by Jason | Jun 24, 2020 | ISIS
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by Jason | Jun 24, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 21 June, the Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesperson Ahmed al-Mismari said that the LNA had declared a no-fly zone in an area stretching 200km from the al-Sultan settlement east of Sirte until the al-Heesa village in the west. Mismari said that all aviation in this...
by Jason | Jun 18, 2020 | Libyan actors
Over the last week, forces aligned to the Government of National Accord (GNA), supported by Turkey, have reinforced positions to the west of Sirte, while Libyan National Army (LNA) forces, supported by Russia, have reinforced positions inside Sirte. Additional GNA...
by Jason | Jun 18, 2020 | International actors
On 14 June, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shogu were slated to travel to Istanbul for a meeting on Libya with their Turkish counterparts. However, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Lavrov and Turkish Foreign...
by Jason | Jun 18, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 14 June, a video emerged on social media featuring Libya National Army (LNA) Special Forces (al-Saiqa) Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Mahmoud al-Werfalli calling on LNA forces to take their actions to Sirte and lead an assault towards Misrata. The address was...
by Jason | Jun 18, 2020 | ISIS
On 11 June, in its al-Naba newsletter issue no. 238, ISIS claimed responsibility for a rocket attack against the LNA forces at Tamenhint airbase. This comes after a series of attacks in the southern region which ISIS has claimed responsibility for in the last month,...
by Jason | Jun 10, 2020 | ISIS
On 3 June, a man identified as General Electrical Company of Libya (GECOL) employee Abu Bakr Mohammed Ali Khamis was killed, along with four of his children, by masked men in Taraghin in southern Libya. Ali Khamis’s wife and two other children survived the incident....
by Jason | Jun 10, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 5 June, French forces killed the emir of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Abdul Malek Droukdal, in northern Mali. Droukdal was reported killed with several other AQIM members.
by Jason | Jun 10, 2020 | International actors
On 6 June, Egyptian President Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, flanked by the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, and Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Aqeela Saleh, announced a new peace initiative for Libya and declared that a ceasefire would...
by Jason | Jun 10, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 3 June, the Government of National Accord (GNA) Volcano of Rage spokesperson, Mohamed Qanounu, announced that GNA forces had taken control of Tripoli International Airport (TIA) following heavy clashes with Libyan National Army (LNA) forces at the location. The...
