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.
HRW calls for Italy-Libya migration MoU to be revoked
On 13 October, Human Rights Watch called for Italy to revoke the Italy-Libya Memorandum of Understanding on migration cooperation which will renew automatically for three years on 2 November 2025 if neither party revokes it or makes any revisions by that date. HRW...
Libyan Coast Guard reportedly opens fire on SAR vessel off Malta
On 12 October, the NGO Alarmphone said that it was in contact with people on a vessel in the Malta search and rescue (SAR) zone which said the Libyan Coast Guard had opened fire on them.
South African helicopters smuggled to Benghazi via Russian flights
On 12 October, South African media outlets reported that at least four Gazelle helicopters have been ‘quietly’ exported from Lanseria International Airport in South Africa to Benghazi via Russian IL-76 aircraft. Flight plans listed Amman in Jordan as their destination...
EU-Libya migration meetings scheduled in Warsaw and Brussels
On 11 October, international media outlets reported that a joint delegation of migration officials from Tripoli and Benghazi will be in Europe from October 14 to 16 for a series of technical meetings with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the...
Protests in Misrata support authorities’ crackdown on migrants
On 10 October, during Friday protests in Misrata, the Misrata movement against the settlement of foreigners and illegal immigration praised the efforts of the security and police forces in confronting illegal immigration and protecting national security, stressing the...
Renewed fighting in Zawiyya with several deaths and injuries
On 10 October in the early morning, unidentified assailants fatally shot a young man on al-Manqaa Street in southern Zawiyya. He was struck by a barrage of bullets fired from a moving vehicle shortly before dawn. The attackers fled the scene immediately, leaving him...
Two suspects arrested over the attack on the UNSMIL HQ
On 10 October, the Tripoli Security Directorate arrested two suspects who had allegedly attacked the headquarters of UNSMIL with a rocket-propelled grenade. The investigator confronted them with the evidence presented by the arresting authority and verified that the...
Sudanese watchdog ‘deeply concerned’ over targeting of Sudanese refugees in Libya
On 8 October, the Sudanese Observatory for Human Rights voiced deep concern over the growing hate speech, violence and arbitrary arrests targeting Sudanese refugees in Libya. The observatory said the situation in western Libya, particularly in Tripoli, Misrata,...
Russia accuses GNU of cooperation with Ukrainian militants across the Sahel
On 8 October, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a press conference that there is ‘growing evidence’ alleging security cooperation between Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU) and Ukrainian militants, facilitated by British mediation....