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.
At least two killed in clashes between rival armed actors in Zawiyya
On 2 March, clashes broke out in Zawiyya between Muhammed Bahroun’s (aka al-Far) ‘First Support Force (Esnad)’ and an armed group affiliated with the Awlad Saqr tribe, resulting in the opposing groups closing the coastal road near the Harsha Bridge and mobilising...
EU support for Libyan Coast Guard back under fire as NGO says crew was attacked
On 2 March, the German NGO SOS Humanity said the crew of its search and rescue vessel Humanity 1 was threatened several times by the Libyan Coast Guard in the central Mediterranean, with the people in distress at sea also threatened at gunpoint as the crew tried to...
Dabaiba signs another military MoU with Turkey in Antalya
On 1 March, Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dabaiba arrived in Antalya, Turkey, where he attended the Antalya Diplomatic Forum at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. High State Council (HSC) head Muhammed Takala also attended the forum. On the same...
US defence attache holds talks with western region military leaders
On 1 March, the US Embassy to Libya said that the US Defense Attache and his accompanying delegation had held ‘productive discussions’ with Chief of the General Staff Muhammed al-Haddad, Deputy Chief of the General Staff Salah al-Din al-Namroush, Ground Forces Chief...
Dabaiba meets Hemedti in Tripoli as he continues mediation in Sudan conflict
On 29 February, Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba received the commander of the (Sudanese) Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo aka Hemedti and his accompanying delegation at al-Nasr Forest Hall Complex for a discussion on the situation in Sudan. Dabaiba...
LNA conducts manoeuvre in the Sirte area
On 28 February, Saddam Haftar, Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ground Forces (and son of Khalifa Haftar), met with several commanders of LNA military units near Sirte, where the LNA is conducting a major military manoeuvre. He was briefed about the...
AG announces arrest of IS member behind 2018 Tripoli attack
On 26 February, the Office of the Attorney General announced it had arrested the Islamic State (IS) member who planned and logistically supported the terrorist attacks on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) headquarters and the High...
Dabaiba and Menfi welcome Sudanese leader Burhan to Tripoli
On 26 February, Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba welcomed Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the de facto ruler of Sudan and leader of the Sovereign Council, to Tripoli in his first visit to Libya. According to the GNU, they discussed ‘a...
AG announces arrest of GNMTC CEO aL-Tawati on corruption charges
On 24 February, the Attorney General Sadiq al-Sour ordered the arrest of the General Manager of the General National Maritime Transport Company (GNMTC), Khaled al-Tawati, on charges of corruption and mismanagement. This comes nearly a month after al-Tawati was...