by Jason | Dec 23, 2020 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Dec 23, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Dec 23, 2020 | International actors
This week both the GNA and the LNA conducted bilateral meetings with international actors to discuss political and security developments. On 16 December, the GNA’s Interior Minister, Fathi Bashaagha, received the US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, in Misrata....
by Jason | Dec 23, 2020 | Libyan actors
This week saw the stalling of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) alongside military activity in the western Libya. On 14 December, clashes occurred between the Sirte Military Police and the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 128 Brigade, with at least one injury....
by Jason | Dec 16, 2020 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Dec 16, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 8 December, the Guardian reported that the so-called Manchester Arena bomber, Salman Abedi, may have trained and fought with Islamist militias in Libya during the 2011 revolution. Details of Abedi’s involvement with anti-Qadhafi militias were revealed during an...
by Jason | Dec 16, 2020 | International actors
This week was characterised by Turkey’s assertion of its long-term military presence in Libya alongside rising tensions between Turkey and the Libyan National Army (LNA). On 10 December, LNA spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari declared that Libya was in a ‘state of war’ with...
by Jason | Dec 16, 2020 | Libyan actors
As the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) shows signs of vulnerability, cracks have appeared in the ceasefire agreement between the Government of National Accord (GNA) and Libyan National Army (LNA). On 11 December, GNA Defence Minister Saleh al-Deen al-Namroush...
by Jason | Dec 9, 2020 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Dec 9, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No relevant developments.
