by Jason | Dec 30, 2020 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Dec 30, 2020 | International actors
Over the last week, international actors held major diplomatic meetings with the GNA outside of the rubric of the UN-led peace process. On 22 December, Nikolai Mladenov announced that he is unable to take up his role as UN special representative for Libya and head of...
by Jason | Dec 30, 2020 | Libyan actors
This week was characterised by competing accusations and mobilization activity on the Sirte-Jufra axis, alongside anti-Turkish rhetoric from the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar. On 24 December 2020 (the 69th anniversary of Libyan Independence),...
by Jason | Dec 23, 2020 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Dec 23, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Dec 23, 2020 | International actors
This week both the GNA and the LNA conducted bilateral meetings with international actors to discuss political and security developments. On 16 December, the GNA’s Interior Minister, Fathi Bashaagha, received the US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, in Misrata....
by Jason | Dec 23, 2020 | Libyan actors
This week saw the stalling of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) alongside military activity in the western Libya. On 14 December, clashes occurred between the Sirte Military Police and the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 128 Brigade, with at least one injury....
by Jason | Dec 16, 2020 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Dec 16, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 8 December, the Guardian reported that the so-called Manchester Arena bomber, Salman Abedi, may have trained and fought with Islamist militias in Libya during the 2011 revolution. Details of Abedi’s involvement with anti-Qadhafi militias were revealed during an...
by Jason | Dec 16, 2020 | International actors
This week was characterised by Turkey’s assertion of its long-term military presence in Libya alongside rising tensions between Turkey and the Libyan National Army (LNA). On 10 December, LNA spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari declared that Libya was in a ‘state of war’ with...
