Libya Security Monitor
The Libya Security Monitor (LSM) is an Eye on ISIS proprietary mapping project and searchable database of developments in Libya’s security space
International actors
Saddam Haftar awarded doctorate from prestigious Egyptian military academy
On 7 March, Saddam Haftar, Commander of the Libyan National Army's (LNA) Ground Forces (and son of Khalifa Haftar), was awarded a doctorate (PhD) in...
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...
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...
Libyan actors
Zintani armed groups threaten Tripoli march to overthrow GNU
On 8 March, the Zintan Revolutionaries 17 February Movement declared that they do not recognize the ‘so-called government of national unity...
Dabaiba meets security allies in Tripoli as inter-militia tensions grow
On 5 March, Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba held a meeting with the leaders of armed groups allied to him at...
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...
ISIS
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...
UN report confirms IS presence in southern Libya
On 15 February, Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General at the UN Office of CounterTerrorism, alongside other senior counter-terrorism experts,...
Islamic State Libya emir and other IS members arrested by Rada in Tripoli
On 3 January, the Internal Security Agency (ISA) arrested a suspected IS (Islamic State) member from Syria in the west of Tripoli in al-Seyaheyya....
Other Jihadi groups
AQIM uses southern Libya to transport fighters to Mali: UN report
According to UN reporting presented on 15 February, AQIM (‘Al-Qaida in Libya’) secures transportation routes to cities for transit or as hideouts in...
TBZ raids farms reportedly stationed with terrorist groups in the South
On 29 June, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Tariq Bin Ziyad Brigade (TBZ) announced that it had raided a farm where terrorist groups were...
BRSC elements raid External Security Agency in Tripoli
On 19 May, the External Security Agency near Souq al-Jumaa and al-Fatteh was reportedly raided by militias affiliated to the Benghazi...
The above is a curated selection of incidents extracted from Libya-Analysis LLC’s monitoring and forecasting products.