2025 Tripoli clashes

2025 Tripoli clashes
Part of the Libyan crisis
Date12 May 2025 – 19 May 2025 (7 days)
Location
Tripoli, Libya
Status

Ongoing

  • Ceasefire announced on 14 May
  • Establishment of a "truce committee" by UNSMIL and the Libyan Presidential Council on 19 May
  • Civil unrest and protests against the Dbeibah government.
  • GNU appoints new head of Internal Security Agency.
  • GNU disbands the Directorate for Combatting Illegal Migration.
Belligerents

Government of National Unity

 Stability Support Apparatus
Libya Shield Force		 Special Deterrence Forces
Commanders and leaders
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
Mahmoud Hamza		 Abdel Ghani al-Kikli X Abdulrauf Kara
Casualties and losses
At least 1 killed At least 1 militant killed Unknown
At least 8 civilians killed, 70+ wounded
38 Maltese civilians evacuated

On 12 May 2025, clashes broke out in Tripoli, Libya, between the 444th Infantry Brigade and the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA). The fighting began after SSA commander Abdel Ghani al-Kikli was assassinated. This is the first major armed clash in Tripoli since the 2023 Tripoli clashes.

On 14 May 2025, a ceasefire was announced with the fighting easing but still occurring. Libya's defense ministry said the ceasefire began in all areas of tension in Tripoli as part of efforts "to protect civilians, preserve state institutions, and avoid further escalation."

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