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.
PM Dabaiba forms two committees to implement security agreement in Tripoli
On 17 September, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba issued two decrees to advance the implementation of Tripoli’s Turkish-brokered security agreement, with a focus on reinforcing the rule of law and clearly delineating civilian and military responsibilities. According to the...
EU continues efforts to coordinate with the Libyan authorities on migration
On 17 September, the EU Ambassador to Libya Nicola Orlando held a meeting with Mohammed Marhani, in his capacity as technical head of the Supreme Committee for Migration, together with representatives of the Ministries of Interior, Defense, and Foreign Affairs, ahead...
Inter-militia violence continues in and around Tripoli
Despite ceasefire arrangements nominally being in place, inter-militia violence and skirmishes have continued to take place in and around Tripoli over the last week. On 17 September, the Health Services Support and Development Agency in Hay Andalus was raided by...
New head of Judicial Police assumes duties
On 17 September, the Government of National Unity (GNU) said that Brigadier General Abdul Fattah Daboub officially assumed his duties as head of the Judicial Police Department, as per Decree No. 637 of 2025 issued by PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba last week.
Over 17k migrants intercepted and returned to Libya this year, says IOM
On 16 September, the IOM said that 17,402 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya thus far in 2025, with 456 deaths and 420 people missing. 1,161 people were intercepted and brought back from 7 to 13 September 2025 alone. According to Frontex data, irregular...
At least 50 people killed in shipwreck off Libya’s coast
Many refugees and migrants have been killed or are missing following several shipwrecks off Libya over the last week. On 15 September, a vessel carrying refugees heading towards Greece caught fire off the coast of Tubruq and capsised. The following day, the...
Confusion over the leadership of the Judicial Police Department
On 14 September, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba named Major General Abdel Fattah Abdulqasim Daboub as head of the Judicial Police Department, just hours after the Presidential Council (PC) announced a consensus to appoint Major General Attiya al-Fakhri to the same post. The...
Turkey brokers GNU-Rada agreement over Mitiga airport
On 13 September, an agreement - sponsored by the Presidential Council (PC) and brokered by Turkish intelligence - was reached between Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and Rada to de-escalate the situation in Tripoli. As part of the...
Italian Senate ratifies prisoner transfer agreement with Libya
On 11 September, the Italian Senate ratified the prisoner transfer agreement signed between Libya and Italy in Palermo on 29 September 2023. The agreement allows Libyan convicts in Italy to serve their sentences inside Libya and is supposed to prevent uneasy...