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Tracking developments of ISIS activity and the anti-ISIS coalition in Libya.
LNA arrests suspected Sudanese ISIS member
On 11 August, the Spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ahmed al-Mismari announced that the LNA had arrested a suspected ISIS operative of Sudanese origin during a security operation near Qatrun in south-western Libya. The statement claimed that LNA forces...
LNA airstrikes carried out near Harouj after recent ISIS attacks in the area
On 2 August, the Libyan National Army is reported to have undertaken airstrikes within the area of the Harouj Mountains following ISIS actvity in the area. Reports claim that reconnaissance operations were undertaken prior to the airstrikes.
Russia claims ISIS members in Libya being transferred to Afghanistan
During the last week, Russian Defense Minister, Sergey Shoygu, claimed that ISIS members in Libya and Syria were now making their way to Afghanistan and joining the group's rank there. According to Shoygu, the US’ recent withdrawal from Afghanistan was providing a...
LNA reportedly planning security operation against ISIS in the South
On 25 July, reports surfaced claiming that the Libyan National Army (LNA) had sent military reinforcements to carry out large-scale operations against ISIS in southern Libya. Sky News Arabia reported that the LNA was to make ‘decisive’ moves in order to neutralise...
ISIS release ‘Diaries of Caliphate Soldiers in Libya’
This week, the Islamic State in Libya (ISIS) released additional photos following its earlier publication on 10 June of a photo set entitled ‘Diaries of Caliphate Soldiers in Libya’. The photos showed a small group of fighters, presumably in southern Libya, with their...
Public Prosecutor sends cases of 54 suspected ISIS members to court
On 19 July, the Libyan Attorney General’s office filed criminal lawsuits against 54 suspected ISIS members who were arrested during security operations following the liberation of Sirte. They are accused of mobilizing under an armed movement harmful to the state,...
Libyan weapons allegedly used by ISIS terrorists in Nigeria
On 13 July, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) published ‘Islamic State fortifies its position in the Lake Chad Basin’, detailing how ‘Boko Haram fighters who left for Libya over the years for different reasons are returning to the Lake Chad Basin to re-join...
ISIS claim responsibility for another attack in south
On 14 June, ISIS claimed responsibility for an ambush and improvised explosive devise (IED) attack that killed the commander of an Libyan National Army (LNA) patrol, Captain Ali Muhammad Othman, near Haruj (Harouj) Mountains. According to reports, the LNA was...
ISIS VBIED suicide attack targets and kills Security Head in Sebha
On 6 June, ISIS claimed a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device (SVBIED) attack targeting a Libyan National Army (LNA) checkpoint at Maziq Gate, near Sebha, which killed four people, including the head of the Sebha Criminal Investigation Department,...