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.
Ajilat Criminal Court sentences man to death by firing squad for murder
On 6 September, the Al-Ajilat Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to death by firing squad for murder. According to a statement from the Office of the Attorney General, the Public Prosecution had initiated criminal proceedings against the accused in connection with...
Russian vessel carrying weapons hit off Crete by Ukrainian drones allegedly launched from Libya
On 6 September, Russian opposition journalist Alexander Nevzorov published a video purporting to show multiple drone strikes against a Russian-flagged (and US sanctioned) vessel, Lady Maria (IMO 9220641), causing a small fire. Reports said the Lady Maria was attacked...
Fatal shooting fuels Tebu resentment against LNA in Qatroun
On 3 September, brief armed skirmishes sparked between local Tebus and the Libyan National Army (LNA) unit RIB-87 in Qatroun. The incident came after a 17-year-old Tebu boy, Hussein Youssif Seedi, was shot dead by an RIB-87 soldier at a fuel station. During the armed...
UN report mentions Libya as one of the transit and logistical hubs for Sudan’s RSF rebels
On 3 September, the UN Human Rights Council released a report by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan (Sudan Fact-Finding Mission or FFM), titled ‘Fuelling Sudan’s conflict: weapons, fighters and external support networks’. Evidence...
Suspects arrested after drone attack on Brega fuel tanks in Tripoli
On 3 September early in the morning, a drone crashed near a fuel storage tank at the Brega Fuel Depot, which is located next to the Airport Road in Tripoli. The incident was confirmed by the Brega Petroleum Marketing Company, a National Oil Corporation (NOC)...
Renewed assassinations and clashes in Zawiyya
On 2 September, a young man was killed when he was hit with bullets by armed men in Sabratha. On 3 September in the evening, armed clashes erupted in the Qamoudeh district in central Zawiyya. The belligerent parties exchanged fire with heavy infantry weapons,...
Fight over control of Libya’s intelligence service turns to physical confrontation
On 2 September, Khairy al-Taher, who appointed Director of the Foreign Ministry's Security Coordination Office by the Maliqta-aligned Council of Ministers on 3 August, was reportedly abducted by forces loyal to Hussein al-Ayeb. The public disclosure of this...
Protesters threaten Mellitah shutdown as electricity crisis deepens
On 1 September, protesters from western Libyan cities gathered outside the Mellitah Oil and Gas Complex and threatened to shut the facility over prolonged power cuts, unequal load-shedding and deteriorating services. Protesters also criticised continued gas exports to...
Tensions rise in Tripoli over prolonged power cuts
On 25 August, protesters stormed the Tariq 16 power substation in Souq al-Jumaa, forcing technicians to leave and leading to a transformer fire. Residents demanded ‘fairer load-shedding and greater transparency’, while state power firm GECOL warned that unauthorised...