by Jason | Aug 2, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 26 July, Libyan National Army (LNA) Special Operations forces posted pictures of a captured Ansar al-Sharia senior leader, Ibrahim Abu Nawwara. Although Nawwara was reportedly captured in western Libya near Khoms, local sources say that Khoms and Misratan forces...
by Jason | Aug 2, 2017 | Libyan actors
An overwhelming majority of Libya’s Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) voted to approve the latest draft of the Libyan constitution on 29 July. Although the vote passed with 43 of the 44 present members’ approval, the assembly meeting was not without...
by Jason | Jul 26, 2017 | ISIS
Misratan-led Bunyan Marsus (BM) forces have raised the level of security readiness in Sirte in response to increased security threats. There are reports that on 22 July, BM forces sent 20 vehicles to Sabaa and established checkpoints at the west and east of the city...
by Jason | Jul 26, 2017 | International actors
On 25 July, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt announced the addition of six Libyan entities and two individuals to their list of Qatar-funded ‘terrorists’. The joint statement declared Alnabaa TV, Tanasuh TV, the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council,...
by Jason | Jul 26, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
A new video featuring the notorious LNA Saiqa Special Forces senior commander, Mahmoud al-Werfalli, directing the execution of prisoners of war was released on 23 July. Earlier this year Haftar rejected Werfalli’s resignation from Saiqa following widespread...
