by Jason | Sep 4, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 26 August, the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched an assault on the mountain town Ghariyan via Ghout al-Reeh, but were repelled by anti-LNA forces from Zawiyya and Misrata, who were assisted by aerial attacks. On 29 August, the Government of National Accord’s...
by Jason | Aug 28, 2019 | ISIS
On 27 August, unconfirmed reports claim the Libyan National Army (LNA) killed an alleged ISIS member, Salah al-Shin, fighting on the front lines in southern Tripoli. On 15 August, unconfirmed reports suggest ISIS militants attacked a checkpoint in Bawbat al-Souda in...
by Jason | Aug 28, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 20 August, a video circulated on Libyan social media showing Abdullah al-Muhaysini, a Salafi cleric linked with al-Qaeda affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, calling on fighters in Syria to travel to Libya to fight against the LNA. However, this video was released in...
by Jason | Aug 28, 2019 | International actors
On 23 August, France, UK, US, Italy, Egypt and the UAE met as a part of the P3+3 countries in Paris to “study and evaluate the security and financial conditions in Libya” and discuss the plan the UN Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, presented to the UN Security Council...
by Jason | Aug 28, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 21 August, anti-Libyan National Army (LNA) forces made an advance into al-Asabea in southern Tripoli, taking control of the centre of the area and the College of Civil Aviation. The LNA launched several aerial attacks on al-Asabea in response. On 25 August, heavy...
