by Jason | Aug 17, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
There were no significant actions by other jihadi actors compared to ISIS this week.
by Jason | Aug 17, 2015 | Libyan actors
The past week saw an armed rebellion against ISIS taking place in Sirte only to be brutally crushed over the course of 48 hours. Widespread fighting suddenly erupted in the costal town on Tuesday when ISIS elements killed the Salafi cleric Khalid bin Rajab Farjani,...
by Jason | Aug 10, 2015 | ISIS
On Friday 7 August, IS members announced the death of one of their Benghazi commanders, Imad Zway, who was killed in the battle for Bu’atni and for whose death retaliation will likely come during the coming days through the usual asymmetrical tactics employed by IS....
by Jason | Aug 10, 2015 | International actors
There was no discernable Western response to jihadi threats in Libya this week.
by Jason | Aug 10, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
In Benghazi, fighting continues unabated between Khalifa Haftar’s forces and troops of the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council (BRSC) and IS. During last week, fighting concentrated in the usual hotspots of Bu’atni, al-Sabri and Laithi. In these districts,...
