GNU MoL launches DDR initiative

On 23 October, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation launched its Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) initiative, the National Project for the Rehabilitation and Reintegration, in Tripoli. GNU Prime Minister,...

Suspected ISIS members arrested in Msallata

On 23 October, the Counter Terrorism Force (CTF) announced the arrest of members of Islamic State in Libya (ISIS) in Msallata, north-western Libya. Among the arrested were two prominent ISIS members, including Abi al-Libi, known to have previously fought in Syria. The...

ISIS release photos of ‘graduated’ recruits

On 18 October, Islamic State in Libya (ISIS) released a series of photos showing a total of seven ISIS members training with firearms and captioned “graduation of a batch of caliphate soldiers from the military course in Libya”. The location of the photos...