by Jason | Jan 9, 2020 | ISIS
On 22 December, reports suggest an ISIS convoy was observed moving from Ghadduwa in the direction of Murzuq in southern Libya. On 31 December, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) military information division claimed a fighter attempted to undertake a failed suicide...
by Jason | Jan 9, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No notable developments.
by Jason | Jan 9, 2020 | International actors
On 1 January, the Arab League convened in an exceptional meeting in Cairo to address the rising escalation of conflict in Libya. The meeting failed to reach a consensus on how to de-escalate the conflict. On 2 January, Turkey’s parliament held a special sitting in...
by Jason | Jan 9, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 3 January, in a brief live TV broadcast, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar declared a state of full mobilisation to defend Libya “from the Turkish invader.” Haftar also described those in the Government of National Accord (GNA) who signed...
by Jason | Jan 2, 2020 | ISIS
On 30 December, spokesperson of Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA), Ahmed Al-Mismari, alleged that hundreds of “terrorists of various nationalities” affiliated with ISIS and Al-Qaeda had been transferred from Syria to Libya during the past days via Turkey. In a press...
by Jason | Jan 2, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No notable developments.
by Jason | Jan 2, 2020 | International actors
On 17 December, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Di Maio visited Libya and met with the head of Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Serraj and the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar. He urged all parties to immediately de-escalate...
by Jason | Jan 2, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 19 December, the Government of National Accord (GNA) approved the security cooperation deal with Turkey and on 26 December, it formally requested Turkish ground, naval and aerial support for its forces fighting against the LNA in Tripoli. The same day, Turkish...
by Jason | Dec 18, 2019 | ISIS
On 13 December, the Special Tasks Force (CID) in Benghazi arrested two men under the suspicion of smuggling funds outside Libya for an ISIS fighter via an alleged Egyptian national. During the arrests, arms and ammunition were recovered at the suspects’ homes....
by Jason | Dec 18, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
During the last week, unconfirmed reports circulated suggesting Tripoli’s Special Deterrence Force (Rada) released 29 members of the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council (BRSC) from Mitiga prison in Tripoli on an unspecified date. This follows calls from Grand...
