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.
ECHR lodges case against Italy over Najeem
On 29 May, the European Court of Human Rights published two cases lodged on 16 April against the State of Italy concerning the Italian Government’s failure to execute an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Libyan militia commander...
Flooding hits Ghat in southwestern Libya
On 27 May, torrential rains struck Bir Tahala municipality in the southwestern corner of Libya, causing flash floods in residential neighborhoods. The low-lying areas of al-Ghalaba, al-Khamsin, and the Chinese Company district were particularly hard hit. Approximately...
UNSMIL warns about escalation in Zawiyya as inter-militia fighting and violence continue
On 25 May, tensions were running high in Zawiyya following earlier clashes and a series of assassinations that claimed the lives of five people over the previous week. Several armed groups were mobilizing and preparing for a fight. Patrolling around some more...
Hannibal Qadhafi calls for justice 100 days after Saif Al‑Islam’s killing
On 25 May, Hannibal Qadhafi reignited the controversy surrounding the killing of his brother Saif al‑Islam Qadhafi with an audio statement, describing Saif’s killing as a ‘heinous crime’ that has gone unpunished more than 100 days later. He criticized the stalled...
Gaza convoy members arrested in Sirte
On 24 May, 10 members of the Global Sumud land convoy crossed into the 5+5 security zone around Sirte to negotiate safe passage for the humanitarian convoy aiming to take supplies to Gaza overland. They did not return. The organisation said on 25 May that they had...
Operation IRINI continues after UN mandate expires without extension request from EU
On 22 May, Greek and Libyan media reported that no renewal request for UNSC Resolution 2292 (2016) had been submitted to the UN Security Council (UNSC). It appears that UNSC members Greece and France, who previously drafted Resolution 2292 back in 2016, deliberately...
EU-Libyan efforts continue to tackle migration
On 22 May, EU Ambassador to Libya Nicola Orlando held the 8th meeting of the EU Technical Mission on Rights-Based Migration and Border Management along with representatives of EUBAM Libya, Operational Irini, and the European Commission, as well as representatives of...
ICC Deputy Prosecutor briefs UNSC on Libya developments
On 22 May, International Criminal Court (ICC) Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan briefed the UN Security Council (UNSC) on developments related to Libya. Khan stated that the ICC remains unable to formally close the case against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi due to the...
Turkey stresses support for “One Army, One Libya” principle at end of EFES-2026
On 20 May, the spokesman of the Turkish Ministry of Defence Zeki Aktürk, announced in a press briefing that in total 502 Libyan forces soldiers participated in the ongoing EFES-2026 manoeuvres in İzmir, 331 from the east of the country (including a naval vessel) and...