by Jason | Jul 4, 2017 | ISIS
On 28 June, two ISIS captives being held in Misrata, one Libyan and the other Egyptian, were said to have escaped from a prison belonging to the military intelligence agency in al-Kharrouba area in Misrata. The reports have not been independently verified and could be...
by Jason | Jul 4, 2017 | International actors
In an interview on 29 June with French newspaper La Matinale du Monde, French Defence Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, called Libya a ‘totally failed state’ and warned that although ISIS’ influence in Libya had been reduced, particularly around Sirte, Derna and Benghazi,...
by Jason | Jul 4, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) has taken full control of the Souq al-Hout area in central Benghazi and the Benghazi local council have started clean-up operations in the surrounding area. The remaining jihadists are now boxed into a 2 square kilometre...
by Jason | Jul 4, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 2 July, 16 senior political figures from Misrata attended a high profile meeting in Egypt at the invitation of the Egyptian Chief of Staff, Mahmoud Hijazy, and Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry. The Misratan delegation was headed by High Council of State (HCS) member...
by Jason | Jun 28, 2017 | ISIS
On 24 June, forces belonging to the GNA-aligned, Misrata-led al-Bunyan al-Marsus (BM) forces reportedly captured an ISIS fighter, while another fighter escaped, during a BM operation to retrieve hijacked fuel trucks in Wadi Bay, south of Sirte. On 20 June, a lone-wolf...
