LNA repels two suspected ISIS attacks in southern Libya

On 7 June, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 634 Infantry Brigade issued a statement reporting that it had repelled two armed attacks from suspected ISIS operatives in southern Libya. In the first attack, a group of gunmen thought to be affiliated with ISIS targeted...

UK reopens Embassy in Libya

On 5 June, the UK reopened its Embassy in Libya. UK Ambassador to Libya, Caroline Hurndall, gave an address that coincided with the Queen of England’s Birthday Party in Tripoli, noting that the Embassy was returning to operations in Libya after an eight-year...

Bahroun given CT intelligence position

On 2 June, the Zawiyyan Security Directorate dismissed the militia commander, Muhammed Bahroun (also known as ‘al-Far’, the ‘Mouse’) from his role as the head of the Zawiyyan Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and assigned Ashraf Misbah Duraid to the position....

LNA arrests ISIS affiliates in Qatrun

On 29 May, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Southern Operations Room announced that it had launched a military campaign, ‘Operation One Day’, targeting ISIS operatives in southern Libya. According to the LNA, the operation successfully destroyed a number of ISIS...

Nawasi clashes with SSA

On 28 May, clashes briefly broke out between the Nawasi Brigade and elements of Abdul Ghani al-Kikli’s (Ghinaywa) Stability and Support Apparatus (SSA) in Tripoli’s Zawiyyat al-Dahmani neighbourhood. At least one Nawasi Brigade fighter was reportedly killed, and light...