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.
Renewed clashes in Zawiyya
On 1 July in the early morning, a convoy of the 103rd Infantry Battalion was ambushed on the Coastal Road in the vicinity of the al-Mutrad intersection in western Zawiyya. The attackers belonged allegedly to the Counter Security Threats Agency. [H-D3] According to...
GNU & HSC have welcomed Mleqta as new intelligence chief amid divisions
After the Presidential Council (PC) issued a decision replacing Hussein al-Aib as head of the Libyan Intelligence Service (LIS) with Abdul Majid al-Mleqta last week, the Government of National Unity (GNU) and High State Council (HSC) have welcomed Mleqta and he has...
Rada mobilizes in Tripoli amid tensions over LIS leadership
In response to the Presidential Council (PC) decision replacing Hussein al-Aib as head of the Libyan Intelligence Service with Abdul Majid al-Mleqta last week, the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) mobilised some of its forces in a show of force in support of al-Aib,...
Joint investigation shows Sudan’s RSF rebels continue to receive support & training from eastern Libya
On 30 June, several international and Libyan media outlets reported about a joint investigative report by Lighthouse Reports, Evident Media (video report), and Sudan War Monitor that was released the day before. The report claims, based on an interview with an...
Italy joins Libya talks in Washington
On 30 June, Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar met with Italian National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister Ambassador Fabrizio Saggio, alongside US Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos, to discuss how to support Libyan...
Al-Namroush & Khaled Haftar participate in the African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Angola
From 30 June to 2 July, at the invitation of U.S. AFRICOM and the Ministry of Defense of Angola, Libyan Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Salaheddin al-Namroush and Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Khaled Haftar participated in the...
Al-Koni rejects Mleqta’s appointment as intelligence chief
On 30 June, Presidential Council (PC) deputy Musa al-Koni met with department directors, office heads, and officers during a visit to the headquarters of the Libyan Intelligence Service (LIS). Al-Koni underscored ‘the necessity of preserving the unity of the Libyan...
Saddam Haftar meets Rubio in DC but no GNU representative attends
On 29 June, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Libyan National Army (LNA) Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar at the State Department in Washington D.C., in the presence of U.S. Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos. They...
PC replaces intelligence chief Hussein al-Aib with Abdul Majid Mleqta
On 28 June, Presidential Council (PC) head Muhammed al-Menfi published a statement saying that the PC had held a meeting without Deputy Musa al-Koni, who is out of the country. The PC discussed the items on the agenda and unanimously approved the presented...