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.
Att. General files charges in Kufra murders
On 14 November, the Attorney General filed charges against the perpetrators of the murder of Youssef Ibrahim Moussa Al-Tabawi and the attempted murder of Muhammed Omar Hassan Al-Tabawi in the city of Al-Kufra. On 15 November the AG ordered the detention of three...
444 Brigade arrest former SSA head
On 14 November, the 444 Brigade announced the arrest of Abdullah al-Shukri, the former head of the Stability Support Apparatus office in Ghariyan, noting that he is wanted in connection with cases of murder, kidnapping, assault, and theft. The 444th Brigade indicated...
Drone targets fishing boats in port of Sabratha
On 13 November in the morning, a couple of fishing boats were attacked by a combat drone in the port of Sabratha. The Counter Security Threats Agency complained that its maritime operations division was bombed on two consecutive nights, with patrol boats destroyed...
Joint LNA-Chadian force to secure common border
On 13 November, the Libyan National Army's (LNA) Military Media Division said that the LNA’s General Command and the Chadian Army have established a joint force to secure their shared borders against smugglers and human traffickers, other bandits, and insurgency...
Haftar appoints new LNA Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces
On 12 November, Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar reportedly appointed Major General Ahmed Adam Salem Al-Darsi as Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces under Resolution No. 300 of 2025. That was the position previously held by his son Saddam Haftar.
Tensions spike in Tripoli after Special Forces commander killed in Mitiga
On 12 November, the commander of the Special Forces in Tripoli, Brigadier General Muhammed Abdullah al-Sadai was killed after he was shot inside the Mitiga military base in Tripoli. The Special Deterrence Force (Rada), which controls Mitiga and the surrounding area,...
Zuwara airstrikes spark outrage against Dabaiba government
On 11 November, the Coast Guard and Security Support Unit Zuwara reported that on 10 November in the evening there were more airstrikes on the port of Zuwara and on Abu Kammash. On 12 November in the morning, two locations in Surman were attacked by a combat drone....
GNU and PC hold high-level migration meetings with European officials
On 11 November, the EU’s Special envoy to Libya, Nicola Orlando, inaugurated with the Government of National Unity (GNU) acting Interior Minister Emad Trabelsi a new Border Guards training centre established by the EU under the Support to Integrated Border and...
Eastern Libya and Belarus intensify their cooperation
On 11 November, Government of National Stability (GNS) Minister of Interior Essam Abu Zuriba welcomed the Belarusian Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Dmitry Korzyuk and his delegation, alongside senior Libyan security officials, in Benghazi. The discussion focused...