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.
LNA-Chadian joint forces launch attack on Libyan Tebu armed group in Chad
On 19 June, the Libyan National Army (LNA)-Chadian joint forces launched an attack on a Tebu armed group which had defected from the LNA 129th unit of the 106th Brigade. The attack on the groups took place in the Tibesti’s Meski region, inside Chad. It resulted in the...
Military Intelligence Chief Mahmoud Hamza Visits EUROSATORY 2026 Defense Exhibition in Paris
On 18 and 19 June, Military Intelligence Director (and Commander of the 444 Brigade) Major General Mahmoud Hamza and his accompanying delegation of seven senior defense officials attended the EUROSATORY 2026 defense exhibition at the official invitation of the French...
Tetteh warns about hostility & violence towards migrants as protesters target IOM office
In her briefing to the UNSC on 18 June, SRSG Hanna Tetteh had a significant focus on migration and the climate of hostility towards migrants in Libya at present, as anti-migrant protests, deportations and deaths at sea continue. Tetteh said that false and misleading...
Nigerien army launches attack on SLOR near Libyan border
On 18 June, the Nigerien army based at the Madama airbase, adjacent to the border with Libya, launched an attack on the South Liberation Operations Room (SLOR) and Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) joint positions inside Niger. The attack is said to have...
Severe fighting reignites in Zawiyya
Clashes erupted again this week in Zawiyya between militias linked to militia leader Salem al-Latif and Muhammed Bahroun aka al-Far. On 18 June, violent clashes erupted in Zawiyya between rival armed factions near the Nawat al-Mustaqbal clinic in the vicinity of the...
Violence in the western coastal region continues
On 18 June, two young militia members were killed by a hail of bullets at the hand of a rival militia in the Dhahrat Arafa area of al-Ajilat. An officer from the Sabratha Criminal Investigation Department was also killed by several gunshots during a failed targeted...
Tunisians detained near Zawiyya later released
On 17 June, twelve Tunisian nationals were released after being detained for two days in the al-Mutrad area in western Zawiyya. According to Mustapha Abdelkebir, head of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights, the individuals were stopped on a public road and held...
Joint security coordination between Tunisia, Libya and Algeria to strengthen border protection
On 16 June, the second trilateral meeting of the Algerian-Libyan-Tunisian working group on border security was held in Tripoli to discuss and implement comprehensive strategies for strengthening joint security cooperation and intensifying field coordination along...
Saddam Haftar discusses migration & cooperation with Greek PM in Athens
On 15 June, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar at the Maximos Mansion in Athens. The discussions reaffirmed the historic ties between Greece and Libya and focused on expanding bilateral relations...