On Monday, Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Haftar, Chief of Staff of Libya’s Ground Forces under the Libyan National Army (LNA), held an extensive meeting with senior military and security leaders in the southern city of Sebha on Sunday evening.
The meeting took place during a visit by a high-ranking delegation from the General Command.
According to a statement by the Ground Forces Command, the visit was part of broader efforts to assess and strengthen security coordination across southern Libya.
Saddam Haftar was received by the Commander of the Southern Military Zone along with a number of senior officers, security officials, and commanders from various local units.
The meeting brought together battalion commanders, operations room chiefs, and heads of key security agencies, reflecting the strategic importance of the southern region in Libya’s ongoing security landscape.
The discussions focused on the current security situation in southern Libya, particularly in Sebha, and addressed challenges facing local forces, including limited resources, coordination gaps, and persistent threats such as smuggling, illegal migration, and cross-border infiltration.
Saddam Haftar emphasized the need for enhanced operational readiness, improved intelligence sharing, and tighter coordination between military and police units to stabilize the region and restore full state authority.
The timing of the visit—on the eve of Eid al-Fitr—was symbolic, reflecting an effort to show unity and reinforce the presence of central command structures in remote areas during a national holiday celebrated across the country.
Southern Libya remains a volatile yet strategic region, bordering Chad, Niger, and Algeria, and has long struggled with instability, armed group activity, and underdevelopment.
