by Jason | Jul 21, 2014 | Libyan actors
This week saw an attack against an Egyptian military post near the border with Libya and Sudan. The attack killed 21 Egyptian border guards and destroyed a weapons storage facility. Although Egyptian security officials said the perpetrators were smugglers, Cairo later...
by Jason | Jul 14, 2014 | ISIS
The effects of ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s declaration of an Islamic caliphate in Iraq are already being felt in Libya. The leader of the Abu Mahjan Al-Ta’ifi Brigade, which refers to itself as ‘Al-Qa’ida in Libya’, has openly declared the group’s support...
by Jason | Jul 14, 2014 | International actors
United Kingdom Special Envoy to Libya Jonathan Powell, along with his US and UN counterparts, are devising a new strategy to mediate between Libya’s warring factions. There are indications that they will have to first bring the key anti-Islamist factions...
by Jason | Jul 14, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
The long expected showdown between Misratan and Zintani forces in Tripoli appears to have kicked off. Islamist brigades are lining up behind the Misratans in a bid to push the Zintanis out of key strategic redoubts (i.e. the airport). The confrontation began when...
by Jason | Jul 14, 2014 | Libyan actors
General Khalifa Haftar continues to fight militant groups in the East, and thus far shows no sign of making substantive progress. Despite his assaults against militant positions in Benghazi, the attacks and kidnappings have continued. Five people were killed in...
