by Jason | Feb 10, 2021 | Libyan actors
On 2 February, armed groups clashed near the Uqba Bin Nafi School in Sirte, resulting in at least two injuries. Those responsible for the fighting remain unclear as there have been competing reports in local media. One report claimed the Libya National Army’s (LNA’s)...
by Client Client | Feb 8, 2021 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 8 February, the Government of National Accord’s (GNA’s) Internal Security Agency arrested members of a ‘criminal terrorist organisation’ responsible for the bombing of the Janzour Naval Academy on 19 January 2021. Reports indicate that two suspects have been...
by Jason | Feb 3, 2021 | ISIS
On 25 January, social media sources reported that two brothers were kidnapped near Ghuddwah in southern Sebha by suspected ISIS militants. ISIS activity has been well documented in Ghudduwah, in late August last year a citizen from Ghudduwah was kidnapped, allegedly...
by Jason | Feb 3, 2021 | International actors
This week, the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) process commenced in Geneva with the assumption that Libya’s new executive authority will be announced by the end of this week. On 27 January, Salah al-Din Namroush, the Minister of Defence in the GNA,...
by Jason | Feb 3, 2021 | Libyan actors
As the process to elect a new transitional executive authority began in Geneva, unease spread among GNA-aligned groups and skirmishes took place in Tripoli. On 29 January, reports in Libyan media claimed that the UN-mediated 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC) would...
by Jason | Jan 27, 2021 | ISIS
No relevant developments
by Jason | Jan 27, 2021 | International actors
While there has been progress in the international community’s mediation of the Libya conflict with the LPDF opening nominations for a new executive authority, the withdrawal of foreign fighters- one of the central tenants of the October 23 ceasefire- has predictably...
by Jason | Jan 27, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week a series of meetings of delegations from the House of Representatives (HoR) and the High Council of State (HCS) were held in Morocco and Egypt, to discuss the constitutional settlement and proposals for the regional distribution of Libya’s sovereign...
by Jason | Jan 21, 2021 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Jan 21, 2021 | International actors
This week saw two key developments in the international community’s attempts to mediate the Libya conflict with the appointment of a new head of UNSMIL and the LPDF’s agreement on a mechanism for selecting the reformed Presidential Council. On 15 January, the UN...
