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.
Fighting breaks out between Rada and 55th Wershefana Battalion
On 27 November in the afternoon, fighting broke out at a checkpoint of the 55th Wershefana Battalion at al-Najila (in the Wershefana tribal area, 7 km NW of al-Swani), when a convoy of the Special Deter rence Force (Rada) passed by and opened fire at the checkpoint....
Clashes continue in Zawiyya
On 26 November in the early morning, there was fighting in central Zawiyya, in residential neighbourhoods in the area of the al-Rukaina roundabout, between the al-Kabwat militias and the al Ghuwailat militia loyal to Muhammed al-Baroun aka al-Far. Heavy and medium...
Russian deputy MoD Yunus-Bek Yevkurov visits Libya again
On 26 November, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Defence Yunus-bek Yevkurov arrived in Benghazi again for a visit. He was welcomed at Benghazi-Benina airport by LTG Khairi al-Tamimi, Secretary-General of the Libyan National Army (LNA), MajGen Khaled Haftar, Chief of Staff...
Colombian mercenaries fighting for RSF in Darfur arrive via Libya
On 26 November, the Colombian newspaper La Silla Vacia published a report in which it stated that there are around 300 Colombian ex-military personnel who are in Sudan or near its border, operating with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Hemedti. The Columbian...
Norland and Saddam Haftar discuss regional stability
On 24 November, US Special Envoy Richard Norland and Charge d’Affairs Jeremy Berndt visited Sebha, meeting with Libyan National Army (LNA) Ground Forces Chief of Staff Saddam Haftar and other senior security officials. They discussed the critical role southern Libya...
Dabaiba distances himself from Trabelsi’s morality police
On 23 November, Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba spoke at a Youth Forum in Misrata at which he attempted to distance himself from the Morality Police recently introduced by GNU Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi. Dabaiba said...
Renewed tensions and assassinations in Zawiyya and Surman
On 21 November, in the morning, the dead body of an obviously murdered young man was found in the al-Malaha (Salt) Road area about 12 km south of Zawiyya. The man, Muhammed al-Zuweik, was killed with three bullets to the chest by unknown gunmen. In the evening of the...
UNSMIL hosts meeting on DDR
On 21 November, UNSMIL said it had held a meeting on challenges and opportunities in sup porting disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) of militias in Libya that took place on 18 November. It brought together representatives of UNSMIL, the Government of...
As winter approaches, Libyan human rights groups call for urgent action to help Sudanese refugees
On 19 November, Jaber Bouajila from the Libyan Human Rights Organization called on Libyan authorities in the East and West to protect Sudanese refugees from harsh winter conditions, especially in Kufra, which is a major refugee hub. According to Bouajila, over 100,000...