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 Deputy Prosecutor briefs UNSC on Libya developments
On 22 May, International Criminal Court (ICC) Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan briefed the UN Security Council (UNSC) on developments related to Libya. Khan stated that the ICC remains unable to formally close the case against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi due to the...
EU-Libyan efforts continue to tackle migration
On 22 May, EU Ambassador to Libya Nicola Orlando held the 8th meeting of the EU Technical Mission on Rights-Based Migration and Border Management along with representatives of EUBAM Libya, Operational Irini, and the European Commission, as well as representatives of...
Operation IRINI continues after UN mandate expires without extension request from EU
On 22 May, Greek and Libyan media reported that no renewal request for UNSC Resolution 2292 (2016) had been submitted to the UN Security Council (UNSC). It appears that UNSC members Greece and France, who previously drafted Resolution 2292 back in 2016, deliberately...
Turkey stresses support for “One Army, One Libya” principle at end of EFES-2026
On 20 May, the spokesman of the Turkish Ministry of Defence Zeki Aktürk, announced in a press briefing that in total 502 Libyan forces soldiers participated in the ongoing EFES-2026 manoeuvres in İzmir, 331 from the east of the country (including a naval vessel) and...
Libyan army & LNA troops participate in EFES-2026 exercise in Turkey
Currently, 177 troops from the Libyan army and 331 troops (including a naval vessel) from the Libyan National Army (LNA) are participating in EFES-2026, the Turkish Armed Forces’ combined/joint exercise, with consists of a computer-assisted command-post phase and a...
Dabaiba leads Libyan delegation to Rome migration meeting
On 19 May, a meeting of the Quadripartite Cooperation Committee for Combating Irregular Migration was held in Rome. Participants representing PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba included National Security Advisor Ibrahim Dabaiba and Minister of State Walid Al-Lafi, alongside...
Al-Hishri appears at the ICC
On 19 to 21 May, Libyan militia leader Khaled Mohamed Ali al-Hishri will appear at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Judges will hear evidence against al-Hishri in a ‘confirmation of charges’ hearing to...
Qadhafi’s intelligence chief al-Senussi acquitted in 2011 crackdown case
On 18 May, the Tripoli Court of Appeal acquitted former Qadhafi intelligence chief Abdullah al‑Senussi of all charges tied to the 2011 crackdown on protesters, issuing its decision in Case No. 630, which examined allegations of violence against demonstrators during...
LNA conducts Shield of Dignity 2, Libya’s largest ever military exercise
On 18 May, Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Khaled Haftar inspected the LNA’s training manoeuvres “Shield of Dignity [Karma] 2”. During his inspection, Khaled Haftar also held a meeting with the commander of the 309th Infantry Division and...