by Jason | Sep 2, 2020 | International actors
On 27 August, the United States and United Nations co-chaired a meeting regarding the Berlin Process on Libya. During the meeting, the US welcomed calls by House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqeela Saleh and Government of National Accord (GNA) head Fayez al-Serraj...
by Jason | Sep 2, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 28 August, Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister and head of the Presidency Council (PC) Fayez al-Serraj announced that he was suspending Interior Minister Fathi Bashaagha and called for an investigation of Bashaagha’s handling of street protests....
by Jason | Aug 27, 2020 | ISIS
On 20 August, the British court sentenced 22-year old Hashem Abedi, the brother of Manchester Area bomber Salman Abedi, to jail for at least 55 years for the murder of 22 people. Abedi assisted his brother in the bombing, being described in court as being ‘just as...
by Jason | Aug 27, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
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by Jason | Aug 27, 2020 | International actors
On 19 August, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michele Bachelet, appointed three members of the independent fact-finding mission for Libya. The three members are Mohamed Auajjar from Morocco, Tracy Robinson from Jamaica and Chaloka Bevani from...
by Jason | Aug 27, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 21 August, the Government of National Accord (GNA) announced a nationwide ceasefire, calling for the demilitarisation of Sirte, parliamentary and presidential elections in March 2021 and the resumption of oil production. The speaker of the eastern-based House of...
by Jason | Aug 19, 2020 | ISIS
On 16 August, the Libyan National Army (LNA) claimed to have killed three ISIS-Libya fighters in Ghadduwa, after they were briefly besieged by locals near a farm. One of the three suspects blew themselves up with a Suicide Improvised Explosive Device, as the...
by Jason | Aug 19, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Aug 19, 2020 | International actors
On 17 August, a German delegation led by Foreign Minister Heiko Maas began a two-day trip to Tripoli and Abu Dhabi to ‘make progress on the conflict in Libya.’ The delegation met with Government of National Accord (GNA) senior officials in Tripoli, including the...
by Jason | Aug 19, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 12 August, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, issued a decree promoting 448 LNA officers. Reports suggest that they were promoted because of their success in undertaking security and military operations. On 13 August, photographs outside of...
