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.
LNA says it cleared Kalinga mountains of armed groups and expelled migrants
On 10 September, as part of the ongoing efforts to clear illegal gold mining sites in the Kalinga region, one of the sites where hazardous materials were stored was inspected by the National Mining Corporation. A Libyan National Army (LNA) Field Engineering Battalion...
Protests erupt in Khoms over alleged deal for Turkish naval base
In the evening of 6 September, the coastal road was closed at the entrance of Khoms and tires were set on fire to protest the long hours of electricity outage and demanding the cancellation of the alleged agreement between Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba and...
Turkish intel chief visits Tripoli
On 5 September, the chief of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) İbrahim Kalın and his deputy Jamal al-Din Çalık visited Tripoli. In Kalın’s meeting with Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba, bilateral relations, the deepening of political and security...
Tebu and Murzuq ethnic Arabs mark ‘comprehensive reconciliation’ after years of conflict
On 5 September, on the sidelines of a reconstruction conference in Sebha, an important ceremony took place marking the ‘comprehensive reconciliation’ between the Tebu and the ethnic Arab people of Murzuq after years of conflict. This truce was approved and attended by...
Clashes erupt in Khoms between local clan and Misratan forces
During the night of 4-5 September, severe clashes took place in Khoms near the power station in the area of Souq al-Khamis, about 7 km southeast of the city centre, between a local clan and a Misrataled unit of the Intervention & Control Force (ICF). The clashes began...
Al-Far arrest warrant sparks renewed violence in Zawiyya
On 4 September, after the Attorney General issued an arrest warrant addressed to the Minister of Interior (MoI) against Muhammed al-Baroun aka al-Far on charges of involvement in the assassination of the commander of the Libyan Naval Academy, Abdurrahman Milad aka...
Al-Far arrested over involvement in al-Bija assassination
The Attorney General’s Office issued arrest warrants over the murder of the commander of the Libyan Naval Academy, Abdurrahman Milad aka al-Bija, on 1 September. On 3 September, the Attorney General’s Office announced that investigators were able to identify the car...
Zawiyya’s coast guard captain and human trafficking kingpin al-Bija assassinated
On 1 September, unidentified gunmen assassinated Abdurrahman Milad, alias al-Bija, the head of Libya's coast guard and naval academy, as well as notorious Zawiyyan people smuggler. His car, a white Toyota Land Cruiser, was riddled with bullets as he left the academy...
LNA-MoI joint force dismantles human trafficking network in Ash Shuwayrif
On 31 August, the office of the Attorney General said that the General Directorate of Security Operations supported by the LNA - GNS MoI Joint Force South has dismantled a human trafficking network in Ash Shuwayrif. In total, 1,300 illegal migrants were liberated,...