by Jason | Feb 5, 2020 | International actors
On 29 January, UN Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salamé gave his 17th brief to the UN Security Council (UNSC) where he expressed serious concern about the ongoing violence in southern Tripoli. He said, “I regret to report that the truce holds only in name.” He explained that...
by Jason | Feb 5, 2020 | Libyan actors
From 1-2 February, clashes and aerial attacks between Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) forces and anti-LNA forces occurred in the al-Washka area, some 130km from Misrata and 100 km from Sirte. On 1 February, LNA Special Force units claimed to have repelled...
by Jason | Jan 30, 2020 | ISIS
A delegation of Tunisian authorities arrived in Misrata last week, to work to repatriate six children of Tunisians killed in the ranks of ISIS in 2016. These children are considered to be offspring of ISIS fighters killed in Sirte.
by Jason | Jan 30, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
The Libyan citizen Mustafa al-Iman was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for his role in the 2012 terrorist attack on two U.S. government facilities in Benghazi that killed four Americans. Al-Imam, 47, was captured in Libya in October 2017 and subsequently...
by Jason | Jan 30, 2020 | International actors
On 23 January, Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum held a meeting with foreign ministers from Mali, Egypt, Chad, Niger, Sudan, and Tunisia, the latter five nations sharing a common border with Libya. Following the meeting, its attendees released a joint...
