by Jason | Mar 9, 2015 | Libyan actors
The HoR formally appointed General Khalifa Haftar the General Commander of the Army, but there was no specific noteworthy actions against IS this week.
by Jason | Mar 2, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
This week saw the killing of another female activist. On 24 February Intisar Al-Hasairi, who worked on human rights and cultural issues, was shot dead while she was driving with her aunt in the Abu Slim area of Tripoli. Both women were killed in the attack. No one has...
by Jason | Mar 2, 2015 | Libyan actors
The brigade sent by the GNC to Sirte is still believed to be on the outskirts of the town and has not made any attempt to engage militarily. There were reports in the Arabic media this week that Haftar had launched three bombing raids on Sirte on 1 March. But it will...
by Jason | Mar 2, 2015 | ISIS
Two videos were posted on the Internet this week showing IS militants right in the heart of Benghazi. The first of the videos that was posted by the Information Office of IS – Cyrenaica Wilayat was titled ‘A message to the soldiers of the Taghut (false deity)’. The...
by Jason | Mar 2, 2015 | International actors
British Ambassador to the UN, Sir Mark Lyall Grant stated during an interview with the Al-Arabiya television channel that Libya would only be supplied with weapons to fight IS if it agreed to a national unity government first. Lyall Grant also reportedly stated that...
