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.
Operation IRINI commander leads EU visit to Libya
On 22 – 24 July, the commander of EUNAVFOR MED Operation IRINI, Admiral Valentino Rinaldi, visited Libya for the first time accompanied by a EU delegation, and met with Libyan officials including the Attorney General and Government of National Unity (GNU) ministers....
Greek PM invites GNU to discuss ongoing maritime dispute as Athens prepares formal response
On 22 July Greek diplomatic sources explained to the Greek newspaper Kathimerini that a formal response to recent Libyan diplomatic notes in the maritime border dispute is being prepared, relying on ‘fully documented, strictly legal arguments’. They stressed that,...
Saddam Haftar and Mahmoud Hamza meet senior Turkish officials at IDEF 25 in Istanbul
On 22 July, Turkey’s Defence Minister Yaşar Güler received Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Haftar, Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ground Forces, in Istanbul on the sidelines of the International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) 25 defense expo in a...
Anger at UNSMIL persists with calls for sit-in and open civil disobedience outside HQ
On 21 July, the Western Region Movement announced that it would embark on a sit-in and open civil disobedience outside the headquarters of UNSMIL, demanding its immediate departure from the country. The movement accused the mission of a disastrous failure to fulfil...
HNEC suspends voting in 11 municipalities as voter card distribution disrupted
On 20 July, the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) issued a decision suspending elections in eleven municipalities that had been scheduled to vote in the second phase of municipal council elections. HNEC did not provide specific reasons for the suspension,...
Israel still seeking to forcibly relocate Gazans to Libya
On 18 July, Axios reported that the head of Israel’s intelligence agency (Mossad), David Barnea, had visited Washington, D.C. to persuade the Trump administration to support it in convincing Ethiopia, Indonesia and Libya to accept large numbers of displaced...
Libya steps up deportations in anti-illegal migration efforts
Libya´s Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency has further increased its efforts to deport illegal migrants throughout the country. Among others, 800 Sudanese, who had been arrested in various areas of central and southeastern Libya, were transported by land back to Sudan on...
Germany arrests Mitiga prison official on ICC war crimes warrant
On 18 July, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that on 16 July, Libyan national Khaled Muhammed Ali al-Hishri was arrested by German authorities was arrested on the basis of an ICC arrest warrant for crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Dabaiba claims to be bringing militias under state control
PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba has continued to push the narrative that he is in control of the situation in Tripoli and is bringing the armed groups under the control of the state, despite little evidence of this. On 13 July, PM Dabaiba emphasized in an official meeting...