by Jason | Apr 5, 2015 | ISIS
IS launched another attack on Misrata this week, detonating a car bomb on 5 April at the Sadada checkpoint to the east of the city. Six people were killed and more than 20 injured in the blast. The bombing was claimed by IS and carried out by a Sudanese militant, Abu...
by Jason | Apr 5, 2015 | International actors
There was no overt Western response to jihadi activity in Libya this week.
by Jason | Apr 5, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
The Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council is still dug in in Al-Laithi, Buatni and Qawarsha among other areas. Thus although Hafter clearly has the upper hand, this battle will continue to drag on, inflicting further damage on the city.
by Jason | Apr 5, 2015 | Libyan actors
Hafter finally made some progress in Benghazi this week, taking almost full control of the notorious Al-Sabri neighbourhood. Photographs posted on the Internet show the LNA in command of the area, although there are still a number of pockets that are in the hands of...
by Jason | Mar 29, 2015 | ISIS
ISIS are still present around the nearby town of Nawfiliya, which Sunrise forces took back last week. ISIS fighters are reported to have set up a checkpoint at the entrance to Nawfiliya in recent days. ISIS also carried out a suicide bombing this week against...