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.
Eastern authorities launch new security plan to tackle illegal migration
On 4 July, the eastern-based Illegal Immigration Control Agency held a high-level security meeting at the headquarters of the eastern Libyan Coast Guard under the direct instructions of the Chief of Libyan National Army (LNA) Land Forces Saddam Haftar. The parties...
LNA and Chadian opposition clash near border
On 3 July, two border posts of the Libyan National Amry's (LNA) 676th Battalion at the border with Chad were attacked by a Chadian rebel group. Two LNA fighters, both from al-Marj, were killed, and a number wounded. On 6 July in the morning, LNA troops attacked a camp...
Prominent Tebu leader allegedly arrested by LNA
On 3 July, it was revealed that Tebu tribal leader Hassan Moussa Keley was arrested by the Libyan National Amry (LNA) in mid-June in the oasis town of Rabyanah, about 130 km west of al-Jawf/Kufra. He is accused of having tried to facilitate the influence of the...
Menfi discusses Tripoli security situation with military leaders
On 2 July, Presidential Council (PC) head Muhammed al-Menfi held a meeting with military leaders, including Libyan Army Chief of Staff Muhammed al-Haddad, to review the security situation in Tripoli. He emphasized strict adherence to the ceasefire, the return of...
European ambassadors and officials discuss ways to enhance Operation IRINI
On 30 June, representatives from the European External Action Service (EEAS), EUDEL Libya and EUNAVFOR MED IRINI held a technical meeting in Rome with a high-level delegation composed of senior military personnel and the Libyan authorities. EU Ambassador to Libya...
Egypt’s Sisi meets Haftar and then Burhan as tensions rise in Libya-Egypt-Sudan triangle
On 30 June, the Egyptian authorities said that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar, as well as his sons Chief of Staff of the Security Units Khaled Haftar and Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces Saddam...
Oil tanker departing from Zueitina port suffers unexplained explosion at sea
On 30 June, the Vilamoura, a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker, suffered an explosion off Libya’s coast travelling from Zueitina port en route to Gibraltar carrying a cargo of 1 million barrels of oil. According to the operator TMS Tankers, no personnel have been...
Hammad and al-Tamimi lead high-level delegation to Belarus
On 30 June, Government of National Stability (GNS) PM Osama Hammad and a high-level delegation of security, intelligence and government officials, including Libyan National Army (LNA) Secretary-General Khairi al-Tamimi, made an official visit to Belarus. They were...
Violent death of activist arrested by ISA sparks new street protests
The arbitrary detention of a prominent activist by the Internal Security Agency (ISA) and his subsequent death after being interrogated by the Attorney General in Tripoli has sparked anger and controversy in the capital this week. On 30 June, Abdulmonem al-Marimi, a...