by Jason | Mar 2, 2016 | Libyan actors
Eastern Libya The LNA’s ‘Operation Martyr’s Blood’ has had almost unprecedented success. The breakthrough was facilitated by capturing camps 36 & 319 on 21 February. These camps changed hands at least twice in two months. The last time the LNA was able to make...
by Jason | Feb 17, 2016 | ISIS
ISIS continues to fight for survival in Benghazi and Derna, while consolidating its forces in Sirte and Harwah. As talk of an international campaign to combat ISIS in Libya intensifies, along with the mobilization of Misratan forces, ISIS is preparing itself for a...
by Jason | Feb 17, 2016 | International actors
Despite the inconsistency of the Western community’s position vis-à-vis ISIS in Libya, as well as the faltering Libyan political process, an international bombing campaign of ISIS forces in the country seems a very probable prospect in the near future. The...
by Jason | Feb 17, 2016 | Other Jihadi Actors
The LNA’s 302 Infantry Brigade entered Ajdabiya unimpeded. According to Mohammed Al Gabsi, head of the Brigade, Ibrahim Jadhran attempted to send troops from the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) to prevent the LNA from entering the city, but failed. Gabsi said the PFG...
by Jason | Feb 17, 2016 | Libyan actors
Aamaq, one of the ISIS media arms in Sirte, reported on the airstrikes that hit Sirte port on 15 February claiming they were carried out by the Libya Dawn faction from Misrata. The report also said the airstrikes hit farms south of Sirte in the area of al-Taweelah....
