by Jason | Dec 18, 2018 | ISIS
On 13 December, the Rajban Security Directorate claimed to have discovered leaflets by ISIS threatening to undertake attacks and bombings in Rajban and Zintan. The targets listed include local Security Directorates, police stations, officials and security heads.
by Jason | Dec 18, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 17 December, heavy clashes occurred between Libyan National Army (LNA) forces and Derna Protection Force (DPF) remnants in eastern Derna. According to the spokesperson for the LNA’s 73 Infantry Brigade the fighting was most violent between the two opposing groups...
by Jason | Dec 18, 2018 | International actors
On 14 December, Italian diplomat Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi was appointed as Italy’s new ambassador to Libya, replacing Giuseppe Perrone. In a statement to Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, Italy’s Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi stated Perrone’s recall was “urgent”...
by Jason | Dec 18, 2018 | Libyan actors
Over the last week, the Libyan National Army (LNA) deployed a significant amount of forces to the Oil Crescent in response to reports that Ibrahim Jadhran may lead an assault on oil facilities. Patrols have extended to al-Mabruk oil field, Zillah, and all the way to...
by Jason | Dec 11, 2018 | ISIS
On 8 December, ISIS executed six of the ten men they abducted from the town of Fuqaha on 28 October after their demands to release their comrades was rejected by the Libyan National Army (LNA). On 3 December, ISIS released a eulogy for Abu Abdallah al-Ansar in its...
