21 – 27 October: Libyan parties agree to ceasefire

On 23 October, delegations from the Government of National Accord (GNA) and Libyan National Army (LNA) signed what they called a ‘complete, countrywide’ and ‘permanent’ ceasefire agreement. The two sides were meeting in Geneva for the fourth round of talks under the...

14 –20 October: ISIS suspects arrested in Khoms and Tripoli

On 18 October, the Government of National Accord (GNA) Counter-Terrorism Force Commander, Major General Mohammed al-Zein, announced on Libyan television that four people had been arrested for connections to a terrorism group in two separate operations at Khoms and on...

14 –20 October: Notorious commander al-Bija detained

On 14 October, the Special Deterrence Force (Rada), following the issuing of an arrest warrant by the Government of National Accord (GNA)’s Ministry of Interior (MoI), reportedly detained the commander of the Zawiyyan Coastguard, Abdurrahman Milad (also known as...