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.
Libyan Army participates in 5+5 JMC meeting in Madrid
On 9 November, a delegation from the General Staff of the Libyan Army participated in the 39th meeting of the Executive Committee of the 5+5 Defense Initiative in Madrid, Spain. Members of this initiative are five European countries (Spain, France, Italy, Portugal and...
Tensions continue between 444 Brigade and the Zintani PFG
On 8 November in the evening, the Zintani-led Southwest Branch of the PFG (again) stopped a 444 Brigade patrol in the vicinity of an oilfield in the al-Hamada al-Hamra desert. About 16 members of the 444 Brigade were arrested and several vehicles were confiscated...
FCDO sanctions Africa Corps over Libya links
On 7 November, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced 56 new sanctions against Russia that ‘disrupts the supply of vital equipment for Putin’s war machine and bears down on Russian malign activity globally, exposing the corrupt activities of...
Al-Koni mediates as tensions continue in Yefren
Tensions in Yefren (an Amazigh town) have persisted after protestors forced Central and Western Region Military District forces (under Zintani control) out of the town in late October, resulting in arrests and kidnapping of Yefren citizens in retaliation. The moves...
Mine explosions kill two and injure several more during desert rally
On 7 November, four participants in the 10th edition of the ‘TT Desert Rally’ were injured in an explosion of a landmine in the vicinity of Waddan, about 15 km away from the rally camp off the paved road. Their car had left the main route and entered a restricted area...
Turkey and LNA discuss joint cooperation
On 7 November, Secretary General of the Libyan National Army (LNA) General Command, Khairi al-Tamimi, received the Turkish military attaché to Libya and his accompanying delegation at the LNA headquarters in Rajma, discussing joint cooperation between the two sides.
Zintan-GNU tensions flare up over kidnapping of a Zintani intelligence official
On 6 November, Brigadier General Mustafa al-Wahishi, head of the Central Security Department of the Libyan Intelligence Service (LIS), disappeared in Tripoli on the way home from his office in Assabaa (south of Souq al-Jumaa) at about 9 pm. Al-Wahishi hails from...
Trabelsi to reintroduce morality police amid backlash
On 6 November, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi announced plans to introduce a ‘morality police’ and a women’s police unit to counter behaviour he believes undermines traditional Libyan identity. This includes non-wearing of the...
Libyan NGO condemns rising anti-migrant sentiment
On 3 November, the National Institution for Human Rights in Libya condemned the content being pub lished across various Libyan advertising platforms directed against immigrants and immigrant workers. The organization said that the calls for the dismissal of foreign...