by Jason | Oct 23, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 17 October, Libyan military unification talks resumed in Cairo. The discussions, mediated by Egypt, ended with no formal declaration, resolutions or agreements. Details of the meeting’s agenda and those who attended have not been released. However, the Spokesperson...
by Jason | Oct 16, 2018 | ISIS
On 12 October, the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) arrested ISIS member Abdelhakim al-Mashout. Al-Mashout is believed to have been a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group who moved to Syria in 2012 to join Jabhat al-Nusra and then later joined ISIS. In 2015...
by Jason | Oct 16, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On October 10, the Libyan National Army captured al-Qaeda affiliated Egyptian terrorist Safwat Zeiden in Derna. Zeiden is believed to be the bodyguard of al-Mourabitoun leader and former Egyptian Special Forces officer Hisham Ashmawi.
by Jason | Oct 16, 2018 | International actors
On 10 October, Italy’s Deputy ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuel C. Del Re, officially invited the head of Libya’s House of Representatives (HoR), Ageela Saleh, to the Italian led international conference on Libya in the Sicilian...
by Jason | Oct 16, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 13 October, the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched at least five airstrikes on a convoy of Chadian mercenaries thought to belong to the Military Command Council for the Salvation of the Republic (CCMSR) in the southern Tmassah area and north of Umm al-Aranib. The...
