by Jason | Oct 21, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 14 October, the Special Deterrence Force (Rada), following the issuing of an arrest warrant by the Government of National Accord (GNA)’s Ministry of Interior (MoI), reportedly detained the commander of the Zawiyyan Coastguard, Abdurrahman Milad (also known as...
by Jason | Oct 14, 2020 | ISIS
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by Jason | Oct 14, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
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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...
