by Jason | Sep 25, 2018 | International actors
On 24 September, France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called for stronger UN sanctions on Libyans attempting to block a political solution to the current crisis. In particular, Le Drain called for sanctions to be placed on militia members who have recently...
by Jason | Sep 25, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 25 September, a ceasefire was brokered between the Tripoli Protection Force (comprised of the five main GNA-affiliated Tripoli militias) and Tarhuna’s 7th Brigade that saw the latter withdraw to the areas of control agreed in the UN-brokered ceasefire of 9...
by Jason | Sep 18, 2018 | ISIS
On 14 September, ISIS published the 147 issue of their weekly al-Naba newsletter that included details of their attack on the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation in Tripoli. In their report the group refers to the location of the incident as being in “Wilayat...
by Jason | Sep 18, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 15 September, the Libyan National Army’s RADA Central Deterrent Forces reported that they had arrested a member of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Ajdabiya. The individual has been described as a ‘security officer’, though no additional details have yet...
by Jason | Sep 18, 2018 | International actors
On 11 September, the UN Security Council Committee added rebel militant Ibrahim Jadhran to a sanctions list. The following day on 12 September, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Jadhran for his attacks on the Oil Crescent...
