by Jason | Sep 5, 2018 | ISIS
On 27 August, ISIS fighters are reported to have briefly detained a civilian 70 km south of Sirte. The Sirte Protection Force has since raised the security levels to critical.
by Jason | Sep 5, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 1 September, fighting between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the remnants of the Derna Protection Force (DPF) renewed in Derna, reportedly left 11 LNA fighters dead and 19 injured. Local news outlets reported that among the dead was senior leader Mohamed...
by Jason | Sep 5, 2018 | International actors
On 28 August, US AFRICOM said it had killed a suspected ISIS fighter in an airstrike in Bani Walid. AFRICOM said it had carried out the strike in coordination with the Government of National Accord (GNA). It didn’t name the person who was killed, but local residents...
by Jason | Sep 5, 2018 | Libyan actors
Tripoli is now teetering on the precipice of a large-scale conflict that could trigger major unrest in the Western region and Libya as a whole. Last week’s violence erupted on 27 August when the 7th ‘Liwa’ from the town of Tarhuna (otherwise known as the Kani or...
by Jason | Aug 28, 2018 | ISIS
On 23 August, ISIS claimed an attack on the Kaam checkpoint 20 km east of Khoms. Six members of the Government of National Accord (GNA) affiliated Special Operations Force were killed in the attack. The attack was reportedly conducted by three men, one of whom was...
