by Jason | Mar 18, 2020 | ISIS
Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester bomber, Salman Abedi has been found guilty of the murder of 22 people and helping to plan one of the deadliest terror attacks the UK has ever seen. During the trial, it emerged that Hashem Abeid had stood shoulder to...
by Jason | Mar 18, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
The conviction of Libyan national Abdel Basset al-Megrahi – the only man found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing – has been referred for an appeal to Scotland’s High Court of Justiciary. Mergrahi died in 2012, after denying involvement....
by Jason | Mar 18, 2020 | International actors
On 16 and 17 March, the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Minister of Interior, Fathi Bashaagha, travelled to France to hold meetings with his French counterpart, Christophe Castaner. This comes after a series of meetings in the UK. On 11 March, Bashaagha spoke to...
by Jason | Mar 18, 2020 | Libyan actors
Throughout the last week, there appears to have been a build-up of forces on the Abu Grein frontline, south of Misrata. On 10 and 15 March, there were a series of clashes between Libyan National Army (LNA) forces and anti-LNA forces in Abu Grein. On 13 March, the LNA...
by Jason | Mar 11, 2020 | ISIS
On 29 February, according to the spokesperson of the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Sebha Joint Security Room, Ali al-Tarshani, a Sudanese doctor identified as Omar al-Kamani aka Abu Abdallah was arrested on suspicion of being affiliated with ISIS and planning to...
by Jason | Mar 11, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 4 March, Egypt executed the former Egyptian Special Force officer turned al-Qaeda affiliate Hisham Ashmawy. Ashmawy was captured by the Libyan National Army (LNA) in Derna and later extradited to Cairo in late 2018. On 28 February, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb...
by Jason | Mar 11, 2020 | International actors
On 9 March, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, travelled to France and met with French President Emmanuel Macron. According to a French official, Haftar claimed he would sign the draft ceasefire agreement produced by the 5+5 military dialogue...
by Jason | Mar 11, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 9 March, the Egyptian Military reportedly completed training a special navy commando unit to assist Libyan National Army (LNA) forces in preventing Turkish vessel from delivering military capabilities and other goods to the Government of National Accord (GNA)...
by Jason | Mar 4, 2020 | ISIS
On 27 February, security forces in Sirte arrested three suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members. The three suspects are accused of being linked to high profile ISIS members Abu Maria al-Tunisi and Abdullah al-Masri. The ISIS cell and its potential network is being...
by Jason | Mar 4, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
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