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.
Two babies among 53 dead after boat capsizes off Libya
On 9 February, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that fifty-three migrants, including two babies, are dead or missing after a rubber boat carrying 55 people capsized on 6 February off the coast of Zuwara in northwestern Libya. Only two Nigerian...
Suspect in 2012 Benghazi attack extradited to US
On 6 February at 3 am (local time), Zubayr al Bakoush, a Libyan man who is an alleged member of the terrorist group Ansar al Sharia and later of the Benghazi Revolutionary Shura Council (BRSC) and is accused of being a key participant in the 2012 Benghazi attacks,...
Turkey says al-Haddad’s plane voice recorder indicates serious electrical failure as cause of crash
On 4 February, in an interview with Anadolu Agency, Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Ural Oğul outlined some new findings from the investigation into the plane that crashed on 23 December near Ankara while transporting a Libyan Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant...
GNU and Italy discuss security cooperation and activate prisoner-exchange agreement
On 4 February, the acting Chief of the Libyan Army General Staff, Salah al-Din al-Namroush, met in Tripoli with the Commander of the Italian Joint Special Operations Forces, Paolo Pezzotti, in the presence of Italian Ambassador to Libya Gianluca Alberini. During the...
Saif Al Islam al-Qadhafi killed in Zintan
On 3 February, early in the afternoon, four unidentified gunmen reportedly disabled the surveillance cameras at Saif Al-Islam al-Qadhafi’s residence in Zintan before storming the property. Allegedly, Saif confronted the assailants in his garden and was shot. The...
Europeans focus on tackling migration flows from Libya
On 3 February, the EU-Libya ‘Technical Mission on Rights-based Migration and Border Management’ met in Tripoli, with the participation of EUNAVFORMED Operation Irini, Frontex and EUBAM Libya. Based on continued coordination with UNSMIL, the meeting discussed a number...
Saif Al-Islam Al-Qadhafi laid to rest in Bani Walid amid investigation
On 3 February in the afternoon, four unidentified gunmen disabled the surveillance cameras at Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi's residence in Zintan before storming the property. Allegedly, Saif confronted the assailants in his garden and was shot 19 times, one bullet to the...
Libyan efforts to tackle migration focus on deportations
On 3 February, a large-scale security operation carried out in Sebha led to the arrest of more than 2,000 irregular migrants of various nationalities. Several sites used as gathering points and shelters were dismantled. The operation was reportedly coordinated by...
Khalifa and Saddam Haftar meet Pakistan Army Chief in Islamabad
On 2 February, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar travelled to Pakistan for an official visit at the head of a delegation including his son and Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar, among others. Haftar was received by Pakistan's Chief of Defense Forces...