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.
ICC case accuses EU leaders of crimes against humanity with migrants
On 16 October, human rights lawyers filed the names of some 120 European leaders - including French President Emmanuel Macron and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel - to the International Criminal Court, accusing them of committing crimes against humanity with...
EU ‘Pact for the Mediterranean’ announced to deepen cooperation with Southern Neighbourhood including Libya
On 16 October the European Commission announced the comprehensive ‘Pact for the Mediterranean,’ a strategic framework to deepen cooperation with Southern Neighbourhood countries such as Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia, across three areas of cooperation: empowering people...
Italian parliament approves the renewal of migration MoU
On 15 October, Italy’s Chamber of Deputies has approved the renewal of the 2017 MoU with Libya on migration control, reinforcing cooperation to curb irregular crossings in the Central Mediterranean. The MoU is scheduled for its next automatic three-year renewal on 2...
AFRICOM’s premier special forces exercise to take place in Libya in 2026
On 14 October, Lieutenant General John Brennan, Deputy Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), announced that Sirte will be a key training location of exercise Flintlock 2026 which will take place next spring. Other key training locations of this exercise will be...
Joint West-East Libyan delegation discusses migration in Warsaw and Brussels
On 14 October, a joint delegation of Libyan officials from western and eastern Libya visited the HQ of Frontex - the European Border and Coast Guard Agency - in Warsaw, Poland, where they discussed cooperation on the technical level. Western participants included...
Heavy fighting breaks out in and around Zawiyya after an assassination attempt on a militia leader
On 14 October, clashes about the control of areas of influence occurred between gangs involved in begging and migrants from Black African and Arab countries in the vicinity of Semafro Omar al-Mukthar on the Coastal Road in Zawiyya. On 16 October in the early morning,...
HRW calls for Italy-Libya migration MoU to be revoked
On 13 October, Human Rights Watch called for Italy to revoke the Italy-Libya Memorandum of Understanding on migration cooperation which will renew automatically for three years on 2 November 2025 if neither party revokes it or makes any revisions by that date. HRW...
South African helicopters smuggled to Benghazi via Russian flights
On 12 October, South African media outlets reported that at least four Gazelle helicopters have been ‘quietly’ exported from Lanseria International Airport in South Africa to Benghazi via Russian IL-76 aircraft. Flight plans listed Amman in Jordan as their destination...
Libyan Coast Guard reportedly opens fire on SAR vessel off Malta
On 12 October, the NGO Alarmphone said that it was in contact with people on a vessel in the Malta search and rescue (SAR) zone which said the Libyan Coast Guard had opened fire on them.