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.
Saddam Haftar meets senior Turkish general in official Turkey visit
On 4 April, Saddam Haftar visited Turkey on an official working trip at the invitation of Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, Chief of the Turkish Land Forces. He was warmly received with formal military honours in Ankara. The visit featured high-level discussions with Turkish...
Clashes break out around Zawiyya refinery
On 4 April, forces led by Muhammed Kashlaf aka al-Qasseb reportedly retook control of Zawiyya oil refinery from the West Coast Military District forces under Salahadeen al-Namroush without any violence. On 5 April, early in the morning, clashes broke out around the...
UK says four suspected people smugglers arrested in Libya
On 3 April, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said that four suspected people smugglers accused of moving migrants across the Mediterranean into Europe have been arrested in Libya as a result of joint working between the NCA and Libyan police. The group were...
Saddam Haftar heavily criticized for recent visit to Sabha
On 3 April, Libyan National Army's (LNA) Southern Military Region Commander Major General Mabrouk Sahban said that any armed formation that does not follow the LNA General Command in the southern region will be dealt with using all force. There is no military body...
ISA shuts down ten foreign NGOs for unauthorized support to migrants
On 2 April, Internal Security Agency (ISA) spokesman Salem Ghaith said in a press conference that the ISA in Tripoli had taken deterrent measures and closed the headquarters of a number of NGOs after monitoring their ‘transgressions’. The ISA accuses these NGOs of...
Two killed in al-Ajilat clashes
On 30 March in the evening, a heavily armed convoy of Othman al-Lahab’s 103rd (Zawiyya) Infantry Battalion entered al-Ajilat and clashed with local militias in the centre of the city. At least two men from al-Ajilat were killed.
Tunisia sentences Libyan intelligence officers to 44 years in prison over attempted Mleqta assassination
On 28 March, four Libyan intelligence officers were sentenced to 44 years in prison each in Tunisia by the criminal chamber specialized in terrorism cases at the Court of First Instance in Tunis for terrorism-related charges and for planning an assassination. During...
Protests in al-Muradad over Tunisian sentencing of Libyan intelligence officers
On 28 March, following news of the sentencing of four Libyan intelligence officers in Tunis for terrorism-related charges, protesters blocked the coastal road at the traffic light al-Muradad in western Zawiyya with burning. Three of the four intelligence officers are...
Italian and Libyan Air Forces sign pilot training agreement
On 28 March, the Italian news outlet Nova reported that an agreement has been signed between the Italian and Libyan Air Forces for the training and education of pilots from Libya in the context of the fight against illegal immigration. This was stated by the Chief of...