by Jason | Oct 14, 2020 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Oct 14, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Oct 14, 2020 | International actors
On 10 October, a group of EU ambassadors met with Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj in Tripoli. The European delegation included the Ambassador and head of the European Union (EU) Mission to Libya along with the ambassadors from Italy,...
by Jason | Oct 14, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 8 October, the Government of National Accord (GNA) Defence Minister, Saleh al-deen al-Namroush, reportedly warned that Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar was preparing to launch an attack in the Bani Walid, Ghariyan and Tarhouna regions. Namroush...
by Jason | Oct 7, 2020 | ISIS
On 30 September, the Government of National Accord (GNA) Ministry of Defence’s Joint Force captured 5 alleged ISIS members south of Al-Jmayeel, near the Tunisian border. Those arrested include 2 Libyans, 2 Tunisians, and another African National. On 1 October, the LNA...
by Jason | Oct 7, 2020 | International actors
On 5 October, the United Nations (UN) and Germany began co-hosting a virtual ministerial-level meeting of the 16 countries and international organisations that took part in the Berlin Conference on Libya of January 2020. The meeting also included representatives from...
by Jason | Oct 7, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 3 October, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 116 Infantry Brigade claimed to have captured a ‘terrorist cell’ accused of undertaking civilian kidnappings and murders between Jufra and Sebha. According to reports, the captured group – comprising 3 Libyans and 7...
by Jason | Oct 7, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 3 October, HoR Speaker Aqeela Saleh met with the eastern-based interim government’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdul Hadi al-Huweij, to discuss preparation for a tribal conference to be held in Sirte on 10 October. This followed a...
by Jason | Sep 30, 2020 | ISIS
On 24 September Youssef Hussein Saleh, commander of the Salafi-Madkhali Khalid Bin Walid Brigade, survived an assassination attempt in the Nassriya district of Sebha. Saleh was shot in the shoulder. The assassination attempt was allegedly orchestrated by ISIS-Libya...
by Jason | Sep 30, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No relevant developments.
