by Jason | Jun 4, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 28 May, the Libyan National Army (LNA) transferred former Egyptian Special Forces officer turned Egyptian jihadist, Hisham al-Ashmawy, over to Egyptian authorities. Ashmawi was captured by LNA forces in Derna on 8 October 2018. Described by some security officials...
by Jason | Jun 4, 2019 | International actors
On 31 May, the Tripoli-based US embassy Charge d’Affaires, Natalie Baker, issued a statement, saying the US is “deeply concerned” about the shelling of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) clinic in Tripoli, which took place on 24 May, as well as other recent attacks on...
by Jason | Jun 4, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 3 June, the World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that 607 people have been killed and 3,261 injured since the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched its assault on Tripoli on 4 April. On 3 June, the head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Serraj,...
by Jason | May 28, 2019 | ISIS
On 23 May, ISIS released its al-Naba newsletter no. 183 that featured a report on the group’s raid on Libyan National Army (LNA) security forces near Zilla on 18 May. In the report, ISIS claim they ambushed the LNA troops near Fuqaha causing twenty deaths. On 26 May,...
by Jason | May 28, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 24 May, Libyan National Army forces killed Mohamed Mohamed Mahmoud Bin Dardaf, also known as “Al-Babour” in the al-Naqleya district of Tripoli. Dardaf was allegedly fighting with anti-LNA forces. A former prisoner in the Abu Salim prison, Dardaf has been linked to...
