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.
LNA arrests suspected Sudanese ISIS member
On 11 August, the Spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ahmed al-Mismari announced that the LNA had arrested a suspected ISIS operative of Sudanese origin during a security operation near Qatrun in south-western Libya. The statement claimed that LNA forces...
Haftar reshuffles leadership and promotes a-Thanni
On 9 August, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, made a series of significant appointments, reshuffling the LNA General Command and its organisation.Former Prime Minister of the eastern-based Interim Government, Abdullah al-Thinni, was...
Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI signs a working arrangement with EUBAM Libya
On 7 August, Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI signed a working arrangement with the European Union Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya). The agreement establishes effective cooperation between Operation IRINI and EUBAM in order to ‘strengthen their respective...
Russian and Syrian fighters killed in landmine blast
On 7 August, the Syrian news network Suwayda 24 reported that a young man from As-Suwayda (southwestern Syria) was killed in Libya, alongside a Russian Wagner operative, after a landmine exploded in a military vehicle on 5 August. Several other Syrian fighters were...
Dabaiba claims to want to build a ‘real army’ and calls upon GNU ministries to incorporate militia members directly
On 4 August, Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU, Abdul Hameed Dabaiba met with the ‘Committee for Organising, Absorbing and Integrating Militias into State Institutions’ to discuss integrating ‘supporting forces’ – in other words militias - into...
LNA forces expel western forces from Sirte checkpoint after ‘hostile acts’
On 4 August, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) issued a statement condemning ‘hostile acts’ aiming to undermine stability along the Sirte-Misrata coastal road. The statement was apparently in response to an incident in which football fans laid down images of...
Libyan Foreign Minister meets with LNA officials
On 3 August, Government of National Unity (GNU) Foreign Minister, Najla al-Mangoush, met with Khairi al-Tamimi, the Director of the Office of Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar. According to a LNA General Command statement, the meeting concerned the...
LNA airstrikes carried out near Harouj after recent ISIS attacks in the area
On 2 August, the Libyan National Army is reported to have undertaken airstrikes within the area of the Harouj Mountains following ISIS actvity in the area. Reports claim that reconnaissance operations were undertaken prior to the airstrikes.
LNA conducts airstrike targeting Chadian rebels
On 31 July, the Libyan National Army (LNA) is reported to have undertaken an airstrike targeting Chadian rebels near the Chadian-Libyan border. According to reports, the aerial attack targeted 12 Chadian rebel technicals. No other details are available at this time.