by Jason | Mar 20, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 18 March, the sixth round of discussions, mediated by Egypt, aimed at unifying Libya’s military began in Cairo. Both opposing national coalitions’ Chiefs of Staff – the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Brigadier General Abdul Fattah Nazhouri and the Government of...
by Jason | Mar 13, 2018 | ISIS
On 11 March, the Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesperson announced that the LNA’s Sirte Operations Room had killed three ISIS leaders fleeing Derna. The spokesperson added that ISIS elements were reported to be moving in the areas south of Sirte, Bani Walid, and...
by Jason | Mar 13, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 11 March, it was reported that Saudi Arabia had extradited to the Libyan National Army (LNA) two alleged al-Qaeda members accused of abducting five Egyptian diplomats in Tripoli in 2014. The two suspects, Mahmoud bin Rajab and Muhammad al-Khadraoui, were arrested...
by Jason | Mar 13, 2018 | International actors
On 8 March, a spokesman for the U.S. African Command (AFRICOM), Major Karl J. Wiest, stated that an additional four airstrikes — one on 29 September 100 miles south of Sirte, one on 9 October 250 miles south of Sirte, one on 18 October near Wadi al-Shatti, and one on...
by Jason | Mar 13, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 13 March, as clashes continue in Sebha between Tebu and Awlad Suliman militias, local media reported that the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Presidential Council appointed Brigadier General Hameed al-Ataibi Sulaimani as the Governor of the South. Sulaimani...
