by Jason | Jun 3, 2020 | ISIS
On 29 May, ISIS released its al-Naba issue no 236 in which they claimed responsibility for a series of attacks in southern Libya, including two attacks on businesses in Umm al-Aranib, an improvised explosive device (IED) attack on a police headquarters in Taraghin,...
by Jason | Jun 3, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
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by Jason | Jun 3, 2020 | International actors
On 29 May, the US State Department commended the Government of Malta’s announcement on 26 May of its seizure of $1.1 billion of counterfeit Libyan currency printed by Joint Stock Company Goznak—a Russian state-owned company—which the State Department noted had been...
by Jason | Jun 3, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 1 June, United Nations Support Mission for Libya (UNSMIL) released a statement welcoming agreement from both the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Libyan National Army (LNA) to resume ceasefire talks and related security arrangements based on the 5 + 5...
by Jason | May 27, 2020 | ISIS
On 21 May, ISIS’s al-Naba issue no. 235 claimed responsibility for three attacks in Libya in which Katyusha rockets were launched at LNA forces. On 17 May, ISIS attacked LNA forces stationed at the Tamanhint military base (the LNA’s 60 and 116 forces are...