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.
UNSMIL calls for calm as security actors mobilise
On 18 August, following military activity in Al-Shwayrif, the UN Support Mission for Libya (UNSMIL), called on Libyan parties ‘to refrain from any mobilization or deployment of security elements and troops that may be perceived as an escalation and may undermine the...
UN Office of Counter-Terrorism: ISIS situation in the Sahel ‘could be aggravated by Libya’
On 19 August, Vladimir Voronkov, the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, issued a report on the threat posed by ISIS, stating that ISIS’ West Africa affiliate (Islamic State's West Africa Province) could receive foreign fighters...
Dabiaba calls for greater coordination between 5+5 and GNU
On 18 August, GNU Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba, met with members of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC), including Major General Abu Shahma. Dabaiba called for greater coordination, stressing that decisions must be ‘consistent with the government’s plan’....
Haddad and Akar meet, discuss Turkish forces in Libya
On 17 August, Chief of Staff Mohammed al-Haddad met in Istanbul with Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, where the two sides discussed bilateral cooperation and regional issues of mutual concern. During the meeting, Akar reportedly said that Turkish military forces...
PC announces creation of ‘West Coast Military Zone’
On 15 August, the Presidential Council announced the creation of the ‘West Coast Military Zone’ and appointed former GNA Minister of Defence, Salah al-Deen al-Namroush, as its head. As a part of the appointment, Namroush was elevated to the rank of Major General. The...
5+5 JMC calls on GNU to freeze all foreign military agreements
On 14 August, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) met in Sirte for their seventh meeting, concluding with a statement calling on the Government of National Unity (GNU) to freeze military agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with all countries. The JMC...
Claims Russia is seeking to install Saif al-Islam Qadhafi as next Libyan President
In the last week, Bloomberg published an article citing informed sources to claim that Russia is working to have Saif al-Islam Qadhafi elected as President of Libya in the elections scheduled for 24 December this year. The report claimed that Russia was applying...
Arrest warrant issued for Saif al-Islam Qadhafi
On 11 August, the GNU Military Prosecutor, Mohammed Gharouda's, order for Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi, the son of the former dictator Muammar al-Qadhafi, to be arrested circulated on social media having been issued on 5 August.The warrant appeared to refer to case...
ISIS members to be deported from Libya to their country of origin
On 11 August, the Government of National Unity’s Minister of Justice announced that 100 suspected ISIS operatives from Africa and the Middle East would be deported to their countries of origin.