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.
AFRICOM’s Operation Flintlock preparations underway
On 2 April, the Govenrment of National Unity (GNU) announced that AFRICOM’s Operation Flintlock, which is being hosted in Sirte for the first time, will begin in mid-April with the participation of African and European countries alongside international partners. The...
RFI claims 200 Ukrainians stationed in Libya attacked Arctic Metagaz tanker
On 2 April, Radio France International (RFI) revealed an “exclusive RFI investigation into a shadow war taking place on the African continent between Kyiv and Moscow, in Libya”. According to the widely quoted report, RFI has learned that Ukraine was responsible for...
Migrants die at sea trying to reach Europe from Libya
On 1 April, the Italian coast guard said it found 19 bodies and rescued 58 people after intercepting a dinghy filled with migrants that was in distress about 80 nautical miles from the southern Italian island of Lampedusa. A coastguard spokesperson said the migrants...
Libyan authorities report damaged Russian LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz is out of control
On 31 March, the convoy of the extensively damaged Russian LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz towed by Libyan tugs reached an area near the edge of Malta’s search and rescue (SAR) zone. The General Directorate of Coastal Security reported that the vessel was roughly 62...
Menfi meets with key western region armed groups and representatives
On 31 March, Presidential Council (PC) head Muhammed al-Menfi held an extensive meeting that included the Libyan Army Chief of Staff Salahadeen al-Namroush, the Head of the General Intelligence Service Hussein al-Aib, the Head of the Special Deterrence Force (Rada)...
Menfi engages with western military and security leaders
On 30 March, al-Menfi met with the Director of Military Intelligence and Commander of the 444 Combat Brigade, Mahmoud Hamza, as part of monitoring the security situation and strengthening coordination between the military agencies. The same day he met separately with...
Greek FM dicusses maritime & migration issues with Haftar in Benghazi
On 28 March, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgios Gerapetritis visited Benghazi. He was received by Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar who welcomed the Greek delegation. He emphasized the deep historical and economic ties between the two...
22 migrants die at sea en route to Greece
On 28 March, survivors from a boat which had been at sea for six days without food or water after leaving Tubruq on 21 March said that 22 people had died at sea. 26 people survived and were rescued by a European border agency vessel near the island of Crete. Greek...
Clashes erupt in Ghariyan
On 28 March, clashes took place in Ghariyan (south-west of Tripoli in the Nafousa Mountains) between members of the 444 Combat Brigade and the 10th Support and Assistance Force (both under the Government of National Unity's Ministry of Defence) due to a dispute over...