by Jason | Nov 13, 2019 | Libyan actors
In a rare interview on 4 November, leader of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, said that there was no doubt that the LNA would win the current conflict. On 5 November, the LNA launched aerial attacks targeting a military facility east of...
by Jason | Nov 6, 2019 | ISIS
On 2 November, the Ras Lanuf Security Directorate confirmed that a mass grave had been discovered in the Aweijah area, west of Bin Jawad and east of Sirte. The remains of four bodies were recovered with reports claiming they were handcuffed and signs of bullet wounds...
by Jason | Nov 6, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 2 November, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Military Information Division claimed a member of the Derna Mujahideen Shura Council (DMSC), Saad al-Tira (aka Abu al-Zubair), is fighting on the southern frontline among anti-LNA forces. Tira is thought to have been...
by Jason | Nov 6, 2019 | International actors
On 3 November, the head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Serraj, and US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, met in London. The meeting focused on ways to conclude the fighting in Tripoli amid the escalating involvement of external actors. The US...
by Jason | Nov 6, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 3 November, a spokesperson for the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Volcano of Rage Operation said that the Libyan National Army (LNA) had conducted four airstrikes against Tripoli’s Mitiga airport, forcing a passenger plane flying from Tunisia to nearby...
