by Jason | Apr 22, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 15 April, Libyan Islamist and Salafist icon Grand Mufti Sadiq al-Ghariyani called on fighters in a television interview to continue to fight against the Libyan National Army (LNA) and legitimised suicide attacks claiming, “Blowing yourself up is halal if you can...
by Jason | Apr 22, 2020 | International actors
After his appointment was blocked by the US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) in early April, Ramtane Lamamra, the former head of the African Union’s Commission for Peace and Security and former Algerian Finance Minister, withdrew on 16 April from the race...
by Jason | Apr 22, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 18 April, the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Volcano of Rage Operation and its aligned forces began an assault to capture the town of Tarhouna, which acts as the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) forward base for its Tripoli operations. The anti-LNA forces, along...
by Jason | Apr 15, 2020 | ISIS
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by Jason | Apr 15, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
Benghazi Revolutionary Shura Council (BRSC) commander, Faraj Shakku, is thought to have participated in the Government of National Accord (GNA)-aligned forces’ capture of Sabratha and Surman on 13 April. Unverified photos on social media purport to show Shakku outside...
