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.
Sabratha elders announce ceasefire following clashes
On 4 April, the Sabratha Council of Elders announced the resolution of a conflict that had taken place in the Al-Khattaba area of Sabratha earlier that day, without revealing any details about the parties involved. The council said a ceasefire has been reached, and...
Saddam Haftar meets senior Turkish general in official Turkey visit
On 4 April, Saddam Haftar visited Turkey on an official working trip at the invitation of Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, Chief of the Turkish Land Forces. He was warmly received with formal military honours in Ankara. The visit featured high-level discussions with Turkish...
Al-Koni says Libya is ‘effectively an occupied country’ due to foreign forces
On 4 April, the National Council on US Libya Relations (NCUSLR) hosted its 7th annual conference entitled, ‘Libya’s De Facto Partition; What Does the Future Hold?’ in DC. In his speech, PC Deputy Musa al-Koni described Libya as ‘effectively an occupied country,’...
UK says four suspected people smugglers arrested in Libya
On 3 April, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said that four suspected people smugglers accused of moving migrants across the Mediterranean into Europe have been arrested in Libya as a result of joint working between the NCA and Libyan police. The group were...
Saddam Haftar heavily criticized for recent visit to Sabha
On 3 April, Libyan National Army's (LNA) Southern Military Region Commander Major General Mabrouk Sahban said that any armed formation that does not follow the LNA General Command in the southern region will be dealt with using all force. There is no military body...
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.
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...
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...