by Jason | May 20, 2020 | International actors
On 17 May, the Speaker of the Tubruq-based House of Representatives (HoR), Aqeela Saleh, had a phone conversation with the German Ambassador to Libya, Oliver Owcza, where the two discussed current political developments in the country. According to the German...
by Jason | May 20, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 18 May, Libyan National Army (LNA) forces stationed at Watiya left the airbase at 04:30 local time. This was due to a barrage of aerial attacks by Government of National Accord (GNA) -Turkish drones. At 08:00, the GNA Western Military Region forces, under the...
by Jason | May 13, 2020 | ISIS
On 30 April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) allegedly arrested an ISIS fighter, Tarik al-Baroussi (aka Abu Abdullah) on the Wadi Rabea axis in southern Tripoli. It has been claimed that al-Baroussi is from Benghazi.
by Jason | May 13, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
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by Jason | May 13, 2020 | International actors
On 7 May, the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched grad rockets into the Zawiyat Dahmani area of central Tripoli, striking within the vicinity of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Supreme Court, and the Turkish and Italian...
by Jason | May 13, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 11 May, the Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesperson, Ahmed Mismari, indicated in a public address that a deal had been brokered between the head of the LNA, Khalifa Haftar, and the chairman of the Tubruq- based House of Representatives (HoR), Aqeela Saleh. Mismari...
by Jason | May 6, 2020 | ISIS
On 28 April, the Government of National Accord (GNA) Ministry of Interior-aligned Special Deterrence Force (Rada), arrested suspected ISIS member Saaed Kamel Saaed Abdul Karim aka Aburami “Kimo” in Tripoli. Following questioning, he has since been handed over to the...
by Jason | May 6, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 22 April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) arrested suspected Egyptian militant Mohammed Mohamed al-Sayed aka Mohammed al-Senbekhti aka Abu Khaled Munir. He is believed to have been the “right-hand man” of executed Egyptian militant Hesham al-Ashmawi. It has been...
by Jason | May 6, 2020 | International actors
On 30 April, the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Foreign Minister issued a statement on Twitter expressing “its objection & deep concern to the French Foreign Ministry about the sighting of a French fighter jet & refuelling aircraft over the skies of...
by Jason | May 6, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 29 April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesperson, Ahmed al-Mismari, announced that the LNA had agreed to a humanitarian truce for Ramadan in response to international calls and had suspended all military operations across Libya. However, there are no...
