by Jason | Aug 21, 2019 | ISIS
On 18 August, the Internal Security Agency in Ajdabiya arrested suspected terrorist Issa al-Shaghri (aka Issa Kaba) upon his return to the city to allegedly plan terror operations. Born in 1977, Kaba is an Ajdabiya resident, preacher, and employee of the Zueitina oil...
by Jason | Aug 21, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 16 August, an unknown armed group kidnapped two Chinese nationals in the desert 75 km south of the border town of Qatroun in southwest Libya. The Chinese nationals reportedly worked as chemical engineers at one of the gold mining sites in the area. Neither the...
by Jason | Aug 21, 2019 | International actors
On 17 August, the US Embassy in Libya announced that the new US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, had assumed his duties on 14 August, following his nomination by the US President and confirmation by the US Senate. In a statement on 15 August, Norland said that...
by Jason | Aug 21, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 15 August, the Libyan National Army (LNA) conducted airstrikes on Zuwara Airport. LNA spokesman, Ahmed al-Mismari, claimed the strikes were targeting a hanger that was being used by Turkish Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and said that, “any location dealing with...
by Jason | Aug 14, 2019 | ISIS
On 6 August, the Misrata Counter-Terrorism force arrested two suspected Islamic State (ISIS) operatives, Ismail Omran and Hatem Ismal Thuraya, in Sirte. Omran was arrested at a mosque close to his home, while Thuraya was arrested in his family home in the Suwa area....
