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.
Greek FM in Tripoli to discuss migration & delineating maritime boundaries
On 27 April, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis arrived in Tripoli leading a high-level Greek delegation to discuss cooperation, migration and delineating maritime boundaries. Gerapetritis met with Government of National Unity (GNU) Foreign Minister Taher...
Tripoli court sentences four people smugglers
On 27 April, the Attorney General said that it is pursuing a criminal gang involved in sending migrants from the shores of Tubruq to the northern Mediterranean on a dilapidated and unsafe boat that failed to reach its destination. This resulted in the deaths of...
Saddam Haftar discusses cooperation and security in official visit to Malta
On 27 April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) General Command announced that LNA Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar had paid an official visit to Valleta, Malta where he was received at the airport by Lieutenant General Clinton O'Neill, Chief of the Maltese Defence Force....
SLOR launches operations against LNA in south Libya
On 26 April, the group known as the South Liberation Operations Room (SLOR) announced the launch of operations against Libyan National Army (LNA) units in the South and urged all southerners within LNA ranks to leave immediately. In a video statement, SLOR commander...
Khaled Haftar visits Jordanian Armed Forces HQ
On 26 April, Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff Khaled Haftar arrived at the headquarters of the General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces, where he was received by the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Jordanian armed forces, Major General Youssef Al-Haniti,...
Residents of Qasr al-Akhiyar condemn killing of young man by security personnel
On 25 April, residents of Qasr al-Akhiyar issued a video statement condemning the killing of a young man (Ibrahim Abdel Salam Sassi) on 17 April by security personnel from the Qasr al-Akhiyar police station, which is under the jurisdiction of the al-Marqab Security...
Russian LNG Tanker Arctic Metagaz still drifting out of control off eastern Libya
On 22 April around 3 pm, the towing cable between a tug and the severely damaged Russian LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz snapped and the ship began drifting freely about 120 km north of Benghazi. The Libyan tugs were supported by the Maridive 701, a specialized vessel...
SRSG Tetteh highlights precarious security situation in Libya amid attacks against Sufi community
In her UN Security Council briefing on 22 April, SRSG Hanna Tetteh noted that although no violations of the 2020 ceasefire agreement were recorded, the security situation remained fragile. She said that localised incidents, particularly in southern border areas,...
FM al-Baour leads GNU delegation to Moscow & revives Russian-Libyan joint commission
On 21 April, in a meeting in Moscow between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Government of National Unity (GNU) acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Taher al-Baour, Lavrov emphasized Russias’s support for Libya’s national unity but stressed that Russia will...