by Jason | Aug 7, 2019 | International actors
On 1 August, Libyan National Army (LNA) head Khalifa Haftar had a meeting with Sisi in Cairo. The two allegedly discussed Egypt’s international support and assistance in lifting the current arms embargo on Libya. They also agreed that the LNA will hand over to Egypt...
by Jason | Aug 7, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 2 August, the Libyan National Army (LNA) reported that it conducted several airstrikes on Government of National Accord (GNA)-aligned forces at Saddada, al-Shuwayrif, and al-Kararim, who were allegedly preparing to launch an assault on the LNA-controlled Jufra...
by Jason | Jul 30, 2019 | ISIS
On 26 July, the LNA announced the arrest of an alleged member of Islamic State’s (ISIS) religious police, Atiya Abdul Hamid Shalawi, in the Shiha neighbourhood of Derna. Shalawi was arrested in an ambush at dawn as he was trying to enter the city. On 29 July, the 24th...
by Jason | Jul 30, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 24 July, the Misratan Joint Security Force undertook a dawn raid against alleged al-Qaeda leaders in an undisclosed suburb of Tripoli. The GNA’s interior ministry stated that those arrested were connected to attacks launched in Tripoli. The primary target for the...
by Jason | Jul 30, 2019 | International actors
On 29 July, in a lengthy address to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame proposed a three-part immediate action to end the current conflict, which has left nearly 1100 dead, including 106 civilians. First, he called for a...
