by Jason | May 28, 2019 | International actors
On 22 May, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. Reports suggest Macron reiterated his call for an unconditional ceasefire, but Haftar said the conditions for halting hostilities “were not...
by Jason | May 28, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 27 May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that 562 people had been killed (including 40 civilians) and 2,855 injured (including 106 civilians) since the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched its assault on Tripoli on 4 April. The overall military stalemate...
by Jason | May 21, 2019 | ISIS
On 20 May, the Sirte Protection Forces (SPF) claimed to have intercepted communications of ISIS fighters planning to undertake a retributive assault on Sirte. Over the past week, Libyan media outlets have also claimed that ISIS has been mobilising south of al-Uqayla....
by Jason | May 21, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 16 May, unconfirmed reports suggest an al-Qaeda member, Musab Mohammed Kamuka, was killed in the LNA’s aerial attack on the headquarters of the Farouk militia in Zawiyya on 13 May. This follows the Sabratha Operations Room claiming an ISIS member, Safwan Abdel...
by Jason | May 21, 2019 | International actors
On 21 May, the UN Envoy to Libya gave a stark address to the UN Security Council. He warned that Libya is on the verge of descending into a civil war “which could lead to the permanent division of the country”. He added that the damage already done will take years to...
