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 rejects challenge and confirms jurisdiction in Al-Hishri case
On 14 July, the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled it has jurisdiction over the case of Khaled Al-Hishri, rejecting a challenge by his defence team. A majority of judges said the alleged acts fall within the scope of the UN Security Council referral under...
GNU & LNA Chiefs of Staff meet in Sirte and agree to hold a unified tactical exercise
On 12 July, Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff Khaled Haftar and acting Libyan Army Chief of Staff Salaheddin al-Namroush held a technical military meeting in Sirte alongside the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) and the 3+3 joint committees. The meeting was...
Tensions rise as SLOR attacks LNA outpost south of Qatroun
On 12 July, the SLOR attacked the LNA’s Arandega checkpoint south of Tajerhi village, itself south of Qatroun, and west of al-Wigh airbase and its agricultural farm. The attack resulted in several LNA soldiers being killed and several more arrested. The SLOR attack...
Residents protest against militia violence in Zawiyya
On 11 July, four young men were killed in Zawiyya when unidentified gunmen targeted a vehicle positioned in front of the New University in the Al Sayyida Al Zeinab area in southeastern Zawiyya, unleashing a barrage of gunfire. The intense shooting caused the vehicle...
Violence continues in the western region
On 8 July at about noon, the Bir ibn Shu'ayb checkpoint, about 30 km south of Zawiyya, was targeted with RPG rockets by an unidentified armed group. On 11 July, an officer of the Janzour branch of the Criminal Investigation Department was killed in an armed attack by...
Namroush visits Italy to discuss broad defense cooperation and training
On 8 July, acting Libyan Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Salaheddin al-Namroush was received in Rome by the Chief of the Italian Defense General Staff General Luciano Portolano, following a formal welcoming ceremony at the headquarters of the Italian General...
HoR Speaker Saleh affirms officially that al-Aib remains intelligence chief
On 8 July, House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh officially directed Lieutenant General Hussein al-Aib to remain in his post as the Director of the Libyan Intelligence Service (LIS); also ‘General Intelligence Service’). In an official directive, Saleh...
Death sentences for murder in Zawiyya
On 7 July, the Office of the Attorney General said that the Zawiyya Criminal Court had issued a death sentence against the perpetrator of a premeditated murder, identified only as M.S.S. In 2021, the victim, Amad, was found murdered in a car after being stabbed nine...
Italian intelligence chief visits Saddam Haftar
On 7 July, Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar received the AISE delegation led by AISE Director Lieutenant General Giovanni Caravelli, at his office at the headquarters of the LNA General Command in Benghazi. The two sides...