July 18-25: Misrata Fears Marginalization in Shadow of Serraj and Haftar’s Agreement

by Jason | Jul 26, 2017 | Libyan actors

On 25 July, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a meeting between Fayez al-Serraj, the head of the Presidential Council (PC) and Government of National Accord (GNA), and Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) at La...

11-17 July: 50 LNA Soldiers Dead and More Injured Since Liberation of Benghazi

by Jason | Jul 19, 2017 | ISIS

Battles continue in the final area (Khribish) in Sabri district of Benghazi, where a number of fighters and families are now still believed to be holding out, despite General Haftar’s announcement of official victory in Benghazi on 5 July. 10 LNA fighters were killed...

11-17 July: EU Works With Local Governments to Address Issues in Libya

by Jason | Jul 19, 2017 | International actors

Various sources report that Libyan general Ali Kanna visited Algerian foreign minister Abdelkader Messahel in Algiers last week. Kanna, a former Tuareg leader in Muammar Gaddafi’s army, led command operations in the Fezzan until the very end of the uprising in...

11-17 July: Skirmishes Between Pro-GNA and Hardliner Militias Continue in Tripoli

by Jason | Jul 19, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors

Skirmishes between Pro-GNA and hardliner militias in Tripoli continued this week, ending as the GNA-aligned militias successfully ousted hardliner militias from their positions in eastern Tripoli. Libyan press and international media mistakenly reported that the...

11-17 July: Breakthrough Political Proposal by PM Fayez Serraj Stirs Stale Political Waters

by Jason | Jul 19, 2017 | Libyan actors

On 14 July, Government of National Accord (GNA) President Fayez Serraj announced a new plan to realize the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA), which would include parliamentary AND Presidential elections by March 2018. Also on the docket is the establishment of a high...