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.
SSA launches major naval operation
On 18 June, the Vice President of the Stability and Support Apparatus (SSA), Hassan Bouzuriba, announced the launch of an SSA naval operation along Libya’s western coastline (from Tripoli to Zuwara), aimed at curbing illegal migration and smuggling. According to the...
ISWAP calls for loyalists to migrate to Africa
Last week, Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) – based in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger – released a propaganda video that called for Muslims from around the world, especially those in Africa, to migrate to ISIS-held territory in the Chad basin. ISWAP’s...
Italy relaunches its mission in Misrata
On 16 June, Italian Army Corps General, Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, visited the Italian Hippocrates Task Force in Misrata. Figliuolo praised the activities of the Task Force and declared that the mission would evolve ‘on the basis of the needs proposed by the...
5+5 meet in Cairo to discuss SSR
Between 15-19 June, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) met in Cairo to discuss the implementation of the Libyan Ceasefire Agreement. The Government of National Unity (GNU) Chief of General Staff, Mohammed Haddad, and the Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff,...
Ergodan requests extension for Turkish military mission in Libya
On 13 June, the Office of Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, officially requested the Turkish parliament to grant an 18-month extension to its military mission in Libya.
LNA conducts raid on ISIS hideout near Ghani oilfield
On 11 June, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 128 Enhanced Brigade announced that it conducted a raid against an ISIS hideout, south of the Ghani oilfield and 50km north of Zillah.
Reports of SASG Williams departing at the end of June circulate
Italian and local Libyan media reported that UN Special Advisor to the Secretary-General (SASG), Stephanie Williams, will conclude her tenure as SASG at the end of the month. This coincides with reports in various media outlets that former German Ambassador to Libya,...
Clashes break out between Nawasi and SSA in central Tripoli
On 10 June, clashes broke out between the Nawasi Brigade and the Stability and Support Apparatus (SSA) in central Tripoli in the vicinity of the Souk al-Thulatha roundabout. Reportedly, the clashes were prompted by the Nawasi Brigade's arrest of two SSA members....
French NGO holds negotiations to discuss withdrawal of Sudanese forces from Libya
Between 10-11 June, negotiations took place between Sudanese government officials and seven armed factions from the Darfur region in Niamey, Niger, under the auspices of the French NGO Promediation. They discussed the peace process in Sudan and the withdrawal of...