by Jason | Aug 3, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
New fires are once again raging at the fuel storage depot in Tripoli after more fuel tanks were hit by close-range RPGs, despite being extinguished earlier this week. According to Libyan security sources, the fires were started deliberately by unidentified suspects. A...
by Jason | Aug 3, 2014 | Libyan actors
Islamist militants, who are part of the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council (BRSC), staged a major attack on the main Libyan Special Forces (Saiqa) base in Benghazi, overrunning the camp and forcing Saiqa troops to evacuate. The militants also set the Benghazi...
by Jason | Aug 1, 2014 | ISIS
Although ISIS did not formally exist in Libya, the forces of Operation Libya Dawn, the umbrella group comprising brigades from Misrata and other allied Islamist brigades in the West, were continuing to consolidate their control of the capital. They have seized...
by Jason | Jul 28, 2014 | ISIS
While some groups have expressed their support for Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, ISIS in Libya did not exist yet. However, the continued conflict between the Misratans and Zintanis has further amplified divisions between groups fighting across the country.
by Jason | Jul 28, 2014 | International actors
Tripoli remains engulfed in fighting, with the violence continuing to overshadow the formal political process. Although the fighting is still largely contained within a number of Tripoli neighbourhoods, the fear that it will spread is prompting serious concern. Many...
