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.
Street protests in Zawiyya over corruption claims
Despite the engagement of the Government of National Unity (GNU) in Zawiyya, there were several small-scale protests in Zawiyya this week against insecurity, corruption and worsening living conditions, condemning the Libyan elite. On 10 March, a couple of dozen people...
Two bodies discovered in mass grave in Abu Salim
On 9 March, the Regional Security Directorate Support Device, a security unit of the GNU Interior Ministry, announced the discovery of a new mass grave in the Abu Salim neighbourhood of Tripoli, containing the bodies of two people reportedly killed and buried in...
Dabaiba hosts elders and militia leaders in Wershefana iftar
On 9 March, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba hosted a delegation of elders, notables, municipal leaders and militia leaders from Wershefana. Among the militia leaders was Muammar al-Dhawi, commander of the 55th Wershefana Battalion and probably currently the most influential...
GNU discovers new mass grave in Abu Salim
On 9 March, the Regional Security Directorate Support Agency, a security unit of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Interior Ministry, announced the discovery of a new mass grave in the Abu Salim neighbourhood of Tripoli, containing the bodies of two people...
NIHRL calls for clarification on fate of army officer arbitrarily detained in al-Bayda
On 8 March, the National Institution for Human Rights in Libya (NIHRL) called on authorities to clarify the fate of an army officer, Col Abdulrahman al-Tuwati, who was reportedly arrested outside his home in the eastern city of Bayda by an unidentified group in...
UNHCR launches Sudanese Refugee Response Plan for Libya
On 8 March, the UNHCR published its 2026 Sudanese Refugee Response Plan for Libya. The report said that by the end of December 2025, an estimated 550,000 Sudanese refugees had arrived in Libya and most are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. UNHCR has...
Clashes and killings in Zawiyya
On 7 March, a young man named Ali Ahmed Saeed from the Al-Hawamed area in Zawiyya was killed, and his companions were injured, after being shot by an armed group in Zawia city. Overnight 8 to 9 March, heavy armed clashes erupted along Qanaa Street in Zawiyya between...
Eastern Libya authorities meet with Chadian consul to discuss migration
On 8 March, the head of the Libyan Illegal Migration Control Agency, Salah Mahmoud Al Khafifi, received the Consul General of Chad, Hassan Al Daisiri, in Benghazi to discuss key issues related to Chadian migrants and residents currently living in Libya. The talks...
Attorney General announces results of preliminary investigations into murder of Saif Al-Islam
On 5 March, the Office of the Attorney General announced the initial findings of ongoing investigations in the Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi murder case. Investigators found that the perpetrators lay in wait for the victim, Saif al‑Islam, observing his residence in Zintan...