by Jason | Jul 8, 2020 | ISIS
On 5 July, Misrata’s Joint Security Operations Room (JSOR) captured alleged Islamic State (ISIS) fighter, Omar Dabbous, who is alleged to have entered Libya in 2016 as a refugee from Syria. According to the JSOR, Dabbous was captured after details emerged that he was...
by Jason | Jul 8, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 28 June, families of Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council (BRSC) fighters detained for fighting against the Libyan National Army (LNA) aligned forces in Benghazi protested outside the courts in Sidi Saleem. The protesters claimed that the BRSC fighters had been...
by Jason | Jul 8, 2020 | International actors
On 3 July, Turkish Defence Minister, Hulusi Akar, and Turkish Chief of Staff, General Yasar Guler, made an unannounced visit to Tripoli to meet with senior Government of National Accord (GNA) officials and discuss the Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between Turkey...
by Jason | Jul 8, 2020 | Libyan actors
In the early hours of 5 July, Watiya airbase was attacked with several waves of aerial attacks. The alleged target was the al-Nadab barracks at the airbase, where Turkish personnel had set up their operations after the site was captured by Government of National...
by Jason | Jul 2, 2020 | ISIS
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