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.
Turkey allegedly establishes air defence systems in Bani Walid after 444 operations in the area
On 19 July, Libyan TV channel 218 claimed that Turkish military officers had entered Bani Walid following operations of the 444 Brigade. It is claimed that the Turkish officers installed an air defence and jamming system inside the Military Industrialization Factory....
GNU Chief of Staff declares new armed group in Tajoura
On 19 July, the GNU Chief of Staff, Mohammed Haddad, issued a decision to create a new brigade in Tajoura under the command of the GNU that would integrate the Rahbat al-Durua militia. The decision to form the brigade was reportedly issued by the then Government of...
Public Prosecutor sends cases of 54 suspected ISIS members to court
On 19 July, the Libyan Attorney General’s office filed criminal lawsuits against 54 suspected ISIS members who were arrested during security operations following the liberation of Sirte. They are accused of mobilizing under an armed movement harmful to the state,...
LNA continues to mobalise forces in southern region
On 15 July, local reporting claimed that the Libyan National Army (LNA) 128 Battalion had mobilised some of its forces to al-Shuwayrif.
UNSC meeting on Libya reiterates need for elections and withdrawal of foreign forces
On 15 July, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held a meeting on Libya chaired by French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian and attended by 15 Member States. The delegates issued a statement stressing the importance of free and fair presidential and...
Italy’s Parliament votes to renew funding to Libyan coast guard
On 15 July, the Italian Chamber of Deputies voted to renew Italy’s funding to train the Libyan coast guard. On the same day, Amnesty International published a report ‘'No one will look for you': Forcibly returned from sea to abusive detention in Libya’, documenting...
GNU establishes joint security operations room in the southern region
On 13 July, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba, issued a decree to establish a joint security operations room to reinforce security in Libya’s southern region. The room will be headed by the Deputy Minister of the Interior,...
Libyan weapons allegedly used by ISIS terrorists in Nigeria
On 13 July, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) published ‘Islamic State fortifies its position in the Lake Chad Basin’, detailing how ‘Boko Haram fighters who left for Libya over the years for different reasons are returning to the Lake Chad Basin to re-join...
ISIS claim responsibility for another attack in south
On 14 June, ISIS claimed responsibility for an ambush and improvised explosive devise (IED) attack that killed the commander of an Libyan National Army (LNA) patrol, Captain Ali Muhammad Othman, near Haruj (Harouj) Mountains. According to reports, the LNA was...