
On 15 July, Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar travelled to Doha to offer his condolences. He was received by the Qatari Emir to convey both his personal condolences and those of his father, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, following the death of...
ICC rejects challenge and confirms jurisdiction in Al-Hishri case
On 14 July, the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled it has jurisdiction over the case of Khaled Al-Hishri, rejecting a challenge by his defence team. A majority of judges said the alleged acts fall within the scope of the UN Security Council referral under...
Deaths at sea & interceptions of migrants continue within Libya
On 14 July, a boat carrying about 60 migrants, including women and children, bound for European shores capsized near Bardaa Island, off the coastal city of Tubruq in eastern Libya. According to Coast Guard authorities in eastern Libya, 10 survivors managed to swim to...
HoR member warns of security deterioration in Zawiyya amid shooting incidents
On 14 July, Abdul Nabi Abdul Mawla, a member of the House of Representatives (HoR) representing Zawiyya, issued an urgent appeal warning of unprecedented security and moral collapse in the city and across western Libya. He emphasized that the situation has escalated...
Worsening of rule of law and Zwai-Tebu tensions in Kufra
On 13 July, an unidentified armed group attacked a Kufra Security Directorate convoy outside Kufra and forcefully freed prisoners being transferred to Benghazi, including an offender accused of murder in the shooting on 18 April of two Tebu policemen at Kufra airport,...
Tensions rise as SLOR attacks LNA outpost south of Qatroun
On 12 July, the SLOR attacked the LNA’s Arandega checkpoint south of Tajerhi village, itself south of Qatroun, and west of al-Wigh airbase and its agricultural farm. The attack resulted in several LNA soldiers being killed and several more arrested. The SLOR attack...
GNU & LNA Chiefs of Staff meet in Sirte and agree to hold a unified tactical exercise
On 12 July, Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff Khaled Haftar and acting Libyan Army Chief of Staff Salaheddin al-Namroush held a technical military meeting in Sirte alongside the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) and the 3+3 joint committees. The meeting was...
Residents protest against militia violence in Zawiyya
On 11 July, four young men were killed in Zawiyya when unidentified gunmen targeted a vehicle positioned in front of the New University in the Al Sayyida Al Zeinab area in southeastern Zawiyya, unleashing a barrage of gunfire. The intense shooting caused the vehicle...
HoR Speaker Saleh affirms officially that al-Aib remains intelligence chief
On 8 July, House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh officially directed Lieutenant General Hussein al-Aib to remain in his post as the Director of the Libyan Intelligence Service (LIS); also ‘General Intelligence Service’). In an official directive, Saleh...