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.
Unexploded shell found in Wadi al-Rabea, Tripoli
On 23 February, the Criminal Investigation Department announced the recovery of an unexploded 60mm mortar shell in the Wadi al-Rabee area of the capital, Tripoli. The shell was found inside a farm after a citizen reported it.
LNA Major shot dead in Qatroun
On 23 February, an LNA Major in Qatroun called Faris al-Furjani confiscated a car from a Tebu man. He met with Tebu elders who accused him of confiscating the vehicle without authority. However, he allegedly refused to return it. He was subsequently shot and killed in...
Ajdabiya security forces arrest two people who ‘mocked prayer’ in online video
On 23 February, the General Investigations Department of the Ajdabiya Security Directorate arrested two people who ‘mocked prayer’ in a live broadcast on Facebook. The directorate said in a statement that it will not tolerate any actions that ‘affect religious values...
Supreme Judicial Council condemns the ‘storming’ of the Council’s Headquarters in Tripoli
On 18 February, Libya’s Supreme Judicial Council strongly condemned what it described as the storming of its headquarters in Tripoli by groups linked to the Court of Cassation, accusing them of imposing a fait accompli and unlawfully usurping judicial authority. The...