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.
MoI reaches security agreement with key groups over control of the CBL
On 23 August, a meeting between Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defense Abdussalam Zoubi, Kara, Mukhtar al-Jahawi, and Muhammed al-Hussan took place in Hay Andalus. Several other commanders of other militias, including from...
UN and international actors call for restraint as tensions continue to build around CBL crisis
On 22 August, UNSMIL issued a press release expressing its concern about the increasing tensions and the mobilization of armed forces in Tripoli. It said it is particularly concerned about the threat of violence to resolve the crisis over the Central Bank of Libya...
LNA ramps up operations in the southwestern border area
A spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA) has explained that security on the south-western border with Algeria and Niger in the Salvador Triangle area has been further strengthened. The aim is to secure the border and prevent all forms of smuggling. Desert...
Fresh disruptions at Ras Ajdir as Zuwarans block the road
On 22 August, militias from Zuwara blocked the road to the Ras Ajdir border crossing near Abu Kammash from nightfall. That same evening, the Zuwara military leadership declared a state of alert for all troops. The Zuwarans demanded the withdrawal of all troops sent by...
Tensions continue in Tripoli amid CBL crisis
On 20 August, the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) commander Abdurraouf Kara declared that the Presidential Council's (PC) decision to replace al-Sadiq al-Kabir as Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) was worthless. He stressed that the protection of the CBL is...
UN Envoy briefs UNSC on deteriorating Libya situation, warning against unilateral acts
On 20 August, Acting UN Special Envoy to Libya Stephanie Koury briefed the UN Security Council on the situation in Libya, noting a rapid deterioration in terms of political, economic and security stability. She criticised several ‘unilateral acts’ by Libya’s political...
Menfi stresses need to unify military institutions
On 18 August, Presidential Council head Muhammed al-Menfi held a meeting at the 111 th Brigade HQ in Tripoli with the Chiefs of Staff, the Commanders of the Military Regions, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defense Abdussalam al-Zoubi, the heads of agencies and...
LNA’s 128 Brigade clashes with illegal traffickers near Chadian border
On 18 August, the Libyan National Army's (LNA) 128 Brigade reiterated its mission to combating organized crime, eliminate gangs involved in human trafficking and contraband, and secure the southern borders of the Libyan state, noting on 18 August that it is conducting...
Brief kidnap of CBL IT director leaders CBL to temporarily halt operations
On 18 August, in the morning, the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) issued a statement in which it denounced the ‘kidnapping of the Director of the Information Technology Department, Musab Emsallem, by an unknown party in front of his house this Sunday morning at 9 am. and...