by Jason | Sep 7, 2015 | ISIS
IS militants are said to have taken control of large swaths of the Suq al-Hout district in Benghazi, which has now been almost fully abandoned by its inhabitants. IS militants in Sirte are currently doing their utmost to consolidate their control of the city, not just...
by Jason | Sep 7, 2015 | International actors
There was no discernable Western response to jihadi threats in Libya this week.
by Jason | Sep 7, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
There was no discernable action by other jihadi actors in Libya this week.
by Jason | Sep 7, 2015 | Libyan actors
In Benghazi, fighting concentrated in the al-Sabri, Suq al-Hout and Hawari districts, pitting LNA troops and local volunteers affiliated with Operation Dignity against militias and militants of the Benghazi Revolutionaries’ Shura Council (BRSC) and IS. The LNA took...
by Jason | Aug 24, 2015 | ISIS
In Benghazi, IS cells are operating more and more independently from all other forces present. This includes Ansar al-Shari’a cells operationally affiliated with the BRSC, but ideologically close to IS. On Wednesday 19 August, IS cells launched an isolated surprise...
