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.
Coastal road closed by armed groups linked to Muammar al-Dawi
On 25 April, Muammar al-Dawi’s 55 Battalion reportedly mobilised near Bridge 27 (between Tripoli and Zawiyya) and closed part of the coastal road. Apparently, mobilisations and road closures were in response to the kidnapping of Dawi’s brother, Abdul Nasser al-Dawi....
LNA clashes with suspected ISIS elements in security operation, south of Sebha
On 25 April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) Military Information Division announced that it had conducted a security operation against ISIS elements near Ghadduwa, approximately 70km south of Sebha. The LNA’s Commander of the Moral Guidance Department, Khaled Mahjoub,...
Attorney General orders seizure of suspected illegal oil tankers
On 23 April, the Attorney General Sadiq al-Sour ordered the detention of an oil tanker for smuggling illicit fuel from Abu Kammash, west of Zuwara and near the Libyan-Tunisian border. The oil tanker was intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard and towed to Tripoli Port....
Dabaiba travels to Algeria with GNU delegation
On 23 April, following a visit by a senior Government of National Unity (GNU) delegation to Algeria days before, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is reported to have affirmed his support for GNU Prime Minister Dabaiba in light of the GNU’s internationally...
Localised clashes break out in Zawiyya
Beginning on 22 April and continuing intermittently through the night until the next day, clashes took place in Zawiyya between an armed group led by Mohammed Bahroun (also known as ‘al-Far’, the ‘Mouse’) and the Al-Kazzab Brigade (aligned with the Al-Nasr brigade led...
Images surface of dead soldiers in Ukraine carrying Libyan banknotes and Haftar’s number
Last week, images surfaced on social media purportedly showing dead Wagner operatives in Popasna, eastern Ukraine. According to Ukrainian sources, they were carrying Libyan bank notes and a telephone number for the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa...
ISIS SVBIED attack at LNA checkpoint at Umm al-Aranib
On 19 April, ISIS conducted a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (SVBIED) attack at a Libyan National Army (LNA) Tariq Bin Ziyad Brigade checkpoint in Umm al-Aranib, south of Sebha. According to a statement published by ISIS affiliated Amaq News Agency,...
UNSC holds consultation on UNSMIL
On 19 April, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held consultations on the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), the mandate of which is currently due to end on 30 April. Voting to extend the mandate will be on 28 April.
EU official: 20,000 mercenaries from Syria and Libya in Ukraine
On 19 April, Western media sources reported that an anonymous European Union (EU) official had claimed that 10,000 to 20,000 mercenaries were on the ground in eastern Ukraine including Syrians, Libyans and other fighters recruited by the Russian Private Military...