by Jason | Jul 2, 2019 | International actors
On 28 June, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) spokesman, Ahmed al-Mismari, banned all commercial flights from Libya to Turkey and prohibited all Turkish ships from docking at Libyan ports. Moreover, Mismari claimed the LNA would attack any Turkish military personnel...
by Jason | Jul 2, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 26 June, the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli announced that forces aligned with it had taken control of the town of Gharyan, situated around 90km south of Tripoli on the edge of the Nafusa mountains. The Libyan National Army’s (LNA) spokesperson,...
by Jason | Jun 25, 2019 | ISIS
On 23 June, ISIS published its latest al-Naba newsletter no. 187 which included details of its clashes with Libyan National Army (LNA) forces west of the Harouj mountains. ISIS claimed to have killed as many as 50 LNA fighters from five separate battalions. In an...
by Jason | Jun 25, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 25 June, Egyptian jihadist captured in Libya, Hisham el-Ashmawy, was put on trial in a military country in Egypt for his involvement in five terrorist attacks. Al-Ashmawy is accused of several attacks in Egypt including an assassination attempt on then Interior...
by Jason | Jun 25, 2019 | International actors
On 20 June, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told journalists, “We have a military cooperation agreement with Libya. We are providing arms to them if they come up with a request, and if they pay for it.” This is the first official confirmation that Turkey is...
