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.
Al-Far convoy of militias fired upon in Sabratha
During the night of 27-28 June, a convoy of militias belonging to Muhammed al-Baroun aka al-Far was fired upon in Sabratha by local militias. No casualties are known.
Tunisian military patrol ambushed near Libyan border, one soldier killed
On 26 June, a Tunisian army patrol was shot at by unknown assailants near Remada in Tunisia, close to the border with Libya. One soldier was killed. The patrol was on a routine patrol when it was suddenly ambushed. The public prosecutor at the Military Primary Court...
Tensions continue in Zuwara despite reopening of Ras Ajdir border crossing
On 26 June, a convoy of the 55th (Wershefana) Brigade (led by Muammer al-Dhawi) was shot at with small arms fire by local militias while passing through Zuwara to Ras Ajdir. The convoy aborted the journey and left Zuwara in an easterly direction. The 444 Brigade and...
Opening of Ras Ajdir border crossing delayed again
The opening of the Ras Ajdir border crossing, which was initially slated to take place on the morning of 23 June, then was pushed to the 24th was postponed again. Amazigh armed groups from Zuwara blocked the road preventing Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry...
Eastern authorities reject Sudan’s accusations that the LNA is providing weapons to the RSF
On 19 June, during a UNSC meeting about Sudan’s civil war, Sudan's UN Ambassador al-Harith Idris accused the Libyan National Army's (LNA) Subul al-Salam Brigade of supplying Hemedti’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with ammunition, including mortar bombs, via Kufra....
Italy seizes weapons in Calabria supposedly destined for Benghazi
On 18 June, the Italian authorities in Gioia Tauro, Calabria, inspected and seized some containers on the cargo ship MSC Arina at the request of the US. The ship, which belongs to the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC, the world's largest container shipping company...
Zawiyya witnesses renewed fighting
In the early morning hours of 18 June, a young man was murdered in the centre of Zawiya. On June 18 and 19, two more young men were reported murdered. As a result of the murders, several militias mobilized their troops and have set up checkpoints. In the early evening...
Abdel Bare Abu Aouba killed in Zawiyya
On 17 June, Abdel Bare Abu Aouba was killed in Zawiyya in front of his house after he was shot at by masked assailants.
LNA receives two Russian naval vessels at Tubruq port
The Libyan National Army (LNA) Navy said that on 16 June, two Russian warships, the guided missile cruiser Varyag (Slava class, commissioned in 1989, flagship of the Pacific Fleet) and the guided missile destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov (Udaloy class, commissioned in...