by Jason | Mar 7, 2017 | International actors
On 6 March, the Egyptian National Committee on Libya issued a statement calling on Libyan parties to continue with political negotiations brokered by Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia. This regional troika recently established a framework under which a joint committee with...
by Jason | Mar 7, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 3 March, a loose alliance of Islamist-affiliated militias, including the Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB), former Ibrahim Jadhran loyalists and units from other allied factions (some reportedly affiliated with al-Qaeda and Ansar al-Sharia) launched a multi-pronged...
by Jason | Mar 7, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 3 March, following the advance by the Benghazi Defence Forces (BDB) against the Libyan National Army (LNA) in the Oil Crescent, the UN-backed Presidential Council (PC) issued a statement condemning the escalation. It stated it “did not give any order to any...
by Jason | Feb 28, 2017 | ISIS
On 22 February, two young jihadi fighters who reportedly fought for Islamic State (ISIS) were arrested in Ajdabiya by a group calling itself the Tariq Ibn Ziyad Brigade. They had escaped the Libyan National Army (LNA) siege in Benghazi. One of the men was Mohamed...
by Jason | Feb 28, 2017 | International actors
The House of Representatives (HoR) is still struggling to appoint a committee to negotiate amendments to the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) on its behalf. Last week, the HoR President Ageelah Saleh gave the HoR an ultimatum to appoint a new representative committee...
