by Jason | Nov 13, 2019 | International actors
In a rare interview on 4 November, the leader of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, said that Qatari and Turkish support to the Government of National Accord (GNA) will probably delay his troops’ advances, but will not prevent him from...
by Jason | Nov 13, 2019 | Libyan actors
In a rare interview on 4 November, leader of the so-called Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, said that there was no doubt that the LNA would win the current conflict. On 5 November, the LNA launched aerial attacks targeting a military facility east of...
by Jason | Nov 6, 2019 | ISIS
On 2 November, the Ras Lanuf Security Directorate confirmed that a mass grave had been discovered in the Aweijah area, west of Bin Jawad and east of Sirte. The remains of four bodies were recovered with reports claiming they were handcuffed and signs of bullet wounds...
by Jason | Nov 6, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 2 November, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Military Information Division claimed a member of the Derna Mujahideen Shura Council (DMSC), Saad al-Tira (aka Abu al-Zubair), is fighting on the southern frontline among anti-LNA forces. Tira is thought to have been...
by Jason | Nov 6, 2019 | International actors
On 3 November, the head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Serraj, and US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, met in London. The meeting focused on ways to conclude the fighting in Tripoli amid the escalating involvement of external actors. The US...
by Jason | Nov 6, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 3 November, a spokesperson for the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Volcano of Rage Operation said that the Libyan National Army (LNA) had conducted four airstrikes against Tripoli’s Mitiga airport, forcing a passenger plane flying from Tunisia to nearby...
by Jason | Oct 31, 2019 | ISIS
On 26 October, US Africa Command (US AFRICOM) Director of Public Affairs, Colonel Chris Karns, claimed in an interview with Voice of America that the four US airstrikes in Libya this year had killed 25% of the remaining ISIS fighters in the country. Karns claimed the...
by Jason | Oct 31, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 25 October, military vehicles thought to belong to the Benghazi Defence Brigade (BDB) were observed south of Umm al-Aranib in south-western Libya, in the area of the Chinese company. The sources claimed to have identified the BDB members despite them shaving their...
by Jason | Oct 31, 2019 | International actors
On 26 October, the Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Libya, Joshua Harris, travelled to Benina, just east of Benghazi, to meet with notable eastern figures and discuss “efforts to end the fighting around Tripoli and seek justice for US victims of the 11...
by Jason | Oct 31, 2019 | Libyan actors
The Libyan National Army (LNA) has ramped up its posturing over the last week, claiming to be days away from entering the capital. However, although the LNA continues to push along the Salahadeen, Khallat al-Furjan and Aziziyya axes, they have not made any significant...
