by Jason | Feb 10, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 2 February, armed groups clashed near the Uqba Bin Nafi School in Sirte, resulting in at least two injuries. Those responsible for the fighting remain unclear as there have been competing reports in local media. One report claimed the Libya National Army’s (LNA’s)...
by Jason | Feb 3, 2021 | ISIS
On 25 January, social media sources reported that two brothers were kidnapped near Ghuddwah in southern Sebha by suspected ISIS militants. ISIS activity has been well documented in Ghudduwah, in late August last year a citizen from Ghudduwah was kidnapped, allegedly...
by Jason | Feb 3, 2021 | International actors
This week, the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) process commenced in Geneva with the assumption that Libya’s new executive authority will be announced by the end of this week. On 27 January, Salah al-Din Namroush, the Minister of Defence in the GNA,...
by Jason | Feb 3, 2021 | Libyan actors
As the process to elect a new transitional executive authority began in Geneva, unease spread among GNA-aligned groups and skirmishes took place in Tripoli. On 29 January, reports in Libyan media claimed that the UN-mediated 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC) would...
by Jason | Jan 27, 2021 | ISIS
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