by Jason | Jan 5, 2015 | ISIS
On Friday 2 January, 14 soldiers belonging to the 168th Battalion of the Libyan Army were killed. The soldiers were manning a checkpoint in a village located 600 kilometres south-east of Tripoli. Members of a local Islamic State (IS) cell claimed responsibility for...
by Jason | Jan 5, 2015 | International actors
There was no overt Western response to jihadi activity in Libya this week.
by Jason | Jan 5, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
During the past week, initially, the bulk of fighting occurred in the Laithi district, an area long considered an Ansar al-Shari’a stronghold. Here, Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council fighters (BRSC) employed armoured tanks for the first time. Heavy fighting then...
by Jason | Jan 5, 2015 | Libyan actors
Haftar claims that the final phase of the battle for the liberation of Benghazi started and that his troops are now dealing mostly with snipers entrenched in densely populated areas, which impedes Operation Dignity troops to employ their usual tactics reliant on...
by Jason | Dec 28, 2014 | ISIS
In Sirte, the security situation continues to spiral out of control due to a multiplicity of militias. Firstly, the city is paying the price for being used as the strategic headquarters and gathering point of Operation Shuruq troops. During the past week, Operation...
