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.
Tensions spike in Tripoli after Special Forces commander killed in Mitiga
On 12 November, the commander of the Special Forces in Tripoli, Brigadier General Muhammed Abdullah al-Sadai was killed after he was shot inside the Mitiga military base in Tripoli. The Special Deterrence Force (Rada), which controls Mitiga and the surrounding area,...
Haftar appoints new LNA Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces
On 12 November, Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar reportedly appointed Major General Ahmed Adam Salem Al-Darsi as Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces under Resolution No. 300 of 2025. That was the position previously held by his son Saddam Haftar.
GNU and PC hold high-level migration meetings with European officials
On 11 November, the EU’s Special envoy to Libya, Nicola Orlando, inaugurated with the Government of National Unity (GNU) acting Interior Minister Emad Trabelsi a new Border Guards training centre established by the EU under the Support to Integrated Border and...
Zuwara airstrikes spark outrage against Dabaiba government
On 11 November, the Coast Guard and Security Support Unit Zuwara reported that on 10 November in the evening there were more airstrikes on the port of Zuwara and on Abu Kammash. On 12 November in the morning, two locations in Surman were attacked by a combat drone....
Eastern Libya and Belarus intensify their cooperation
On 11 November, Government of National Stability (GNS) Minister of Interior Essam Abu Zuriba welcomed the Belarusian Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Dmitry Korzyuk and his delegation, alongside senior Libyan security officials, in Benghazi. The discussion focused...
RSF reportedly receives arms via Kufra
A report this week by Radio France Internationale (RFI) claimed that weapons used in the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) assault on the Sudanese city of El-Fasher were transferred through Libya. The report said that on 5 November, a convoy of over 800 armed vehicles,...
LNA restructure reportedly underway
Agenzia Nova reports that Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar has issued a series of decrees modifying the structure of military units operating in the Fezzan and the central-eastern part of the country. This includes the creation of three new...
Dabaiba meets central region notables in al-Sadaada
On 8 November, Dabaiba visited al-Sadaada, around 120km southwest of Misrata, where he met with mayors and notables of the Central Region including Mardoum, Bani Walid, Tinani, Zamzam, Abu Najeem, Abu Grein, and Tawergha, among others. Dabaiba was accompanied by a...
GNU drone strikes target boats involved in human trafficking in Zuwara port
On 7 November in the early morning, a number of boats in the port of Zuwara were destroyed by at least one combat drone. According to a Government of National Unity (GNU) source, cited in several media outlets, the operation targeted boats allegedly used in migrant...