10 – 16 Jan: UN Under Secretary General visits Libya

by Jason | Jan 16, 2018 | International actors

On 10 January, UN Under Secretary General Jeffery Feltman visited Libya and held meetings with Government of National Accord (GNA) institutions in Tripoli. In a press conference, Feltman reiterated the UN’s backing of UN Envoy Ghassan Salame’s Libya Action Plan,...

10 – 16 Jan: Major clashes break out at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport leaving as many as twenty dead.

by Jason | Jan 16, 2018 | Libyan actors

On 15 January, major clashes in Tripoli occurred between anti-Libyan National Army (LNA) and pro-Government of National Accord (GNA) militias at Mitiga airport, the capital’s main functioning airport. The attack was reportedly part of a ‘prison break’ assault by the...

3 – 9 Jan: RADA arrest two ISIS fighters connected to a failed car bombing in Tripoli.

by Jason | Jan 9, 2018 | ISIS

On 9 January, Tripoli’s Special Deterrent Force (Rada) announced the arrest of two ISIS fighters – Mohammed Abdullah Balah (Abu Ayoub) and Siraj Khalifa Ali Abdul Rahman al-Jahawi (Abu Huraira) – who confessed to being responsible for the failed Vehicle-Borne...

3 – 9 Jan: This week there has been no notable incidences connected to Jihadi actors.

by Jason | Jan 9, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors

While there has been a significant amount of armed group activity in Libya this week there have been no notable incidences connected to Jihadi actors outside of ISIS. For ISIS activity, see the ISIS in Action section.

3 – 9 Jan: Serraj and Salame meet while Germany destroys Qadhafi’s chemical weapons

by Jason | Jan 9, 2018 | International actors

On 8 January, Government of National Accord (GNA) head Fayez al-Serraj met with UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame in Tripoli. The two discussed the latest political developments in Libya including the GNA’s military deployment to Zuwara and the Libyan-Tunisian border...