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.
IOM condemns violence against migrants
On 9 October, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) issued a statement condemning the killing of six migrants and at least 24 injured during a chaotic episode the previous day at the Mabani detention centre in Tripoli. IOM Chief of Mission Frederico Soda...
5+5 JMC agree on comprehensive Action Plan for withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign fighters
On 8 October, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) concluded a three-day meeting in Geneva by signing a comprehensive Action Plan ‘for the gradual, balanced and sequenced process of the withdrawal of mercenaries, foreign fighters and foreign forces from Libyan...
Clashes in Tripoli between MoI and MoD aligned groups
On the evening of 8 October, clashes broke out between 301 Battalion and the Security Directorate Support Force (SDSF) in the Airport Road neighbourhood of Tripoli. Some reports claimed that the clashes were triggered when the SDSF arrested a gang for selling alcohol...
Zintan forces undertake counter-terrorism operation in western region
On 7 October, the Western Military Region Joint Force under the command of Usama Juwaili and the General Security Services led by Emad Trabelsi undertook a counterterrorism operation that resulted in the arrest of five individuals alleged to be part of a terrorist...
Irini monitors 36 suspicious flights in September
On 5 October, Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI reported that during September 2021 it had investigated 215 merchant vessels via radio calls (out of 4.002), carried out nine visits on ships with Masters’ consent (out of 183) and conducted two boarding/inspections of...
Irini monitors 36 suspicious flights in September
On 5 October, Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI reported that during September 2021 it had investigated 215 merchant vessels via radio calls (out of 4.002), carried out nine visits on ships with Masters’ consent (out of 183) and conducted two boarding/inspections of...
Mangoush claims foreign mercenaries have begun to leave Libya
On 3 October, Government of National Unity (GNU) Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush, confirmed during a conference in Kuwait that ‘some’ foreign fighters had withdrawn from Libya, describing it as a ‘very modest start’. Mangoush added that the GNU was ‘still seeking a...
Violence against migrants in Gargaresh
On 1 October, a migrant was killed and at least 15 others injured, six seriously, when the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Interior, carried out raids on houses and temporary makeshift shelters in in Gargaresh and al-Andalus neighbourhoods in Tripoli....
Menfi and Juweili discuss military situation in Libya’s western region
On 30 September, the Libyan Army’s Joint Operations Room for the Western Military Region, headed by Osama Juweili met with the head of head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi, to discuss the room’s role in fighting crime and combating terrorism.