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.
LNA & GNS sharpen campaign against illegal migration amid Italian involvement
There has been a security campaign to crack down on illegal migration in the eastern region in recent days. On 30 July, the Government of National Stability (GNS) Ministry of Interior (MoI) reported that more than 3,000 illegal migrants had been arrested in the last...
Derna court sentences 12 officials over dam collapse
On 28 July, the Attorney General said that the Derna Criminal Court has issued a verdict convicting twelve officials responsible for managing the country's dam facilities, in relation to the devastating floods in Derna in September 2023 when the dams collapsed, killed...
95 Libyans arrested in South African military training camp
On 26 July, 95 men - all Libyans - were taken into custody during a police raid on an apparently illegal military training camp in White River, South Africa (about 360 km east of Johannesburg, near the Mozambique border). The Libyans entered South Africa in April on...
Attorney General opens investigation into two Tunisians for possessing weapons
On 25 July, the Attorney General’s Office announced an investigation into two Tunisians for possessing weapons, one of whom was killed. The statement said that the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) - Nalut Branch received information related to a hidden activity...
Tensions rise between 444 Brigade and LNA around al-Shuwayrif
On 23 July, a skirmish took place in al-Shuwayrif between the 444 Brigade and the 128th Battalion of the Libyan National Army (LNA). The LNA’s Southern Operations Room ordered the 444 Brigade to withdraw from al-Shuwayrif immediately otherwise these forces would be...
Senior security officers attend live-fire exercise
On 23 July, Presidential Council Deputy Abdullah al-Lafi, Libyan Army Deputy Chief of Staff (CoS) Salaheddin al-Namroush and several other senior officers attended a live-fire exercise by the 25th Special Forces Battalion of the Counterterrorism Force, reinforced with...
GNU and aligned armed groups crackdown on fuel smuggling
On 22 July, the 444 Brigade announced that all smuggling routes to the South in the centre of the country had been interrupted. At the same time, assurances were given that the fuel supply for all filling stations in the South had been secured. On 24 July, the...
Tensions re-emerge around Ras Ajdir border crossing
On 20 July, a clash took place in Abu Kammash (the last town right before the border) in the early evening between militias from Zuwara and forces of the MoI Law Enforcement Agency. One man from Zuwara was wounded.The fighting flared up again and again in the hours...
Dabaiba appoints powerful militia commander Zoubi as MoD undersecretary
Prime Minister (and Minister of Defence) Abdul Hameed Dabaiba has appointed Abdussalam al-Zoubi as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence. Zoubi isthe commander of the 111th Brigade and temporary commander of the Joint Force that Dabaiba created for the Ghariyan...