by Jason | Jan 3, 2017 | ISIS
Sources report there is evidence of an ISIS presence in the area between Bin Walid, Brak al-Shati and Sebha in southern Libya. ISIS fighters reportedly use the desert roads which connect to the Man Made River pipeline network to move between areas, raid supplies and...
by Jason | Jan 3, 2017 | International actors
Egypt and Algeria have intensified the pace of diplomacy with Libyan actors. Several meetings have taken place between various political players in both countries. Haftar’s visit to Algeria on 18 December coincided with that of Libyan Muslim Brotherhood leader Ali...
by Jason | Jan 3, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
Libyan National Army (LNA) gains in Ganfuda, an area in south-west Benghazi, against the jihadist coalition comprising the Benghazi Revolutionary Shura Council (BRSC) and Islamic State (ISIS), have slowed. For the last two weeks, LNA fighters maintained two no-fire...
by Jason | Jan 3, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 27 December, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 12th Force in southern Libya, commanded by Mohamed Bin Nayel, mobilized eastwards from Brak al-Shati airbase towards Temenhint airbase. This followed an earlier visit by senior Misratan military commanders to the...
by Jason | Dec 27, 2016 | ISIS
On 20 and 23 December, ISIS fighters reportedly attacked the main control station of the Man Made River pipe system. The site is located 50km north of the town of al-Shuwarif, situated on the road between Tripoli and Sebha. The site currently lies within the domain of...
