Political and Security Actors
1 articlePolitical and Security Actors is the umbrella category for organized forces and institutions that shape conflict, coercive power and political control across North Africa, the Sahel and connected theaters. It groups state militaries, armed movements, transitional authorities, rebel organizations, paramilitary formations and interstate security alliances. The tag provides structural context while keeping individual groups, governments and leaders separate when their identities and roles require dedicated coverage.
Fezzan Revolutionary Force shuts Libya's southern border to all trucks
The Fezzan Revolutionary Force has sealed Libya's southern border to all truck and commercial traffic, declaring a closed military zone in response to the siege of Qatrun by Libyan National Army-aligned forces. The move disrupts trade routes to Chad and Niger and intensifies the power struggle in southern Libya.