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.
Various condemnations against mobilisations in and around Tripoli amid calls for de-escalation
Various social and political groups, as well as key security figures, have condemned or protested against the mobilisations and war-footing of the pro-Dabaiba armed groups in and around Tripoli, while UNSMIL has called for de-escalation. On 27 August, Misrata hosted a...
GNU ramps up pressure on Rada amid intense negotiations
The Government of National Unity (GNU) and pro-Dabaiba forces have ramped up their pressure against Rada, demanding they hand over Mitiga Airport. The same day (27 August), the Joint Operations Room of the Ministry of Defense issued a ‘final warning’ to the Special...
Al-Sisi discusses Sudan and maritime MoU with Haftar and Saleh
On 26 August, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar and House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh in El Alamein, Egypt. According to official information, the talks centred on the latest...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...