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.
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...
UNSMIL facilitates JTCT border security meeting in Tunis
On 26 February, members of the Joint Technical Coordination Team (JTCT) for Border Security – comprising representatives of the military and security institutions in the East and West responsible for border security, counterterrorism and addressing irregular migration...
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...
Macron and Haftar discuss Libya developments in Paris visit
On 26 February, French President Emmanuel Macron received Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar at the Élysée Palace in Paris. They discussed the latest developments in Libya in the light of the new UN initiative to resolve the crisis as well as regional...
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...
Unexplained fires break out in al-Asabaa town
On 25 February, fires broke out in the town of al-Asabaa, around 120 km away from Tripoli, with apparently unexplained fires in several houses and cars around the town. The unusual nature led some people to speculate that the town had been attacked by jinn. Fire...
Attorney General names perpetrator of Adel Jumaa assassination attempt
On 25 February the Attorney General said that it had established the identity of the perpetrator of the assassination attempt on Government of National Unity (GNU) Secretary of State for the PM and Cabinet Minister Adel Jumaa. The Attorney General has ordered the...
Libya’s Amazigh demand dismissal of MoI Trabelsi
On 25 February, the Supreme Council of Amazigh Libya announced an official holiday on 26 February for all Amazigh cities in the Jabal Nafusa in order to allow them to gather and to go to Tripoli to participate in a demonstration in Martyr’s Square. The council said...