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Report Libya: Security Situation Report Libya: Security Situation 19 December 2014 DISCLAIMER This report is written by country analysts from Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. It covers topics that are relevant for status determination of Libyan and non- Libyan citizens whose asylum claims are based on the situation in Libya. The target audience is case workers/officers within the decision-making authorities handling asylum claims as well as policy makers in the four countries. The report is based on carefully selected and referenced sources of information. To the extent possible and unless otherwise stated, all information presented, except for undisputed or obvious facts, has been cross-checked. While the information contained in this report has been researched, evaluated and analysed with utmost care, this document does not claim to be exhaustive, neither is it conclusive as to the determination or merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Terminology used should not be regarded as indicative of a particular legal position. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. The research for this report was finalised in November 2014 and any event or development that has taken place after this date is not included in the report. Report Libya: Security Situation 19 December 2014 2 CONTENTS 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 5 2. Political Context ..................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Rising Political Instability ....................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Two Rival Parliaments and Governments ........................................................................ 8 2.3 Blocking of Oil Sites ................................................................................................................ 10 3. Description of the Violence ............................................................................................. 11 3.1 Nature of the Violence ........................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Main Actors ................................................................................................................................ 12 3.2.1 The Libyan Regular Army ................................................................................................................. 13 3.2.2 Libyan National Army (LNA) / Operation Dignity .................................................................. 13 3.2.3 Ansar al-Sharia/Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries ............................................. 14 3.2.4 The Zintan Brigades ............................................................................................................................ 14 3.2.5 The Misrata Brigades/Libya Dawn ............................................................................................... 15 3.2.6 Toubou, Tuareg and Arab militias ................................................................................................. 15 3.3 Major Events .............................................................................................................................. 15 3.3.1 Fighting in Sabha ................................................................................................................................. 15 3.3.2 Operation Dignity in Benghazi ........................................................................................................ 16 3.3.3 Operation Libya Dawn in Tripoli .................................................................................................... 17 3.3.4 Darna, a New Enclave of the Islamic State ................................................................................. 17 3.4 Current Situation (1 December 2014) ............................................................................ 18 4. Impact on the Civilian Population ................................................................................ 20 4.1 Civilian Victims ......................................................................................................................... 20 4.2 Internally Displaced Persons .............................................................................................. 21 4.2.1 Before May 2014 ................................................................................................................................... 21 4.2.2 From May 2014 Onwards .................................................................................................................. 22 4.3 Freedom of Movement .......................................................................................................... 2 3 4.3.1 Roads ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 4.3.2 Border Crossings ................................................................................................................................... 24 4.3.3 International Flights ........................................................................................................................... 25 4.4 Daily Life ..................................................................................................................................... 27 4.4.1 Tripoli ........................................................................................................................................................ 27 4.4.2 Benghazi .................................................................................................................................................. 27 4.4.3 Other Towns and Regions .................................................................................................................. 29 4.5 Access to Health Care............................................................................................................. 30 5. Security Situation: a Timeline ........................................................................................ 32 Report Libya: Security Situation 19 December 2014 3 5.1 October 2013-February 2014 ............................................................................................ 32 5.2 March 2014 ................................................................................................................................ 33 5.3 April 2014 ................................................................................................................................... 34 5.4 May 2014 .................................................................................................................................... 35 5.5 June 2014 .................................................................................................................................... 36 5.6 July 2014 ..................................................................................................................................... 37 5.7 August 2014 ............................................................................................................................... 40 5.8 September 2014 ....................................................................................................................... 43 5.9 October 2014............................................................................................................................. 45 5.10 November 2014 ....................................................................................................................... 48 5.11 December 2014 ........................................................................................................................ 51 6. References ............................................................................................................................. 52 6.1 Written sources ........................................................................................................................ 52 6.2 Oral sources ............................................................................................................................... 76 Report Libya: Security Situation 19 December 2014 4 1. INTRODUCTION This report is a result of a cooperation project between the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS) in Belgium, the Country of Origin Information Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands, the Office for Country Information and Language Analysis (OCILA) of the Ministry of Security and Justice in the Netherlands, Landinfo in Norway and Lifos in Sweden. The purpose of the project is to present information on the current situation in Libya on selected topics, and is intended to serve the information needs for the assessment of asylum and immigration cases, as well as issues concerning the return of rejected applicants to Libya. The topics in focus are described in six different reports: x Security Situation x Vulnerable Groups x Militias, Tribes and Islamists x Judiciary and Security Sector x Nationality, Registration and Documents Some issues will be covered in more than one report, as they are interrelated and necessary for the context.1 In the reports we make use of a transcription scheme for words and names from Arabic to English.2 Since the end of the former regime, there has been much on
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