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.
GNU enhances security operations in Mizdah
On 5 March, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Interior (MoI) enhanced its security operations in Mizdah (80 km south of Ghariyan) and its suburbs as part of an expanded security plan to confront border threats and combat illegal activities in the...
Belqassim Haftar discusses cooperation with Italian FM
On 5 March, Belqassim Khalifa Haftar, Director General of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, and his accompanying delegation met with the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani in Rome. According to the Fund, they discussed ways to develop...
Limited tensions rise in Surman
On 5 March, militias loyal to Muhammed Bahroun aka al-Far deployed for a couple of hours in front of the judiciary HQ and at other locations in Surman. The situation was quite tense, but did not escalate.
Tensions rise in the al-Hamada al-Hamra desert amid GNU & GNS mobilisations
On 3 March, PM (also MoD) Abdul Hameed Dabaiba established a joint operations room led by MoD Undersecretary for Regions and Military Affairs Abdussalam al-Zoubi to control and secure oil fields in the western and southwestern regions from security threats. The 111th...
Dabaiba denies claims about Libya being ready to receive Palestinian refugees
On 2 March, the American Thinker website posted an article claiming that Government of National Unity (GNU) PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba had told the US government that Libya will take 100,000 to 200,000 refugees from Gaza, following US President Trump’s plan announced on...
Trabelsi meets with Italian counterpart in Rome
On 27 February, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi, and his Italian counterpart, Matteo Piantedosi, met in Rome. According to the GNU, they discussed updates on the illegal immigration file, ways to strengthen security...
GNU responds to fires in al-Asabaa
After unexplained fires broke out on 25 February in houses in the town of al-Asabaa, around 120 km away from Tripoli, there have been various investigations to try to identify the causes, as well as provide aid and support to those affected. Over the last week, around...
West Coast Military District soldiers wounded in Janzour ambush
On 26 February in the morning, Badr al-Mashat, a militia leader from Janzour wanted by the Attorney General, was arrested by soldiers of the Libyan Army’s West Coast Military District in Ras Ajdir upon returning to Libya from Tunisia. Al-Mashat is a company commander...
US Air Force carries out aerial activity in Libya
On 26 February, the US Air Force carried out an aerial activity in Libya ‘aimed at fostering east-west military integration and enhancing air defense and air traffic control capabilities.’ According to the US Embassy, this event represents another important step...