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.
Namroush visits Italy to discuss broad defense cooperation and training
On 8 July, acting Libyan Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Salaheddin al-Namroush was received in Rome by the Chief of the Italian Defense General Staff General Luciano Portolano, following a formal welcoming ceremony at the headquarters of the Italian General...
Violence continues in the western region
On 8 July at about noon, the Bir ibn Shu'ayb checkpoint, about 30 km south of Zawiyya, was targeted with RPG rockets by an unidentified armed group. On 11 July, an officer of the Janzour branch of the Criminal Investigation Department was killed in an armed attack by...
Italian intelligence chief visits Saddam Haftar
On 7 July, Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar received the AISE delegation led by AISE Director Lieutenant General Giovanni Caravelli, at his office at the headquarters of the LNA General Command in Benghazi. The two sides...
Death sentences for murder in Zawiyya
On 7 July, the Office of the Attorney General said that the Zawiyya Criminal Court had issued a death sentence against the perpetrator of a premeditated murder, identified only as M.S.S. In 2021, the victim, Amad, was found murdered in a car after being stabbed nine...
Newly appointed LIS head Mleqta accompanies Menfi to UNSG meeting
On 6 July, Presidential Council (PC) head Muhammed al-Menfi met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Geneva, accompanied by the newly appointed Libyan Intelligence Service (LIS) head Abdul Majid al-Mleqta. Discussions focused on developments in the Libyan...
US Advisor Boulos ramps up meetings with Libyan stakeholders
US Senior Advisor to President Trump on Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos held a flurry of meetings with Libyan stakeholders in Libya last week, with meetings in Tripoli, Misrata and Benghazi on 7 and 8 July, alongside a delegation including US Charge d’Affaires...
Al-Aib continues to claim LIS leadership despite being replaced by Mleqta
On 5 July, Hussein al-Aib - in his capacity as Libyan Intelligence Service (LIS) chief - received Joseph Bugeja, head of the Maltese Intelligence Agency, in Tripoli. According to the LIS media office, they discussed issues of mutual interest, primarily combating...
Misratan groups signal rejection of Boulos initiative
On 5 July, the Misrata Military Council issued a statement criticised what it described as attempts by US Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos to legitimise Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar within political dialogue efforts,...
Khaled Haftar attends joint LNA-Jordan military exercise in Amman
On 5 July, Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Khaled Haftar attended the joint military exercise ‘Al-Tarabut’ (Interconnection), conducted by the LNA and the Jordanian Armed Forces in the Jordanian capital, Amman. Khaled commended the high...