by Jason | May 8, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 1 May, factions in Misrata eulogised the former leader of the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council (BRSC), Wissam Bin Hamid, after news of his death was officially announced by his family. He was reportedly killed on 10 December 10, 2016.
by Jason | May 8, 2018 | International actors
On 4 May, Russia’s Minister of Defense (MoD), Sergey Shoigu, held a video-conference talk with Libyan National Army (LNA) head Khalifa Haftar. They allegedly discussed settling the current political impasse, regional security, and combatting terrorism according to the...
by Jason | May 8, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 7 May, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar announced that ‘peace efforts’ with the jihadist Derna Mujahadeen Shura Council (DMSC), which controls Derna, had failed and that the ‘zero hour’ for the ‘liberation’ of Derna had begun. The LNA has claimed...
by Jason | May 1, 2018 | ISIS
On the 26 April, Sirte security forces found a body in an orange jumpsuit, thought to have been killed by ISIS. It is unclear if the body was from a recent killing or from when ISIS controlled the city up until late 2016.
by Jason | May 1, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 23 April, reports suggest the al-Qaeda affiliated jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia (AS) were involved in clashes between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the Derna Mujahedeen Shura Council (DMSC) west of Derna near Wadi al-Arqub. This follows an arrest by the LNA...
