by Jason | Oct 2, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 25 September, an attempt to assassinate the Dean of the Derna Municipality, Abdel-Moneim al-Ghaithi, was thwarted following the identification and dismantling of an Improvised Explosive Devise close to his room in the Pearl Hotel in the city. Derna Protection Force...
by Jason | Oct 2, 2018 | International actors
On 26 September, an unidentified foreign aircraft launched an airstrike overnight in the vicinity of Hay al-Baladya, near Ubari. It is unclear if the strike hit a house or vehicles and who were the specific targets. No group has claimed responsibility. The U.S....
by Jason | Oct 2, 2018 | Libyan actors
The UN-brokered Tripoli ceasefire agreement began to solidify from 24 September when side agreements by various actors, notably between Tajura and Souq al-Juma power brokers, succeeded in freeing prisoners from both sides, halting the clashes. This forced armed groups...
by Jason | Sep 25, 2018 | ISIS
On 24 September, it was reported that as many as eight dead bodies belonging to the Libyan National Army and their supporters were unearthed in Derna following the confessions of alleged ISIS militants. The alleged ISIS members confessions were broadcast on Libyan...
by Jason | Sep 25, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 21 September, suspected Al-Qaeda members launched an attack using rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers on a senior security official in Sebha. On 24 September, the Libyan National Army (LNA) dismantled an Improvised explosive device (IED) in the al-Mughar...
