by Jason | May 7, 2019 | ISIS
On 4 May, ISIS claimed an attack against the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 160 Brigade Jabril Baba training camp in Sebha, leaving eight LNA fighters dead. ISIS’ claim stated they killed or wounded at least 16 soldiers and freed inmates from the camp’s prison. A source...
by Jason | May 7, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 7 May, four gunmen with alleged terrorist connections attacked the Sebha Medical Centre in the earlier hours of the morning. Local security forces killed two of the assailants during the incident. No other details are available at this time.
by Jason | May 7, 2019 | International actors
On 5 May, UNSMIL called for a week-long humanitarian truce to start on 6 May at 4:00am (local time), coinciding with the beginning of Ramadan. In a statement, UNSMIL called upon “all parties to deliver humanitarian aid to those in need and to ensure the freedom of...
by Jason | May 7, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 5 May, the Libyan National Army (LNA) released an audiotape in which its leader, Khalifa Haftar, advises his forces to push hard and to “teach the enemy a greater and bigger lesson than previous ones.” The statement comes as the conflict moves into the Islamic...
by Jason | May 1, 2019 | ISIS
On 29 April, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared in a video for the first time in five years. In his message, Baghdadi said that he sees Africa as an important location for the group’s future operations. He said that ISIS could be effective in Libya despite...
