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.
Operation IRINI expands mandate to allow inspection of Russian ‘shadow fleet’
On 8 June, Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, announced that EU countries have expanded the mandate of Operation IRINI to allow naval vessels operating in the Mediterranean...
Backlash after 9 central municipalities announce formation of ‘Central Region Province’
On 8 June, nine Libyan municipalities from the central region gathered in Bani Walid and declared the birth of the Central Region Province (CRP), framed as a ‘fourth region’ which would sit alongside the existing administrative provinces of Tripolitania, Fezzan and...
Orlando & Namroush discuss building unified Libyan armed forces
On 8 June, EU Ambassador Nicola Orlando met with the Chief of Staff of the Libyan Army, General Salaheddin al-Namroush, stressing the EU shares with Libya the objective of building strong, unified and professional armed forces capable of ensuring security for all...
Gaza solidarity convoy activists remain in detention in Benghazi
On 8 June, the National Human Rights Institution in Libya condemned the continued arbitrary detention of 11 volunteers from the Maghreb Initiative for Solidarity with the Palestinian People convoy bound for Gaza. These volunteers were arrested in Sirte on 24 May while...
GECOL warns of an unprecedented electricity crisis amid fuel shotages
On 6 June, the General Manager of the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) Abdullah Hamouda addressed an urgent letter to Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba, the Attorney General and the head of the Administrative Control Authority...
UK Defence Senior Advisor meets with Haftars in Benghazi
On 3 June, the UK Ambassador Martin Reynolds accompanied Vice Admiral Edward Ahlgren, Defence Senior Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa (DSAME) on his first visit to Eastern Libya focused on strengthening the UK-Libya partnership. During his visit to...
Zuwara Municipality implements nightly curfew to reinforce public order
On 3 June, Zuwara Municipality implemented a temporary nightly curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. to reinforce public order and protect all residents. The Committee for Registering and Regulating the Status of Foreigners stated the measure aims to mitigate night-time risks...
IOM repatriates 182 stranded Nigerian migrants from Benghazi
On 3 June, IOM said that the previous day it had safely repatriated 182 stranded Nigerian migrants via a chartered Buraq Air flight from Benghazi to Lagos. Conducted under the EU-funded Voluntary Humanitarian Return program, the operation provided beneficiaries with...
Al-Lafi visits & reviews training of 444th Combat Brigade
On 3 June, Presidential Council (PC) Deputy Abdullah al-Lafi, together with Military Intelligence Director (and Commander 444th Combat Brigade) Major General Mahmoud Hamza, visited the morning assembly of the 444th Combat Brigade’s Elite (al-Nukhba) Battalion and...