by Jason | Mar 18, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
The conviction of Libyan national Abdel Basset al-Megrahi – the only man found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing – has been referred for an appeal to Scotland’s High Court of Justiciary. Mergrahi died in 2012, after denying involvement....
by Jason | Mar 18, 2020 | International actors
On 16 and 17 March, the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Minister of Interior, Fathi Bashaagha, travelled to France to hold meetings with his French counterpart, Christophe Castaner. This comes after a series of meetings in the UK. On 11 March, Bashaagha spoke to...
by Jason | Mar 18, 2020 | Libyan actors
Throughout the last week, there appears to have been a build-up of forces on the Abu Grein frontline, south of Misrata. On 10 and 15 March, there were a series of clashes between Libyan National Army (LNA) forces and anti-LNA forces in Abu Grein. On 13 March, the LNA...
by Jason | Mar 11, 2020 | ISIS
On 29 February, according to the spokesperson of the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Sebha Joint Security Room, Ali al-Tarshani, a Sudanese doctor identified as Omar al-Kamani aka Abu Abdallah was arrested on suspicion of being affiliated with ISIS and planning to...
by Jason | Mar 11, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 4 March, Egypt executed the former Egyptian Special Force officer turned al-Qaeda affiliate Hisham Ashmawy. Ashmawy was captured by the Libyan National Army (LNA) in Derna and later extradited to Cairo in late 2018. On 28 February, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb...
