by Jason | Dec 21, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
There is still no end in sight for Haftar in his attempts to finish off his battle against Islamist militants in Benghazi. This week has seen further fighting in the Al-Sabri neighbourhood which is one of Ansar Al-Sharia’s key strongholds and the neighbourhood...
by Jason | Dec 21, 2014 | Libyan actors
The battle to control Libya’s energy sector is still ongoing and shows little sign of letting up. Although the Misratan led alliance forces that go by the name Libya Sunrise (Shuruq Libiyya) and which launched an advance against the Ras Lanuf and Es-Sider oil ports...
by Jason | Dec 14, 2014 | ISIS
On 13 December a group of brigades from Misrata in conjunction with Ansar al-Sharia in Sirte began advancing on the oil crescent in an attempt to ‘liberate’ the country’s energy facilities. For more on this consult the other jihadi actors and anti-ISIS coalition...
by Jason | Dec 14, 2014 | International actors
The future of the UN-sponsored peace talks known as the Ghadames II dialogue is still uncertain. The talks had been due to go ahead on 9 December but were postponed at the last moment and rescheduled for 16 December in the hopes that the main players could be...
by Jason | Dec 14, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 13 December a group of brigades from Misrata in conjunction with Ansar al-Sharia in Sirte began advancing on the oil crescent in an attempt to ‘liberate’ the country’s energy facilities. The Libyan National Army has hit back hard and at the time of writing the...
