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.
Turkey says investigation into Haddad’s plane crash in advanced stage amid fresh rumours of sabotage
On 28 April, Deniz Yavuzyılmaz, a Turkish parliamentarian who is deputy chairman of the main opposition, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), reignited controversy over the crash of former Libyan Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Muhammed al‑Haddad’s aircraft by...
Child killed and mother injured in grenade explosion in Ajdabiya
On 28 April, 10-year-old Asmar Fathallah Mohammed Al-Awami was killed and his mother was seriously injured when a hand grenade exploded inside a house in Ajdabiya, in the area near Al-Jalaa School.
Greek FM in Tripoli to discuss migration & delineating maritime boundaries
On 27 April, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis arrived in Tripoli leading a high-level Greek delegation to discuss cooperation, migration and delineating maritime boundaries. Gerapetritis met with Government of National Unity (GNU) Foreign Minister Taher...
Saddam Haftar discusses cooperation and security in official visit to Malta
On 27 April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) General Command announced that LNA Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar had paid an official visit to Valleta, Malta where he was received at the airport by Lieutenant General Clinton O'Neill, Chief of the Maltese Defence Force....
Tripoli court sentences four people smugglers
On 27 April, the Attorney General said that it is pursuing a criminal gang involved in sending migrants from the shores of Tubruq to the northern Mediterranean on a dilapidated and unsafe boat that failed to reach its destination. This resulted in the deaths of...
Armed Clashes in Ajilat Cause Casualties
On 27 April, early in the morning, armed clashes broke out in the Al-Zaramqa area of Ajilat in western Libya between an armed group linked to Muhammed Bahroun aka al-Far on one side and an armed group linked to ‘Al-Shalfouh’ (real name Muhammad Mustafa Al-Zaytouni) on...
SLOR launches operations against LNA in south Libya
On 26 April, the group known as the South Liberation Operations Room (SLOR) announced the launch of operations against Libyan National Army (LNA) units in the South and urged all southerners within LNA ranks to leave immediately. In a video statement, SLOR commander...
Khaled Haftar visits Jordanian Armed Forces HQ
On 26 April, Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff Khaled Haftar arrived at the headquarters of the General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces, where he was received by the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Jordanian armed forces, Major General Youssef Al-Haniti,...
Residents of Qasr al-Akhiyar condemn killing of young man by security personnel
On 25 April, residents of Qasr al-Akhiyar issued a video statement condemning the killing of a young man (Ibrahim Abdel Salam Sassi) on 17 April by security personnel from the Qasr al-Akhiyar police station, which is under the jurisdiction of the al-Marqab Security...