by Jason | Sep 20, 2016 | ISIS
On 18 September, the GNA’s Misratan-led Bunyan Marsous (BM) forces resumed their ‘final’ push to destroy remaining pockets of ISIS fighters in Sirte after a two-week break. Two ISIS SVBIED’s were destroyed before they could reach their targets, while artillery...
by Jason | Sep 20, 2016 | International actors
The international community initially condemned the Libyan National Army (LNA)’s seizure of the ports last week. On 13 September, Martin Kobler, the UN Envoy for Libya, was unsuccessful in convincing the UN Security Council to issue a new resolution with punitive...
by Jason | Sep 20, 2016 | Other Jihadi Actors
Fighting in Benghazi reduced dramatically in the last week, with only intermittent clashes taking place between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and jihadists in the south-western enclave of Ganfuda and Guwarsha. Six soldiers belonging to 115 infantry brigade from Marj...
by Jason | Sep 20, 2016 | Libyan actors
On 18 September, Jadhran’s Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) (and in theory GNA-affiliated) forces launched a counter attack against the Ras Lanuf and Sidra oil ports, with the support of anti-Haftar Islamist militias. The LNA succeeded in repelling the counter attack...
by Jason | Sep 13, 2016 | ISIS
In Sirte last week, the Misratan-led Bunyan al-Marsus (BM) forces started a slow advance on the ‘Hay al-Jiza al-Bahriya’ area, and the ‘600 flats’ residential area. They came under sustained fire from Islamic State (ISIS) snipers positioned on the roofs of the flats,...
