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.
Arbitrary detention and killing of young man in Sebha
On 5 March, the body of a young man named Jamal Ashour Moulmi Al-Tabawi was found by his family inside the morgue refrigerator at Sebha General Hospital. The victim's body reportedly showed signs of torture and a gunshot wound to the head. This occurred after his...
Footballer assaulted in Benghazi
On 5 March, football player Ahmed Raqba said he had suffered a physical and verbal assault in Benghazi at the hands of several criminals in the Al-Kish Square area of central Benghazi.
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...
Arbitrary detention of young man in Kufra
On 4 March, a young man named Ahmed Koushi Al-Tabawi was arbitrarily arrested in the Market Street area in the centre of Al-Kufra city by members of the Internal Security Agency office in Al-Kufra city. He was transferred to the headquarters of the ISA in Benghazi and...
Russian LNG tanker off the coast of Libya presumably attacked by drone
On 4 March, the Libyan Ports and Maritime Transport Authority said that Libya’s Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) had received a distress call on the evening of 3 March from the Russian Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) carrier Arctic Metagaz. The call indicated...
Dabaiba Iftar with Zawiyyan militias in Tripoli sparks controversy
PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba has been using the fast break in Ramadan for invitations to various militia leaders and other key actors from northern Tripolitania to Iftar dinner in Tripoli. During these meetings, Dabaiba is usually accompanied by Minister of Interior Emad...
Anti-government protests lose momentum in western region
On 4 March, a few dozen people protested in Zawiyya against the Dabaiba government and the current political establishment. They demanded the overthrow of all political bodies and threatened to block the refinery in the city. In Zliten, about 150 people participated...
NIHRL urges immediate release of peaceful protestors in Tripoli
On 28 February, the National Institution for Human Rights in Libya (NIHRL) urged the immediate release of people detained during the recent peaceful protests in Tripoli, saying security forces from several state bodies carried out arbitrary arrests targeting citizens...
Libyan reactions to the American-Israeli attack on Iran
On 28 February, the Benghazi-based Government of National Stability (GNS) issued a formal condemnation regarding the dangerous expansion of regional conflict in the Middle East, characterizing recent escalations as a direct violation of international law and a primary...