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.
GNU discovers new mass grave in Abu Salim
On 9 March, the Regional Security Directorate Support Agency, a security unit of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Interior Ministry, announced the discovery of a new mass grave in the Abu Salim neighbourhood of Tripoli, containing the bodies of two people...
Dabaiba hosts elders and militia leaders in Wershefana iftar
On 9 March, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba hosted a delegation of elders, notables, municipal leaders and militia leaders from Wershefana. Among the militia leaders was Muammar al-Dhawi, commander of the 55th Wershefana Battalion and probably currently the most influential...
Two bodies discovered in mass grave in Abu Salim
On 9 March, the Regional Security Directorate Support Device, a security unit of the GNU Interior Ministry, announced the discovery of a new mass grave in the Abu Salim neighbourhood of Tripoli, containing the bodies of two people reportedly killed and buried in...
NIHRL calls for clarification on fate of army officer arbitrarily detained in al-Bayda
On 8 March, the National Institution for Human Rights in Libya (NIHRL) called on authorities to clarify the fate of an army officer, Col Abdulrahman al-Tuwati, who was reportedly arrested outside his home in the eastern city of Bayda by an unidentified group in...
Eastern Libya authorities meet with Chadian consul to discuss migration
On 8 March, the head of the Libyan Illegal Migration Control Agency, Salah Mahmoud Al Khafifi, received the Consul General of Chad, Hassan Al Daisiri, in Benghazi to discuss key issues related to Chadian migrants and residents currently living in Libya. The talks...
UNHCR launches Sudanese Refugee Response Plan for Libya
On 8 March, the UNHCR published its 2026 Sudanese Refugee Response Plan for Libya. The report said that by the end of December 2025, an estimated 550,000 Sudanese refugees had arrived in Libya and most are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. UNHCR has...
Clashes and killings in Zawiyya
On 7 March, a young man named Ali Ahmed Saeed from the Al-Hawamed area in Zawiyya was killed, and his companions were injured, after being shot by an armed group in Zawia city. Overnight 8 to 9 March, heavy armed clashes erupted along Qanaa Street in Zawiyya between...
Footballer assaulted in Benghazi
On 5 March, football player Ahmed Raqba said he had suffered a physical and verbal assault in Benghazi at the hands of several criminals in the Al-Kish Square area of central Benghazi.
Tensions in Misrata remain palpable
On 5 March, Anwar Sawan, a member of the Misrata Council of Elders, said that rebelling against the Dabaiba government is a religious duty. The next day, Anwar Sawan was arrested by the Internal Security Agency (or, according to other sources, by the Misrata Joint...