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.
Italian PM Meloni receives Dabaiba in Rome
This week, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba arrived in Rome for an official visit with a senior Government of National Unity (GNU) delegation, focusing on energy and economic cooperation. The GNU delegation included Minister of State for Political Affairs and Communication...
Libya hit with more fuel shortages
After queues appeared at petrol stations in Libya again, the Brega Company said on 12 May that the congestion at fuel stations is not due to any malfunction regarding the availability of fuel products. Instead, it explained that the logistical procedures for the...
Several dead & injured in heavy fighting between rival militias in Zawiyya
On 5 May in the evening, there were armed clashes between militias loyal to Muhammed Bahroun aka al-Far and the Salem al-Latif armed group in the area of al-Maqouz in Zawiyya. On 7 May, the Zawiyya Branch of the Counter Security Threats Agency, which is loyal to...
Tetteh chairs Security Working Group meeting in Benghazi
On 5 May, Security Working Group of the International Follow-up Committee on Libya of the Berlin Process joined members of the Structured Dialogue Security Track in Benghazi. In the session, chaired by SRSG Hana Tetteh and the Security Track bureau, Structured...
Deputy MoD Zoubi and Saddam Haftar meet at Turkish Saha Expo 2026
On 5 May, Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Defense Undersecretary for Regions and Military Affairs Lieutenant General Abdul Salam Zoubi attended the opening of SAHA EXPO 2026 in Istanbul at the official invitation of Turkey’s Ministry of Defense. Libya’s...
Spain intercepts 45,000kg of cocaine headed for Benghazi
On 4 May, Spanish police said that it had intercepted a freighter in international waters off Spain's Canary Islands on 1 May carrying between 30,000 and 45,000 kg of cocaine. This is believed to be Spain’s largest known seizure of cocaine in international waters. The...
More detainees in Al Kweifiya Military Police Prison released
On 4 May, the Chairman of the eastern National Standing Committee to Monitoring the Situation of Prisons and Prisoners Ibrahim Bushnaf followed up the implementation of the decision to release a new batch of detainees from the Al Kweifiya Military Police Prison in...
European envoys discuss security and political issues with Haftars in Benghazi
On 3 May, French Ambassador Thierry Vallat met with Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi, discussing the durability of French-Libyan relations in various spheres, especially economic, commercial and educational. On 4 May, EU Ambassador...
Renewed clashes in Zawiyya
On 2 May in the early hours, in Zawiyya, clashes between local militias spread rapidly across multiple districts, including densely populated neighborhoods in Harsha, Bin Youssef Road, and Sabriya. At least one civilian was killed as the violence escalated. Key...