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.
GNS PM Hammad criticises EU’s approach to illegal migration
On 6 August, Government of National Stability (GNS) Prime Minister Osama Hammad used the opening of the ‘International Conference on Transnational Crime and National Security’ in Benghazi to deliver a pointed critique of the European Union’s handling of irregular...
Greece sends formal letter to UN over maritime dispute with Libya
On 5 August, the Greek government delivered a note verbale to the UN Secretary General responding to the Libyan note of 20 June 2025, which was revealed on 13 July. In this note, Greece rejects in full the Libyan claims regarding the alleged violation of Libya´s...
AG and MoI respond to fuel shortage crisis
On 5 August, the head of the Tripoli Security Directorate, Khalil Wahiba, confirmed the launch of a comprehensive plan to secure all petrol stations in Tripoli and its suburbs. The plan reportedly includes the participation of the various security agencies of the...
Ship held in Greece port on suspicion of carrying military vehicles to Benghazi
On 4 August, the Panamanian flagged cargo ship, AYA1, reportedly arrived in Misrata port after having been intercepted by the EUNAVFOR Operation Irini in the eastern Mediterranean in mid-July. According to TA NEA, NATO had reportedly received intelligence that the...
Erdoğan, Meloni, and Dabaiba discuss migration in Istanbul meeting
On 1 August, a trilateral meeting took place between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba in Istanbul, at the Dolmabahçe Palace on the European shore of the Bosporus. Its main...
Saddam Haftar meets with Chadian president in N’Djamena
On 1 August, as an envoy of his father, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar, Chief of Staff of LNA Ground Forces Saddam Khalifa Haftar made a brief visit to Chad´s capital N'Djamena. After an official reception ceremony, he met with President Mahamat...
Situation remains tense in Tripoli
The Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Interior and the various new security committees designated with securing the capital and maintaining the peace are nominally still operating, but in reality the armed groups remain in control of the city. On 31 July,...
GNU launches drone attacks against western coastal cities
This week, the Government of National Unity (GNU) launched a series of drone attacks against the western coastal cities as part of an anti-people smuggling campaign. On 29 July before midnight, a combat drone attacked at least one facility in Sabratha, which is...
GNU-aligned militia leader and five others killed in Tripoli after family dispute escalates
On 28 July in the morning, there was an armed altercation between the al-Lefaa and al-Dalio families in the Awlad Essa area of Wershefana, west of Tripoli. Six people were killed: Ramzi al-Lefaa, commander of the Third Company under the Government of National Unity...