by Client Client | Jan 17, 2021 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 17 January, it was reported that charges have been laid by Egyptian prosecutors against three Egyptian nationals accused of joining terrorist groups in Libya. Two of the defendants are at large, while one is in custody in Egypt. They are accused of holding...
by Jason | Jan 13, 2021 | ISIS
On 8 January, Spanish police officers in Barcelona arrested three suspected ISIS members, two of whom held Libyan citizenship. The three men reportedly had combat experience in Syria and were accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Spain.
by Jason | Jan 13, 2021 | International actors
This week the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) held the second meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) and affirmed that it foresaw the deployment of a monitoring mission to Libya. On 6 January, UNSMIL announced that it had convened the...
by Jason | Jan 13, 2021 | Libyan actors
The GNA announced a security consolidation operation, while Western political and military figures tried to reframe the 24 December 2021 elections as a way to purge Libya of Haftar supporters. On 8 January, the GNA Minister of Interior, Fathi Bashaagha, announced...
by Jason | Jan 6, 2021 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Jan 6, 2021 | International actors
This week was marked by movements from the UN to form a Libyan monitoring group for deployment to central Libya to safeguard the 5+5 ceasefire arrangements, along with attempts to reinvigorate the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF). On 29 December, the Turkish...
by Jason | Jan 6, 2021 | Libyan actors
Last week, the Government of National Accord channelled a meaningful amount of funds into its Ministry of Defence (MoD), while minor incidents of armed violence occurred in western and southern Libya. On 29 December, the parallel interim government in eastern Libya...
by Jason | Dec 30, 2020 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Dec 30, 2020 | International actors
Over the last week, international actors held major diplomatic meetings with the GNA outside of the rubric of the UN-led peace process. On 22 December, Nikolai Mladenov announced that he is unable to take up his role as UN special representative for Libya and head of...
by Jason | Dec 30, 2020 | Libyan actors
This week was characterised by competing accusations and mobilization activity on the Sirte-Jufra axis, alongside anti-Turkish rhetoric from the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar. On 24 December 2020 (the 69th anniversary of Libyan Independence),...
