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.
Heavy rain and flooding hit the greater capital area
On 5 December, very heavy rain started to pour down on the greater Tripoli area. The Tripoli Security Directorate called on all citizens not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary. A joint emergency room was formed by the GECOL, the ambulance service, the...
Internationals including AFRICOM & UNSMIL visit LNA general command
On 3 December, Secretary General of the Libyan National Army (LNA) LTG Khairi al-Tamimi met at the LNA General Command in al-Rajma with a working-level military delegation, which was led by LTC Cook, U.S. AFRI COM, and Major Ethan Orwin, Military Attaché at the U.S....
5+5 Joint Military Commission meets in Turkey
On 28 November, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) met at the invitation of the Turkish Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Ankara, Turkey, at the HQ of the MoD. During the meeting, additional steps for the peace, stability, and security of Libya were discussed. The 5+5...
Fighting breaks out between Rada and 55th Wershefana Battalion
On 27 November in the afternoon, fighting broke out at a checkpoint of the 55th Wershefana Battalion at al-Najila (in the Wershefana tribal area, 7 km NW of al-Swani), when a convoy of the Special Deter rence Force (Rada) passed by and opened fire at the checkpoint....
Clashes continue in Zawiyya
On 26 November in the early morning, there was fighting in central Zawiyya, in residential neighbourhoods in the area of the al-Rukaina roundabout, between the al-Kabwat militias and the al Ghuwailat militia loyal to Muhammed al-Baroun aka al-Far. Heavy and medium...
Colombian mercenaries fighting for RSF in Darfur arrive via Libya
On 26 November, the Colombian newspaper La Silla Vacia published a report in which it stated that there are around 300 Colombian ex-military personnel who are in Sudan or near its border, operating with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) led by Hemedti. The Columbian...
Russian deputy MoD Yunus-Bek Yevkurov visits Libya again
On 26 November, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Defence Yunus-bek Yevkurov arrived in Benghazi again for a visit. He was welcomed at Benghazi-Benina airport by LTG Khairi al-Tamimi, Secretary-General of the Libyan National Army (LNA), MajGen Khaled Haftar, Chief of Staff...
Norland and Saddam Haftar discuss regional stability
On 24 November, US Special Envoy Richard Norland and Charge d’Affairs Jeremy Berndt visited Sebha, meeting with Libyan National Army (LNA) Ground Forces Chief of Staff Saddam Haftar and other senior security officials. They discussed the critical role southern Libya...
Dabaiba distances himself from Trabelsi’s morality police
On 23 November, Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba spoke at a Youth Forum in Misrata at which he attempted to distance himself from the Morality Police recently introduced by GNU Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi. Dabaiba said...