4 March – 10 March: French President Macron meets with head of LNA Haftar

by Jason | Mar 11, 2020 | International actors

On 9 March, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, travelled to France and met with French President Emmanuel Macron. According to a French official, Haftar claimed he would sign the draft ceasefire agreement produced by the 5+5 military dialogue...

4 March – 10 March: Egypt is training LNA naval troops

by Jason | Mar 11, 2020 | Libyan actors

On 9 March, the Egyptian Military reportedly completed training a special navy commando unit to assist Libyan National Army (LNA) forces in preventing Turkish vessel from delivering military capabilities and other goods to the Government of National Accord (GNA)...

26 February – 3 March: Three suspected ISIS members arrested in Sirte

by Jason | Mar 4, 2020 | ISIS

On 27 February, security forces in Sirte arrested three suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members. The three suspects are accused of being linked to high profile ISIS members Abu Maria al-Tunisi and Abdullah al-Masri. The ISIS cell and its potential network is being...

26 February – 3 March: No relevant developments.

by Jason | Mar 4, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors

No relevant developments.

26 February – 3 March: Pro-LNA government signs cooperation agreements with Syria

by Jason | Mar 4, 2020 | International actors

On 1 March, a delegation from the pro-Libyan National Army (LNA) eastern-based parallel government led by Abdullah al-Thinni travelled to Syria where they met with Syrian Foreign Minister, Walid al-Muallem, and signed multiple agreements of cooperation. This included...