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 in Ghariyan between Force 444 and Ghnaiwa’s SSA/555
On 18 March, a large number of heavily-armed Force 444 troops from Tripoli arrived in the al-Qadamah area in central Gharyan. This prompted a state of alert by the Gharyan Branch of the Stability Support Agency (SSA) of the MoI and of the 555th Infantry Brigade, which...
Trump travel ban could include Libya
According to international media reports, the US President Donald Trump is considering implementing a new travel ban involving a complete suspension of visas for citizens of Libya, alongside ten other countries.
Authorities step up anti-illegal immigration efforts
On 18 March, the Sabratha Security Directorate, in coordination with the Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency, successfully carried out an operation to transfer a group of illegal immigrants of various nationalities from Sabratha to a shelter in Tripoli. On the same day,...
Migrant bodies recovered off Zawiyya
On 15 March, three bodies were recovered from the beach off Zawiyya. The following day, another corpse was found on the shore.
UNSMIL calls for calm amid anti-migration hate speech
On 13 March, UNSMIL said it is ‘deeply concerned with a misinformation campaign that is fuelling tensions in Libya and inciting hate speech against refugees and migrants. Misleading narratives only foster fear and hostility.’ It urged all actors to refrain from...
Trabelsi pledges to secure Libya’s south amid migrant resettlement controversy
On 13 March, PM Abdul Hameed Dabaiba chaired a high-level meeting of key ministers and security directors to discuss the challenges of illegal migration, including the security and economic impacts. The meeting focused on urgent measures to secure borders, combat...
Kremlin deploys ‘ghost fleet’ to send military equipment to Libya
It has long been an open secret that the same ‘ghost fleet’ -- that Russia uses to evade the oil price cap sanctions imposed by the Biden Administration -- is also used to bring Russian arms and mercenaries from Syria to Eastern Libya. A flurry of publications over...
Tensions flare up in Zawiyya after close associate of al-Bija assassinated
On 13 March, Abdurraouf Khalafallah, a former naval officer and assistant to Abdurrahman al-Bija, was killed in Zawiyya after being shot several times by armed elements affiliated with the fugitive militia leader Muhammed Bahroun aka al-Far, while his brother Muhammed...
Several violent incidents involving Sudanese migrants in northern Tripolitania
On 12 March, a young Libyan was reportedly beaten up and severely injured by a group of Sudanese migrants in Sabratha. On 13 March in the morning, a young man from Sudan was found near one of the migrant workers residences in Sabratha with a bullet wound to his head....