Military intelligence chiefs from Sahel and Mediterranean countries meet in Tripoli

The 2026 Military Intelligence Chiefs Conference for the Sahel and Mediterranean countries was held in Tripoli, attended by Libyan Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba. Also present were Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence, Major General Abdul Salam Al-Zoubi, and Acting Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Salah Al-Din Al-Namroush. The conference, organized by Director of Military Intelligence, Major General Mahmoud Hamza, included broad participation from regional and international security and military leaders. Prime Minister Aldabaiba highlighted the rapid transformations in the region, noting that security challenges have become transnational and interconnected, particularly in the Sahel and Mediterranean, due to organized crime, irregular migration, and terrorism. He emphasized that security is a collective responsibility, stressing the importance of timely information sharing, building trust among security agencies, and moving from diagnosis to action and from reactive to proactive measures. Major General Hamza stated that Libya's southern borders are open conduits for threats like arms smuggling and terrorism, advocating for genuine intelligence integration over mere coordination to build a unified, proactive system. He reiterated Libya's refusal to be an arena for conflicts or a platform for foreign wars. Speeches from participating countries, including Turkey, Sudan, Malta, Niger, Greece, Algeria, Spain, France, Italy, and Tun