Latest posts in Security & Riskhttps://libyaherald.com/enhttps://libyaherald.com/2026/10/6130-illegal-migrants-deported-in-september-from-tripoli-benghazi-misrata-and-sebha-airports/https://libyaherald.com/2026/10/6130-illegal-migrants-deported-in-september-from-tripoli-benghazi-misrata-and-sebha-airports/Libya’s Tripoli based Passport Investigation Department reported today that statistics compiled for September this year regarding the deportation of f...Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:03:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/10/rapiscan-systems-s2-global-discuss-with-tripoli-interior-minister-border-security-inspection-systems/https://libyaherald.com/2026/10/rapiscan-systems-s2-global-discuss-with-tripoli-interior-minister-border-security-inspection-systems/The Tripoli based Libyan government reported yesterday that during his visit this week to the United States, Minister of Interior Major General Imad T...Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/three-day-early-warnings-for-all-workshops-launched-in-tripoli/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/three-day-early-warnings-for-all-workshops-launched-in-tripoli/Acting as the national focal point for the "Early Warnings for All" (EW4All) initiative—launched by UN Secretary-General António Guterres—th...Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:11:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/international-criminal-courts-office-of-the-prosecutor-confirms-receiving-libyas-request-for-assistance-in-drone-attacks/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/international-criminal-courts-office-of-the-prosecutor-confirms-receiving-libyas-request-for-assistance-in-drone-attacks/The International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor confirmed yesterday receiving Libya's Request for Assistance, authorised and endo...Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:30:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/libyan-customs-anti-smuggling-unit-seizes-eur-135800-and-nearly-25-kg-of-gold-at-ras-ajdir-border-crossing/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/libyan-customs-anti-smuggling-unit-seizes-eur-135800-and-nearly-25-kg-of-gold-at-ras-ajdir-border-crossing/The Zuwara Anti-Smuggling and Drugs Unit of the Libyan Customs Authority seized a vehicle with Algerian plates at the Ras Ajdir border crossing after...Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:03:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/zawia-appeal-court-ruling-suspends-presidential-council-decisions-appointing-new-head-of-libyan-intelligence/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/zawia-appeal-court-ruling-suspends-presidential-council-decisions-appointing-new-head-of-libyan-intelligence/The Administrative Circuit of the Zawia Court of Appeal issued a ruling—specifically regarding the urgent aspect of Administrative Appeal No. 173/2026...Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:47:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/libya-request-technical-legal-support-from-international-criminal-court-for-investigations-into-drone-attacks-cell/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/libya-request-technical-legal-support-from-international-criminal-court-for-investigations-into-drone-attacks-cell/Mohamed Al-Menfi, Head of Libya’s Presidential Council, announced that Libya has submitted a formal request to the Office of the Prosecutor of the Int...Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:37:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/tripoli-libyan-government-denies-intention-to-suppress-identity-and-nationality-of-so-called-drone-sabotage-cell/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/tripoli-libyan-government-denies-intention-to-suppress-identity-and-nationality-of-so-called-drone-sabotage-cell/The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Defence confirmed, in an official statement yesterday, that ‘‘investigations are ongoing regarding the sabotage c...Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:20:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/black-boxes-of-misrata-airport-cessna-private-jet-crash-recovered-will-be-decoded-at-specialized-centre/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/black-boxes-of-misrata-airport-cessna-private-jet-crash-recovered-will-be-decoded-at-specialized-centre/Libya’s Tripoli Ministry of Transport’s Civil Aviation Authority released a statement yesterday about the Cessna private jet that crashed at Misrata A...Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:01:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/pilot-and-copilot-of-misrata-airport-crashed-private-jet-found-intoxicated-attorney-general/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/pilot-and-copilot-of-misrata-airport-crashed-private-jet-found-intoxicated-attorney-general/The Attorney General’s Office reported late yesterday that both the pilot and copilot of the private jet that crashed at Misrata Airport last Monday (...Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:48:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/visit-by-high-level-libyan-presidential-guard-delegation-to-france-focusing-on-protection-of-institutions-and-individuals/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/visit-by-high-level-libyan-presidential-guard-delegation-to-france-focusing-on-protection-of-institutions-and-individuals/The French Embassy in Tripoli reported today that on 7 and 9 September 2026, the Internal Security Service of the French Embassy in Libya organized a...Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:12:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/misrata-airport-closed-as-empty-private-plane-crashes-during-attempted-emergency-landing/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/misrata-airport-closed-as-empty-private-plane-crashes-during-attempted-emergency-landing/A private passenger plane has crashed, overrunning the runway at Misrata Airport, while attempting an emergency landing this morning. The plane caught...Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:21:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/fezzan-revolutionary-force-announce-closure-of-libyas-southern-borders-in-response-to-hafters-siege-of-qatrun/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/fezzan-revolutionary-force-announce-closure-of-libyas-southern-borders-in-response-to-hafters-siege-of-qatrun/The so-called "Fezzan Revolutionary Force" announced yesterday the immediate closure of Libya's southern borders to all truck movement...Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:01:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/tripoli-based-ministry-of-defence-denies-allowing-use-of-its-military-bases-to-target-russian-oil-tankers/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/tripoli-based-ministry-of-defence-denies-allowing-use-of-its-military-bases-to-target-russian-oil-tankers/‎The Tripoli based Ministry of Defence denied last night allowing the use of the Misrata military base, or any other western Libyan military facility,...Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:26:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/72-illegal-migrants-rescued-off-coast-of-tobruk-boats-seized-and-destroyed-at-illegal-migration-den/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/72-illegal-migrants-rescued-off-coast-of-tobruk-boats-seized-and-destroyed-at-illegal-migration-den/The patrols of the Tobruk Administration Branch of the General Directorate of Coastal Security of the Eastern-based General Command reported yesterday...Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:23:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/tripoli-interior-minister-meets-chinese-minister-of-public-security-to-discuss-strengthening-security-cooperation/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/tripoli-interior-minister-meets-chinese-minister-of-public-security-to-discuss-strengthening-security-cooperation/Libya’s Tripoli based Interior Minister, Major General Imad Al-Trabelsi, met with Wang Xiaohong, the Minister of Public Security of China, during the...Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:32:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/security-campaign-to-seize-non-compliant-military-vehicles-continues-in-tripoli/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/security-campaign-to-seize-non-compliant-military-vehicles-continues-in-tripoli/The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Interior announced today that the security campaign conducted by competent security agencies—under the auspices o...Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:57:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/7303-illegal-migrants-deported-in-august-from-tripoli-benghazi-misrata-and-sebha-airports/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/7303-illegal-migrants-deported-in-august-from-tripoli-benghazi-misrata-and-sebha-airports/Libya’s Tripoli based Passport Investigation Department reported today that statistics compiled for August this year regarding the deportation of fore...Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:20:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/tripoli-government-announces-dismantling-of-sabotage-cell-and-reveals-major-plot-targeting-libyan-assets/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/tripoli-government-announces-dismantling-of-sabotage-cell-and-reveals-major-plot-targeting-libyan-assets/The Tripoli based Libyan government announced today the dismantling of a so-called ''sabotage cell'' and reveals what it called &#...Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/drone-attack-national-oil-corporation-condemns-drone-attack-on-its-brega-airport-rd-fuel-depot-starts-emptying-fuel-tanks/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/drone-attack-national-oil-corporation-condemns-drone-attack-on-its-brega-airport-rd-fuel-depot-starts-emptying-fuel-tanks/The National Oil Corporation (NOC) condemned this morning’s drone attack on its Brega Airport Road Fuel Depot.It announced that it has raised the stat...Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:32:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/updated-drone-crashes-near-tripolis-airport-road-fuel-depot-no-damage-fire-injuries-or-fatalities-reported/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/updated-drone-crashes-near-tripolis-airport-road-fuel-depot-no-damage-fire-injuries-or-fatalities-reported/A drone has ''crashed'' early this morning near one of the fuel storage tanks at the Airport Road Fuel Depot in Tripoli, Brega Pet...Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:13:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/zawia-criminal-court-convicts-libyan-and-nine-expatriates-of-diesel-and-food-smuggling/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/zawia-criminal-court-convicts-libyan-and-nine-expatriates-of-diesel-and-food-smuggling/The Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday that Zawia Criminal Court convicted a Libyan national and nine expatriates of ‘‘engaging in activitie...Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:06:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/sebha-food-drug-control-office-seizes-and-destroys-onions-unfit-for-human-consumption-originating-from-egypt/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/sebha-food-drug-control-office-seizes-and-destroys-onions-unfit-for-human-consumption-originating-from-egypt/Libya’s Food and Drug Control Centre reported last Monday (31 August) that its Sebha Office seized and destroyed a quantity of onions it deemed unfit...Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:55:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/09/iom-repatriates-535-illegal-migrants-from-libya-to-chad-guinea-gambia-and-bangladesh/https://libyaherald.com/2026/09/iom-repatriates-535-illegal-migrants-from-libya-to-chad-guinea-gambia-and-bangladesh/The IOM Libya reported today that 535 illegal migrants were repatriated to their countries through IOM Libya’s Voluntary Humanitarian Return programme...Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:31:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/border-guard-agency-strengthening-security-deployment-system-in-ghadames-border-sector/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/border-guard-agency-strengthening-security-deployment-system-in-ghadames-border-sector/Libya’s Tripoli based Border Guard Agency reported yesterday that work continues establishing and developing strategic security deployments in the Gha...Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:26:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/libyan-customs-seizes-109-shipments-containing-drugs-and-chemical-precursors-at-mitiga-airport/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/libyan-customs-seizes-109-shipments-containing-drugs-and-chemical-precursors-at-mitiga-airport/Libyan Customs' General Directorate for Combating Smuggling and Drugs reported today that it had seized 109 shipments at Tripoli’s Mitiga Interna...Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:36:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/444th-combat-brigade-strikes-dangerous-drug-trafficking-dens/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/444th-combat-brigade-strikes-dangerous-drug-trafficking-dens/The 444th Combat Brigade, part of Libya's Western based National Army, reported last Tuesday (20 August) that, based on precise intelligence, som...Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:59:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/fuel-smuggling-using-fuel-tankers-eliminated-in-western-mountain-military-region-commander/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/fuel-smuggling-using-fuel-tankers-eliminated-in-western-mountain-military-region-commander/The Commander of the Western Mountain Military Region, Osama al-Juwaili, was reported saying by local Arabic-language Libyan media yesterday, in a wid...Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:23:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/us-company-culmen-launches-training-course-for-border-crossings-k9-unit/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/us-company-culmen-launches-training-course-for-border-crossings-k9-unit/Libya’s Customs Authority reported last Tuesday (11 August) that the Head of the Ras Ajdair Customs Centre received the team from US company Culmen —i...Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:20:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/fibre-optic-drones-home-made-or-imported-from-ukraine-if-so-imported-by-whom/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/fibre-optic-drones-home-made-or-imported-from-ukraine-if-so-imported-by-whom/A debate is raging on Libyan legacy and social media as to who is, or are, the more likely perpetrator / perpetrators of the Zawia fibre-optic armed d...Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:34:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/one-of-the-security-actors-in-the-zawia-clashes-mohamed-bahroun-al-far-says-zawia-drone-attacks-are-an-act-of-terrorism/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/one-of-the-security-actors-in-the-zawia-clashes-mohamed-bahroun-al-far-says-zawia-drone-attacks-are-an-act-of-terrorism/One of the main security actors in the recent Surman and Zawia clashes, Mohamed Bahroun, aka Al-Far (the mouse), stated today that the Zawia drone att...Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:19:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/zawia-power-station-hit-by-fibre-optic-armed-drone-ge-halts-all-site-operations-withdraws-technicians-gecol/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/zawia-power-station-hit-by-fibre-optic-armed-drone-ge-halts-all-site-operations-withdraws-technicians-gecol/The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) finally confirmed the widely circulating news and photos yesterday that the Zawia Power Station, with...Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:48:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/fifth-armed-drone-hits-and-sets-fire-to-another-diesel-tank-at-zawia-oil-refinery-fire-quickly-extinguished-noc/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/fifth-armed-drone-hits-and-sets-fire-to-another-diesel-tank-at-zawia-oil-refinery-fire-quickly-extinguished-noc/The National Oil Corporation (NOC) reports that a fifth armed drone has hit another diesel tank (No. 4-4) at Zawia Oil Refinery.The news comes just as...Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:06:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/zawia-drone-attacks-fragments-analysed-by-criminal-investigation-agency-social-media-speculation-that-fibre-optic-drones-were-used/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/zawia-drone-attacks-fragments-analysed-by-criminal-investigation-agency-social-media-speculation-that-fibre-optic-drones-were-used/Acting on instructions from the Public Prosecution, a team from the Security Inspection and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department of the Criminal Inv...Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:03:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/zawia-depots-45-million-litre-petrol-tank-collapses-after-drone-attack-fire-as-another-drone-strikes-the-oil-blending-and-packaging-plant/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/zawia-depots-45-million-litre-petrol-tank-collapses-after-drone-attack-fire-as-another-drone-strikes-the-oil-blending-and-packaging-plant/Zawia’s 4.5 million litre petrol storage tank (No. T-402) collapsed in the early hours of this morning after yesterday’s drone attack set it alight. T...Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:38:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/update-second-drone-strikes-zawia-refinerys-oil-blending-packaging-plant-noc-considering-declaring-force-majeure-at-refinery/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/update-second-drone-strikes-zawia-refinerys-oil-blending-packaging-plant-noc-considering-declaring-force-majeure-at-refinery/Brega Petroleum Marketing Company confirmed that a drone struck the Oil Blending and Packaging Plant of Zawia Oil Refinery early this morning. The dro...Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:19:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/fire-breaks-out-at-zawia-oil-depot-diesel-tank-brega-petroleum-marketing-co/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/fire-breaks-out-at-zawia-oil-depot-diesel-tank-brega-petroleum-marketing-co/Brega Petroleum Marketing Company announced within the last few minutes that a fire, emitting heavy smoke, has broken out in diesel tank No. 402 at it...Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:47:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/following-on-from-zawia-oil-refinery-zawias-al-harsha-water-desalination-plant-hit-by-drone/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/following-on-from-zawia-oil-refinery-zawias-al-harsha-water-desalination-plant-hit-by-drone/Al-Mutrad Development and Local Services and the North Zawia Municipality confirmed yesterday that following the drone attack on the Zawia Oil Refiner...Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:38:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/egypt-air-makes-second-successful-medical-emergency-landing-in-as-many-years-at-kufra-airport/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/egypt-air-makes-second-successful-medical-emergency-landing-in-as-many-years-at-kufra-airport/Kufra International Airport reported today that an EgyptAir flight was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport due to a ‘‘critical medical...Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:51:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/petroleum-facilities-guard-confirms-official-documentation-of-crash-of-an-fpv-drone-into-a-fuel-tank-at-zawia-refinery/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/petroleum-facilities-guard-confirms-official-documentation-of-crash-of-an-fpv-drone-into-a-fuel-tank-at-zawia-refinery/The First Support Battalion of the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) confirmed yesterday that it had officially documented the ‘‘crash’’ of a camera dr...Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:20:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/north-zawia-municipality-calls-for-investigation-and-holding-responsible-those-behind-the-zawia-refinery-drone-incident/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/north-zawia-municipality-calls-for-investigation-and-holding-responsible-those-behind-the-zawia-refinery-drone-incident/Following the leakage of untreated naphtha from a tank in Zawia Oil Refinery after it was hit by a drone in the small hours of this morning, causing a...Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:28:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/zawia-refinery-tank-hit-by-drone-puncturing-two-holes-and-creating-a-leak-leak-contained-with-no-damage-or-injuries-reported/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/zawia-refinery-tank-hit-by-drone-puncturing-two-holes-and-creating-a-leak-leak-contained-with-no-damage-or-injuries-reported/Zawia Refinery Company announced today that at 03:45 a.m. Libya time today, a ‘‘drone collided’’ with its untreated naphtha tank 7-1.The explosion of...Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:59:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/the-444th-combat-brigade-intercepts-three-trucks-transporting-irregular-migrants-attempting-to-cross-the-border-illegally/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/the-444th-combat-brigade-intercepts-three-trucks-transporting-irregular-migrants-attempting-to-cross-the-border-illegally/The 444th Combat Brigade, part of the Western based Libyan Army, reported yesterday that, following a successful pursuit, Libyan Army detachments inte...Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:10:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/first-200-km-phase-of-western-border-security-project-launched-in-al-assah-region-in-cooperation-with-eubam/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/first-200-km-phase-of-western-border-security-project-launched-in-al-assah-region-in-cooperation-with-eubam/Libya’s western based Border Guard Agency announced today that, as part of its 2026–2027 vision, the First Phase of the Western Border Security Projec...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:35:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/former-militia-leader-bahroun-al-far-claims-he-acted-in-self-defence-in-todays-zawia-surman-militia-clashes/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/former-militia-leader-bahroun-al-far-claims-he-acted-in-self-defence-in-todays-zawia-surman-militia-clashes/Former militia leader, Brigadier General Mohamed Salem Bahroun, aka Al-Far (the mouse), issued a statement on his personal social media page today to,...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:45:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/tripoli-government-imposes-peace-in-zawia-and-surman-militia-clashes/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/tripoli-government-imposes-peace-in-zawia-and-surman-militia-clashes/The Tripoli government seems to have succeeded in imposing peace in the militia clashes that erupted in the small hours of this morning in both Zawia...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:40:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/08/militia-clashes-in-zawia-and-surman-close-main-coastal-road-western-municipalities-appeal-to-tripoli-government-for-help/https://libyaherald.com/2026/08/militia-clashes-in-zawia-and-surman-close-main-coastal-road-western-municipalities-appeal-to-tripoli-government-for-help/Fierce Militia clashes broke out in the small hours of this morning in Zawia and Surman, 47 kms and 66 kms west of Tripoli respectively.The Western Mu...Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:03:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/07/decision-will-be-made-soon-regarding-the-resumption-of-ita-flights-to-mitiga-airport-libyan-civil-aviation-authority/https://libyaherald.com/2026/07/decision-will-be-made-soon-regarding-the-resumption-of-ita-flights-to-mitiga-airport-libyan-civil-aviation-authority/Libya’s Civil Aviation Authority (LCAA) reported yesterday that a decision will be made ‘‘soon’’ regarding the resumption of ITA Airways flights to Mi...Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:21:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/07/tripoli-defence-undersecretary-zoubi-meets-delegation-of-us-congress-members-in-misrata/https://libyaherald.com/2026/07/tripoli-defence-undersecretary-zoubi-meets-delegation-of-us-congress-members-in-misrata/The Undersecretary of the Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Defence, Lieutenant General Abdelsalam Al-Zoubi, received a delegation of U.S. Congress mem...Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:25:00 GMThttps://libyaherald.com/2026/07/ita-airways-and-lufthansa-delegation-visit-mitiga-airport-to-evaluate-readiness-for-resumption-of-flights/https://libyaherald.com/2026/07/ita-airways-and-lufthansa-delegation-visit-mitiga-airport-to-evaluate-readiness-for-resumption-of-flights/Mitiga Airport reported today that it welcomed a joint delegation from ITA Airways of Italy and Lufthansa of Germany as part of an official visit aime...Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:32:00 GMT