by Jason | Feb 7, 2017 | ISIS
On 6 February, a video was published on Libyan social media showing the execution of Libyan National Army (LNA) fighter Suliman al-Hoty. His executioner is reportedly a well-known Islamic State (ISIS) fighter from Benghazi. In the video, al-Hoty is filmed inside a...
by Jason | Feb 7, 2017 | International actors
On 2 February, Fayez al-Serraj, Prime Minister of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and Italy’s PM Paolo Gentiloni, signed a Memorandum of Understanding intended to limit the numbers of migrants and refugees travelling from Libya to Italy. The deal...
by Jason | Feb 7, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
Although the LNA announced victory against the jihadi coalition in Ganfuda (an area in south-west Benghazi) on 25 January, clashes between Libyan National Army (forces) and jihadi fighters continue in the 12 Flats district of Ganfuda. The 12 Flats area is...
by Jason | Feb 7, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 1 February, Brg. Mohammed al-Ghosri, the spokesperson for the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Minister of Defense (MoD) who was formerly the head of the al-Bunyan al-Marsus (BM) operations room, was pictured with a Benghazi Defence Brigades fighter in Hun, a...
by Jason | Jan 31, 2017 | ISIS
Misratan-led al-Bunyan al-Marsus (BM) forces reportedly discovered the remains of 90 bodies 45 km south west of Sirte, apparently killed by the US airstrikes launched against ISIS cells on 19 January as a parting move by the Obama administration. The BM fighters...
