On 13 August, a patrol from the Tripoli Security Directorate Support Force was attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade in Tripoli at the entrance of the al-Khadra General Hospital. There were no injuries. The patrol vehicle was slightly damaged. Initial accounts described the assailants as an unknown armed group, but later statements attributed the attack to members of the Public Security Force, which is led by Abdullah Trabelsi (aka al-Farawila), the brother of the Minister of Interior Emad Trabelsi.
In the evening of 13 August, a car carrying two young men was ambushed on Ras Hasan Street in central Tripoli by an unidentified armed group. The attackers unleashed a hail of bullets into the car before fleeing the scene, critically wounding both occupants. A Special Deterrence Force (Rada) patrol arrived shortly afterward, administered first aid and rushed the victims to hospital. One of the two young men died of wounds later. Eyewitnesses pointed to gunmen allegedly linked to the Public Security Force, though no group has formally claimed responsibility.
On 14 August, the Public Security Force denied any involvement in the shooting of two individuals on Ras Hasan Street, stating that it has no personnel or checkpoints in that contact-zone area. The agency labeled videos circulating showing people claiming to be affiliated with it as fabricated and announced plans to pursue legal action against what it described as malicious accusations aimed at damaging its reputation and hindering its work.
In the evening, former Facilities Guard chief Osama Talish, a close confidant of former Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) commander Abdul Ghani al-Kikli (aka Ghinaywa), made a surprise public appearance greeting the al-Ahly Tripoli football team at Mitiga airport. This was his first outing since the fighting in May after the killing of Ghinaywa. Talish, who is wanted by the Attorney General on charges of corruption and embezzlement, was warmly received by members of Rada.
On 15 August, at about 3 am in the morning, fighting erupted between Rada and the 444 Brigade in the vicinity of Nasser University. Rada immediately deployed reinforcements, including some tanks, but the situation calmed down when a ‘conflict-resolution force’ (from the Tripoli Security Directorate) positioned itself between the two parties. There is no information about casualties.
On 18 August, the National Human Rights Institution in Libya (NHRI) reported that journalist Abdul Baset al-Tir was abducted by the Internal Security Agency (ISA) while traveling from Tripoli to al-Aziziya after a public event, branding his seizure a grave violation of freedom of expression and domestic law. The NHRI held both the ISA and the Government of National Unity (GNU) fully responsible for his safety and demanded his immediate, unconditional release. Furthermore, it called for a prompt and transparent investigation to prevent further arbitrary detentions and safeguard human rights and press freedom.