by Jason | Jan 30, 2020 | International actors
On 23 January, Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum held a meeting with foreign ministers from Mali, Egypt, Chad, Niger, Sudan, and Tunisia, the latter five nations sharing a common border with Libya. Following the meeting, its attendees released a joint...
by Jason | Jan 30, 2020 | Libyan actors
Throughout the last week, the Libyan National Army (LNA) made advances and gained control of areas in Abu Salim and Haddaba, in southern Tripoli. Minor clashes were reported in Abu Salim, Ain Zara, Ramla, Saedia, Tughar, Salahuddin, Habda al-Mashru, and along Airport...
by Jason | Jan 22, 2020 | ISIS
No notable developments.
by Jason | Jan 22, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No notable developments.
by Jason | Jan 22, 2020 | International actors
On 19 January, Germany held an international conference on Libya in Berlin including multiple state leaders and high-level delegates from Algeria, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Turkey, the Republic of the Congo, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom...
by Jason | Jan 22, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 17 January, head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar met with key Greek political officials in Athens ahead of the Berlin conference. Following a meeting between Haftar and Greece’s Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, the latter stated he had asked...
by Jason | Jan 15, 2020 | ISIS
On 6 January, suspected ISIS “sleeper cells” and individuals were observed between Timsa and Ghadduwa in southern Libya. On 8 January, the Ajilat Criminal Investigations Department undertook a raid in the al-Sidra area of Ajilat, targeting alleged...
by Jason | Jan 15, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No notable developments.
by Jason | Jan 15, 2020 | International actors
On 8 January, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly called for a ceasefire in Libya on 12 January. UN Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, welcomed Turkey and Russia’s calls for a ceasefire and called upon the international...
by Jason | Jan 15, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 11 January, the Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj welcomed a Turkish-Russian proposed ceasefire and stated that the GNA would be welcoming any further political initiatives, with the condition that the “aggressor” withdraw to the...
