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.
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.
Attorney General signs MOU with Egypt on cooperation on crime and corruption
On 31 July, Attorney General Sadiq al-Sour travelled to Cairo, where he met with his Egyptian counterpart, Hamada al-Sawi. During his visit, Sour signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Egypt and Libya to collaborate on the fight against crime, terrorism,...
Libya’s JMC announces reopening of Misrata-Sirte coastal road
On 30 July, the 5+5 Joint Military Committee (5+5 JMC) declared that the coastal road between Misrata and Sirte had reopened for non-military traffic. On the same day, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced that MoI security forces...
Zawiyya and Warshefana forces clash, damaging Zawiyya power station
On 29 July, armed clashes broke out in al-Mayah (29km west of Tripoli) and Zawiyya between the Isnad Support Force of the Zawiyya Security Directorate under Mohammed Bahroun (also known as 'al-Far', the ‘Mouse’) and Muammar al-Dawi’s 55 Battalion. The clashes were...
Jordan, Cyprus and Greece call for withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya
On 29 July, in a trilateral meeting between the leaders of Greece, Jordan and Cyprus in Athens, a joint statement was issued, stressing the importance of the complete withdrawal of foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya.