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.
Unverrified documents surface showing Russia declining LNA support in Ukraine
On 25 March, a series of unverified documents surfaced online purportedly showing the head of the LNA Khalifa Haftar offering military support to Russia for its ‘special operation’ in Ukraine and Russia’s Defence Minister declining the offer. The first document, dated...
HoR alters constitutional amendment
On 24 March, the HoR and its Speaker Aqeela Saleh published an altered text of the HoR’s amendment of Article 30 of the Constitutional Declaration Section 12, which it originally passed in February this year. The amendments see the removal of the requirement for...
Bashaagha calls on officials to disregard GNU directives
On 23 March, Bashaagha called on officials and institutions to disregard instructions from the Government of National Unity (GNU) led by Abdul Hameed Dabaiba. He later accused Dabaiba of ‘occupying government headquarters’ in Tripoli.
UNSMIL convenes 6+6 Joint Committee in Tunis
On 22 March, the UN’s Special Advisor of the Secretary General (SASG) on Libya, Stephanie Williams, convened the first meeting of the 6+6 Joint Committee in Tunis which aims to build consensus on a constitutional basis to enable the holding of elections. However, the...
Norland meets with Dabaiba
On 16 March, US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland met with Dabaiba to discuss the current political crisis, efforts to prevent the outbreak of violence, and ‘the responsible distribution of Libya’s oil wealth for the benefit of all Libyan people.’ Norland reportedly...
Tariq Bin Zayed members killed in Benghazi
On 16 March, Libyan National Army (LNA) Tariq Bin Zayid Intervention Battalion member, al-Mutasim al-Warfalli, was shot to the head and killed in Benghazi. On 13 March, another member of the group, Asumi Boubakr Aqeem al-Ashibi, was found dead in Benghazi Street. The...
LNA blocks shipment of armed vehicles allegedly destined for Rada
On 15 March, it was reported the LNA forces aligned to Saddam Haftar (son of Khalifa Haftar) had seized a shipment carrying a hundred armoured vehicles off the coast of Derna on 1 March. The vessel was from Jordan and the vehicles were allegedly intended to be...
Tripoli militias reinforce their positions
On 14 March, HoR-appointed Prime Minister designate Fathi Bashaagha, stated that he and his Government of National Stability (GNS) would enter the capital in ‘a few days’, echoing his statement the week before when he attempted to enter Tripoli from Misrata with an...
ISIS in Libya release photo set of pledge to new ISIS leader
On 13 March, ISIS in Libya released a photo set through its Amaq Media Agency showing several of its members offering a pledge of allegiance to the group’s new global leader, Abu Hasan al-Hashemi al-Quarashi. The tightly cropped photo set showed nine members in the...