by Client Client | Jun 14, 2021 | ISIS
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...
by Client Client | Jun 6, 2021 | ISIS
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,...
by Client Client | Jun 2, 2021 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 2 June, local news sources reported that the Libyan National Army (LNA)-affiliated Tarik Bin Ziyad brigade and the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Interior’s Security Positions Unit had arrested three Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) militants...
by Jason | May 5, 2021 | International actors
This week the presence of foreign fighters in Libya came to the fore with the issue addressed by both the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) and at a GNU-Turkish press conference. On 29 April, the fourth round of 5+5 JMC talks concluded in Sirte after five days, with...
by Jason | May 5, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week was marked by the High Council of State’s (HCS) rejection of the list of candidates proposed by the House of Representatives (HoR). On 30 April, the HCS rejected the list of candidates presented by the House of Representatives (HoR) for Libya’s...
by Jason | Apr 28, 2021 | International actors
This week the Chadian rebel group, Front pour l’Alternance et la Concorde au Tchad (FACT’s), incursion into Chad continued to prompt questions on international and Libyan involvement. On 24 April, Asharq Alawsat reported an interview with the US Ambassador...
by Jason | Apr 28, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week was marked by Government of National Unity (GNU) Prime Minister, Abdul Hameed Dabaiba’s, advance delegation being refused entry to Benghazi airport, prompting questions over the strength of the GNU’s mandate in eastern Libya. On 21 April, following the...
by Jason | Apr 21, 2021 | International actors
This week, as the fighting in northern Chad threatens to spill over and destabilise Libya’s south, the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution welcoming the ‘interim’ Presidential Council (PC) and Government of National Unity (GNU) as the entities...
by Jason | Apr 21, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week, clashes between armed groups in Tripoli and Sirte highlight the continued intra-militia power struggles. On 12 April, the 444th Combat Brigade announced that it had closed 11 unofficial militia headquarters in Tripoli, in the Salah al-Deen and al-Shouk...
by Jason | Apr 14, 2021 | International actors
This week, the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdul Hameed Dabaiba, publicly endorsed the maritime agreement between the predecessor GNA and Turkey, thereby committing to an even closer relationship with Turkey. On 12 April, the Prime...
