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.
ISA shuts down ten foreign NGOs for unauthorized support to migrants
On 2 April, Internal Security Agency (ISA) spokesman Salem Ghaith said in a press conference that the ISA in Tripoli had taken deterrent measures and closed the headquarters of a number of NGOs after monitoring their ‘transgressions’. The ISA accuses these NGOs of...
Two killed in al-Ajilat clashes
On 30 March in the evening, a heavily armed convoy of Othman al-Lahab’s 103rd (Zawiyya) Infantry Battalion entered al-Ajilat and clashed with local militias in the centre of the city. At least two men from al-Ajilat were killed.
Italian and Libyan Air Forces sign pilot training agreement
On 28 March, the Italian news outlet Nova reported that an agreement has been signed between the Italian and Libyan Air Forces for the training and education of pilots from Libya in the context of the fight against illegal immigration. This was stated by the Chief of...
Tunisia sentences Libyan intelligence officers to 44 years in prison over attempted Mleqta assassination
On 28 March, four Libyan intelligence officers were sentenced to 44 years in prison each in Tunisia by the criminal chamber specialized in terrorism cases at the Court of First Instance in Tunis for terrorism-related charges and for planning an assassination. During...
Deportation and repatriation of immigrants and refugees continue
On 28 March, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Interior said that the Libyan authorities have deported several illegal Nigerien migrants back to Niger via the al-Toum land crossing, in coordination with the Niger Embassy and with security agencies in...
Protests in al-Muradad over Tunisian sentencing of Libyan intelligence officers
On 28 March, following news of the sentencing of four Libyan intelligence officers in Tunis for terrorism-related charges, protesters blocked the coastal road at the traffic light al-Muradad in western Zawiyya with burning. Three of the four intelligence officers are...
Clashes in Zawiyya after CID commander assassination attempt
On 25 March, Major General Hatem al-Ghaib, commander of the Western Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department, survived an assassination attempt while he was driving in his car in the Abu Sura area, about 9 km southeast of the center of Zawiyya. His car came...
Dabaiba chairs meeting on illegation immigration
On 25 March, Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdel Hameed Dabaiba chaired a meeting to discuss updates on the illegal immigration file and border security. Attendees included Minister of Interior (MoI) Emad Trabelsi and head of the Internal Security Agency (ISA)...
Trabelsi dicusses migration with IOM and UN
On 25 March, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior (MoI) Emad Trabelsi met with the UN Deputy SRSG for Humanitarian Affairs Aeneas Chuma as well as representatives of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), UNHCR, and UNICEF to discuss...