by Jason | Jul 2, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 23 June, the Counter-Terrorism Unit of the Joint Security Operations Room, in cooperation with the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Ministry of Interior Security Operations Department. arrested a Tunisian national suspected of being an al-Qaeda member in...
by Jason | Jul 2, 2020 | International actors
On 25 June, a convoy of Russian and other foreign mercenaries entered Sharara oilfield and met with representatives of the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG). The National Oil Corporation (NOC) said that it was “deeply concerned” by the presence of these...
by Jason | Jul 2, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 29 June, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed that there have been ongoing negotiations to resume oil production over the past few weeks between the Government of National Accord (GNA), the NOC and regional countries, under the supervision of the UN and the...
by Jason | Jun 24, 2020 | International actors
On 20 June, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi stated that Egypt has the legitimate right to intervene in Libya and ordered his forces to be on alert to undertake activity in Libya if required. At a military airbase in Marsa Matrouh, located around 200km east of...
by Jason | Jun 24, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 20 June, a 25-year old Libyan national named Khairi Saadallah was arrested in the UK after stabbing multiple people in a park in Reading, leaving three victims dead. He was initially arrested on suspicion of murder, but he has now been rearrested under section 41...