by Jason | Oct 30, 2018 | International actors
On 29 October, the Belgium radio station RTBF claimed that prosecutors are investigating whether Belgium banks had paid out dividends to Libyan bank accounts frozen under the 2011 UN Sanctions. The concern is that up to 5 billion euros has been illegally given to...
by Jason | Oct 30, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 27 October, the Presidential Council (PC) issued a statement announcing the approval of the new security arrangements to secure the Greater Tripoli area as prepared by the Security Arrangements Committee. On 24 October, the Presidential Council appointed Diyaa...
by Jason | Oct 23, 2018 | ISIS
On 20 September, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 128th Battalion and the Tariq Ibn Ziyad Brigade uncovered an ISIS camp in a cave near Harawah village, east of Sirte. During the operation security forces cleared multiple vehicle borne improvised explosive devices....
by Jason | Oct 23, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 21 October, the Commander of the Training Wing of the Derna Police Institute, Colonel Faraj Mohammad Daoud al-Hassi, survived an assassination attempt by Derna Protection Force remnants outside his home in eastern Derna. Media outlets published photos that show...
by Jason | Oct 23, 2018 | International actors
On 16 October, Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte declared that his country was ready to facilitate the Libyan reconciliation process at the “Sicily” International conference in November. In his address to the Italian Senate Conte stated “Italy does not have the...