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.
Saddam Haftar meets high-level officials in Moscow
On 12 May in the afternoon, Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar arrived with his delegation in Moscow, Russia, in response to an official invitation from the Russian Ministry of Defense. Saddam Haftar was received at the...
Libyan security forces deport hundreds of migrants
On 11 May, eastern Libya authorities from the Ajdabiya Security Directorate announced the deportation of 120 migrants who ‘had been held by human traffickers south of Benghazi,’ and discovered the bodies of three other migrants washed up on a Mediterranean beach. On...
NGO ship comes under live fire from Libyan coast guard
The security threats to Search and Rescue (SAR) vessels operating off Libya appears to be getting worse as another vessel comes under live fire from a Libyan vessel, with Europe downplaying the incident. On 11 May, the rescue ship Sea-Watch 5 reportedly came under...
CBL Governor instructs MoI to shut down unofficial currency traders as dollar price rises again
The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) is calling for a renewed crackdown on black-market currency traders as the price of the dollar rises again. On 11 May, in a letter leaked to the Libyan media, CBL Governor Naji Essa addressed the Minister of the Interior and the heads...
Zawiyya refinery damaged & closed for two days amid heavy fighting
On 8 May in the morning, heavy fighting broke out on the Refinery Road and in the vicinity of the Zawiyya refinery between the ‘joint security forces’ led by Muhammed Bahroun aka al-Far, including the Counter Security Threats Agency and the First Support Force, and...
EUNAVFOR Operation Irini begins preparations for Benghazi MRCC project
On 11 May, a joint team from Operation Irini, the EU Delegation to Libya, EUBAM, and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) conducted a technical site survey in Benghazi for the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) project. According to Irini, this included...
LNA bans civilian off-road vehicles in the Fezzan region
On 7 May, the Libyan National Army (LNA) General Staff directed the military police in Sebha to ban civilian off-road vehicles in the South. The directive orders the expropriation of off-road vehicles for the military police and prisons authority. Local sources report...
Libya hit with more fuel shortages
After queues appeared at petrol stations in Libya again, the Brega Company said on 12 May that the congestion at fuel stations is not due to any malfunction regarding the availability of fuel products. Instead, it explained that the logistical procedures for the...
Italian PM Meloni receives Dabaiba in Rome
This week, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba arrived in Rome for an official visit with a senior Government of National Unity (GNU) delegation, focusing on energy and economic cooperation. The GNU delegation included Minister of State for Political Affairs and Communication...