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.
UNSMIL, US call for investigation into death of activist in Rajma detention
On 21 April, UNSMIL said it was deeply saddened by the death of activist Siraj Dughman while in custody at Rajma military camp. The mission urged authorities ‘to conduct a transparent and independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death’ and...
Zintanis and pro-Qadhafi tribes declare open support for Said al-Islam
On 18 April, a military parade by the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Brigade and other militias took place in Zintan. A statement in support of Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi's candidacy for the presidential election was read out on the sidelines of the parade, calling for the holding...
GNS discusses Sudanese refugees in Kufra
On 17 April, Government of National Stability (GNS) Prime Minister Osama Hammad and Belqasim Khalifa Haftar, Executive Director Development & Reconstruction Fund, arrived in Libya’s southeastern district of al-Jawf/Kufra. They met with the municipal council, nobles...
Russian ambassador tours eastern Libya
On 17 April, Russian Ambassador to Libya Aydar Aganin met with the Chief of Staff of the Libyan National Army's (LNA) Security Units Khaled Haftar, one of Khalifa Haftar’s sons, at Rajma. On 18 April, Aganin met with the House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela...
Russia continues to deliver military shipments to Tubruq
Reports indicate that Russia continues to deliver military shipments to Tubruq. Two Russian landing vessels (the Ivan Gren and the Alexandr Otrakovsky) have delivered two more loads of military equipment and weapons from Tartus port in Syria to Tubruq port over the...
US ‘closely monitoring’ Russian activities in Africa
In remarks to the UNSC on 16 April, US Ambassador Robert Wood said that, ‘We are closely monitoring the situation in Niger, Chad, Sudan, and Mali – including the movement of foreign fighters and rampant arms trafficking – and its destabilizing implications for Libya.’...
Shipment of Russian military equipment arrives at Tubruq port
On 14 April, a video was widely circulated on social media showing military vehicles, weapons and military equipment being unloaded from a vessel in Tubruq port. The vessel was reportedly a Russian Ivan Gren-class landing ship which sailed from Tartus in Syria,...
HoR member hosts militia leaders in Zawiyya
On 12 April, House of Representatives (HoR) member Ali Abu Zuriba held a meeting in his house in Zawiyya with the commander of the Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade (TRB) Ayoub Abu Ras, the deputy commander of the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) Muhammad Hassan Abu...
SSA-Rada tensions continue despite truce following Eid clashes in Tripoli
On 11 April, the Judicial Police – which is allied with the Special Deterrence Force (Rada), arrested two members of the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) led by Abdul Ghani al-Kikli (aka al-Ghinaywa). The SSA then arrested two members of the Judicial Police. As a...