by Jason | Jun 1, 2015 | Libyan actors
Egypt and the United Arab Emirates continue to actively support the HoR and the LNA, providing military assistance and equipment despite the UN arms embargo. However, this support is not proving enough and Haftar is making few real gains week on week. This is unlikely...
by Jason | May 25, 2015 | ISIS
Sirte and its surrounding region witnessed a week of intense fighting, which has so far led to IS militants consolidating their grip over the area. On Sunday 17 May, local forces from the village of Harawa and the Misratan-led 166th Brigade stationed in Sirte launched...
by Jason | May 25, 2015 | International actors
There was no overt Western response to jihadi activity in Libya this week.
by Jason | May 25, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
There was no overt activity by other jihadi actors in Libya this week.
by Jason | May 25, 2015 | Libyan actors
The citizens of Hawara are putting strong pressures on both Misratan forces and the Tubruq camp to act fast by blocking the coastal road to all but emergency vehicles in order to protest the lack of protection their village has received in the past weeks and days. In...
