by Jason | Dec 11, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 6 December, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a statement denying any links to those killed in the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) air strikes on 29 November near al-Uwaynat. On 29 November, AFRICOM, in coordination with the Government of National Accord...
by Jason | Dec 11, 2018 | International actors
On 5 December, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, arrived in Rome for an unannounced two-day visit. During that time Haftar met with the US Ambassador to Tunisia, Daniel Rubinstein. On the 6 December, Haftar met with Italian...
by Jason | Dec 11, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 4 December, the commander of the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Kufra Military Region stated that his forces had removed “terrorist” elements from the area around Tazirbu following the assault on the town by ISIS late last month. On 5 December, the eastern-based...
by Jason | Dec 4, 2018 | ISIS
On 1 December, the Libyan National Army arrested five ISIS members in Ubari. The arrests were made while security forces patrolled the road between Ubari and Ghat. The five arrested were described as being of African decent. On 29 November, ISIS released...
by Jason | Dec 4, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 1 December, a Benghazi Defense Brigade convoy of 40 vehicles was observed driving along the coastal road from Tawergha to Misrata. The Benghazi Defence Brigade was formed in May 2016 to support the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council retake the city of Benghazi...
