by Jason | Nov 8, 2016 | Libyan actors
In eastern Libya, the momentum and control of Haftar’s LNA is beginning to falter. Two commanders from the LNA’s 204 Tank Regiment, once led by the current GNA Defence Minister Mahdi al-Barghathi were abducted and killed. On 6 November in a televised statement,...
by Jason | Nov 1, 2016 | ISIS
The al-Bunyan al-Marsus spokesperson said last week that the last ISIS-held stronghold in Sirte (al-Jiza al-Bahriya) in which ISIS and BM forces are now fighting, is less than one square kilometre in area. On 31 October, BM forces made further advances into this area....
by Jason | Nov 1, 2016 | International actors
On 31 October, the US Secretary of State John Kerry and the UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson hosted a two day inter-ministerial meeting London focusing on the deteriorating economic situation in Libya. Members of the Presidential Council, the Central Bank of Libya...
by Jason | Nov 1, 2016 | Other Jihadi Actors
In Benghazi, fighting continues in the Imarat al-Saneya area of Ganfuda in south west Benghazi, and in Sabri/Souq al-Hout in the centre of Benghazi, where Benghazi Revolutionary Shura Council (BRSC) and ISIS fighters are still resisting advances by Libya National Army...
by Jason | Nov 1, 2016 | Libyan actors
On 25 October, the House of Representatives (HoR) held a meeting attended by a full quorum of 82 members for the first time since in early September. All 3 members of the HoR presidency attended the session, indicating that rifts between hardline anti-GNA HoR...
