by Jason | Jun 19, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 16 June, the Libyan National Army (LNA) claimed to have captured al-Qaeda linked Ansar al-Sharia commander Safian bin Kamou during a raid in northern Derna. Bin Kamou is reported to have the personal driver of Osama bin Laden while he was in Sudan. On 14 June, two...
by Jason | Jun 19, 2018 | International actors
On 13 June, U.S Africa Command (AFRICOM), in cooperation with the Government of National Accord (GNA), conducted a drone strike killing an alleged member of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb approximately 50 miles southeast of Bani Walid. The AFRICOM statement said the...
by Jason | Jun 19, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 14 June, forces under the command of Ibrahim Jadhran attacked and took control of Sidra and Ras Lanuf oil ports from Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) forces. The LNA has since conducted airstrikes against the attackers, while attempting to remobilise and...
by Jason | Jun 12, 2018 | ISIS
On 6 June, local sources claim that ISIS fighters established a fake checkpoint between Zillah and Waddan in the Jufra region and fired upon a vehicle killing two civilians from the Qadhafa tribe. However, in contrast to this version of events, ISIS published a claim...
by Jason | Jun 12, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 9 May, one of the Derna Mujahadeen Shura Council’s key religious ideologues with alleged connections to al-Qaeda, Omar Refaair Sorour, was killed during a Libyan National Army (LNA) air strike on a residential area in downtown Derna. Sorour is thought to have been...
