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.
UAE reportedly struggling to maintain air bridge to RSF in Sudan via Libya
According to OSINT sources, there appears to have been a sharp drop in suspicious cargo flights recorded between the UAE and Libya in recent months, with 20 flights in January, 6 in February and none in March. Satellite imagery points to a new smuggling route,...
Senior PC Advisor Ibrahim Al‑Madani survives assassination attempt
On 7 April, Ibrahim al‑Madani, a Zintani senior advisor to the Presidential Council, survived an apparent assassination attempt after his vehicle was sprayed with gunfire near the Zintan municipal headquarters. His car was riddled with bullets, but al Madani remained...
Al-Sheikh joins SLOR in anti-LNA move
On 6 April, Bashir al-Sheikh, former spokesperson of Fezzan Anger group and a Tuareg from Ghat, announced he had joined the South Liberation Operations Room (SLOR). Al-Sheikh said that he's in charge of the SLOR political office. He fiercely attacked the Libyan...
UN highlights concerns for migrants & refugees in Libya as crackdown continues
In the UN Secretary-General’s Report on Libya, published on 6 April, Antonio Gutress said he is ‘deeply concerned by the situation of migrants and refugees in Libya and reports of informal detention centres, mass graves and fatalities linked to trafficking and...
Saddam Haftar forms committee to investigate Ibrahim al-Darsi’s disappearance
"On 5 April, it was reported that Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander (and heir apparent to his father Khalifa Haftar) Saddam Haftar has issued a decree forming a military committee, headed by Faraj al-Sousaa, to investigate and ascertain the facts surrounding...
GNU ramps up security engagement with international partners with focus on southern borders
On 5 April, the Acting Chief of Staff of the Libyan Army Lieutenant General Salahadeen al-Namroush, held talks in Tripoli with Sudan’s Military Intelligence Director, Lieutenant General Mohamed Sabir, on strengthening bilateral military and security ties. The meeting...
AFRICOM’s Operation Flintlock preparations underway
On 2 April, the Govenrment of National Unity (GNU) announced that AFRICOM’s Operation Flintlock, which is being hosted in Sirte for the first time, will begin in mid-April with the participation of African and European countries alongside international partners. The...
Satellite images show at least three drones at al-Khadim airbase
On 2 April, Reuters reported that analysis indicates that the Libyan National Army (LNA) obtained a mix of Chinese and Turkish combat drones, despite the ongoing UN arms embargo. Satellite imagery reviewed by Reuters revealed that at least three drones were present at...
RFI claims 200 Ukrainians stationed in Libya attacked Arctic Metagaz tanker
On 2 April, Radio France International (RFI) revealed an “exclusive RFI investigation into a shadow war taking place on the African continent between Kyiv and Moscow, in Libya”. According to the widely quoted report, RFI has learned that Ukraine was responsible for...