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.
Misratan mobilisations to Tripoli ramp up
Since SRSG Hanna Tetteh presented UNSMIL’s new Libya roadmap to the UN Security Council on 21 August (which notably includes provision for a new, unified government), mobilisations by pro-Dabaiba groups and shows of force around Tripoli have been intensifying. On 26...
Libyan Coast Guard shoots at migrant rescue ships off the coast of Khoms
On 25 August, SOS Mediterranee announced that one of its rescue ships, the Ocean Viking -- with its European crew members aboard -- was shot at with small arms by a Libyan Coast Guard vessel in international waters off the coast of Khoms, after it rescued 87 migrants...
Hellenic Navy completes first training for Libyan coast guard
On 21 August, the Hellenic Navy completed the first round of a training for (eastern) Libyan coast guard officers, which was held at the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC), a Greek training facility at Souda Bay, Crete. The Commander of...
14,063 migrants intercepted and returned to Libya this year
On 21 August, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that from 1 January 2025 until 16 August 2025, 14,554 migrants were intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard and returned to Libya. This figure includes 12,617 men, 1,324 women, 468 children, and...
UNSMIL HQ in Tripoli targeted in rocket attack
On the evening of 21 August, the HQ of UNSMIL in Janzour was reportedly attacked with an SPG rocket while UN SRSG Hannah Tetteh was in the middle of her briefing to the UN Security Council in New York. Despite supposedly aiming for the entrance gate and the compound...
UNSMIL notes ‘increasing militarization’ amid volatile security situation in Libya
On 21 August, SRSG Hanna Tetteh gave her much-anticipated briefing to the UN Security Council (UNSC) in which she laid out a new political roadmap, with the aim of holding elections within 18 months. In her briefing, she said: “The security situation in the country...
Violent incidents in Tripoli as security situation remains volatile
Over the course of the last week, there were again a number of violent incidents in Tripoli. On 19 August, the Tripoli Security Directorate Support Force stated that their patrols in Abu Slim were attacked with an RPG for the third time this week. The following day,...
HoR appoints Khaled Haftar as new LNA Chief of Staff
On 18 August, the House of Representatives (HoR) held an official session chaired by the Speaker Aqeela Saleh, in the presence of First Deputy Speaker Fawzi al-Nuwairi and Second Deputy Speaker Misbah Douma. According to the HoR, the session voted unanimously to...
GNU suspends Huawei’s activities in Libya over move to establish eastern mobile network
On 17 August, the Government of National Unity's (GNU) General Authority for Telecommunications and Informatics issued a statement announcing the suspension of all activities by China’s Huawei company in Libya in order to ‘preserve Libyan national security and...