by Jason | Oct 21, 2020 | ISIS
On 18 October, the Government of National Accord (GNA) Counter-Terrorism Force Commander, Major General Mohammed al-Zein, announced on Libyan television that four people had been arrested for connections to a terrorism group in two separate operations at Khoms and on...
by Jason | Oct 21, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 16 October, conflicting reports emerged suggesting that three individuals associated with either ISIS, al-Qaeda or Chadian mercenaries entered Murzuq. No other details are available at this time.
by Jason | Oct 21, 2020 | International actors
On 12 October, Acting Head of UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Stephanie Williams met with Tunisian President Kaïs Saied to begin discussing details of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) scheduled to take place in Tunisia. The first face-to-face rounds of...
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
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...
