by Jason | Jan 1, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 29 December, the Director of Tripoli security, Brigadier Salem Qraimida, and security director of Benghazi, Brigadier General Adel Abdulaziz al-Arifi, met at the Tibesti Hotel in Benghazi to discuss the unification of national security efforts. This coincided with...
by Jason | Dec 25, 2018 | ISIS
On 25 December, four ISIS fighters undertook a suicide attack on Libya’s foreign ministry in Tripoli, killing three people and wounding at least 21 more. The assault began when a white Hyundai sedan exploded outside the ministry’s back gate, killing the driver. Two...
by Jason | Dec 25, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 19 December, reports claim that several “extremists” undertook a suicide bombing on the Port of Benghazi, leaving two Libyan Naval personnel dead. However, this incident is unconfirmed. It has not been syndicated by prominent Libyan media and is likely the...
by Jason | Dec 25, 2018 | International actors
On 23 December, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte visited the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, at the LNA’s General Command in al-Rajma. According to a press release, the two discussed domestic and international developments, Libya-Italian...
by Jason | Dec 25, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 19 December, the Libyan National Army (LNA) undertook a pre-emptive attack, with air support, on forces under the command of Ibrahim Jadhran and the Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB) located at Sadada camp, near Bani Walid. The LNA claimed to have captured the...
