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.
Migrants arriving from Libya to Italy nearly double in first half of 2025
According to the Italian Ministry of Interior, 27,000 migrants arrived in Italy after departing from the Libyan coast in the first half of 2025, nearly double the number of migrants recorded during the same period last year (14,684), making Libya the primary departure...
Attorney General and GNU release new details on Tripoli clashes
The Attorney General's Office and Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have released new details on its ongoing investigations into the armed clashes and demonstrations that occurred in Tripoli in May 2025, highlighting the extensive human,...
GNS prevents delegation from entering Benghazi
A European delegation of interior ministers attending a meeting on migration in Tripoli was also due to visit the East the same day, but upon arrival at Benina airport they were forced to leave Libya by the Government of National Stability (GNS). On 8 July, after the...
GNU hosts European interior ministers to discuss tackling illegal migration
The Government of National Unity (GNU) held an expanded meeting in Tripoli this week with high-level European actors to discuss regional coordination to tackle illegal migration. On 8 July, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba opened the meeting in the presence of the Ministers of...
Dabaiba ramps up his anti-Rada rhetoric
On 6 July in the evening, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba gave a lengthy tv interview in which he reaffirmed his government's commitment to restoring state sovereignty through an aggressive security plan targeting armed groups that have overstepped their bounds. He cited a...
Greek FM discusses Libyan-Turkish maritime MoU with Haftar in Libya
On 6 July, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis met with Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Haftar in al-Rajma. At the beginning of the meeting, the minister conveyed a message from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, emphasizing the historical and...
Eastern authorities launch new security plan to tackle illegal migration
On 4 July, the eastern-based Illegal Immigration Control Agency held a high-level security meeting at the headquarters of the eastern Libyan Coast Guard under the direct instructions of the Chief of Libyan National Army (LNA) Land Forces Saddam Haftar. The parties...
LNA and Chadian opposition clash near border
On 3 July, two border posts of the Libyan National Amry's (LNA) 676th Battalion at the border with Chad were attacked by a Chadian rebel group. Two LNA fighters, both from al-Marj, were killed, and a number wounded. On 6 July in the morning, LNA troops attacked a camp...
Prominent Tebu leader allegedly arrested by LNA
On 3 July, it was revealed that Tebu tribal leader Hassan Moussa Keley was arrested by the Libyan National Amry (LNA) in mid-June in the oasis town of Rabyanah, about 130 km west of al-Jawf/Kufra. He is accused of having tried to facilitate the influence of the...