7 Feb – 13 Feb: al-Werfalli hands himself in while the LNA and AIOR thwart VBIEDs

by Jason | Feb 13, 2018 | Libyan actors

On 7 February, Mahmoud al-Werfalli, a Commander of the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Saiqa Special Forces in Benghazi who is wanted on charges of war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC), handed himself into the LNA for questioning. When the IC arrest...

31 Jan – 6 Feb: ISIS linked Indian national allegedly held in Libyan jail while multiple clashes occur between LNA and ISIS.

by Jason | Feb 6, 2018 | ISIS

On 30 January, Indian media reported that the Indian Ministry of External Affairs had received information from Libyan authorities that an Indian national named Tabrez Tambe is being held in a Libyan jail as a prisoner of war. Tambe reportedly fled India in January...

31 Jan – 6 Feb: LNA prepares for offensive against DMSC in Derna and asks citizens to move away from possible targets

by Jason | Feb 6, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors

Last week, the Libyan National Army (LNA) deployed forces from Benghazi and nearby towns to take positions around Derna and prepare an offensive against the Derna Mujahadeen Shura Council (DMSC), which controls the city. The LNA has been besieging the city for several...

31 Jan – 6 Feb: Explosive Remnants of War destroyed while report suggests LNA linked groups are stopping Benghazi returnees

by Jason | Feb 6, 2018 | International actors

On 1 February, UNSMIL said more than 200 tons of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) had been destroyed in Libya, with the support of the United Nations Mine Action Service and the governments of Denmark and South Korea. Another 200 tons of ERW is planned to be destroyed...

31 Jan – 6 Feb: GNA-aligned Misratan forces prevent Tawerghan IDPs from returning home.

by Jason | Feb 6, 2018 | Libyan actors

On 1 February, members of the mostly Misratan-staffed Central Region Zone, nominally under Government of National Accord (GNA) command, intercepted a convoy of Tawerghan Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) travelling from Ajdabiya near Bin Jawwad, east of Sirte, and...