by Jason | Apr 29, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 27 April, in a brief televised address on Libya al-Hadath TV, Libya National Army (LNA) head Khalifa Haftar claimed that the LNA had a “popular mandate” to rule Libya. Haftar declared the 2015 Shkirat Agreement, known as the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA), as a...
by Jason | Apr 22, 2020 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Apr 22, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 15 April, Libyan Islamist and Salafist icon Grand Mufti Sadiq al-Ghariyani called on fighters in a television interview to continue to fight against the Libyan National Army (LNA) and legitimised suicide attacks claiming, “Blowing yourself up is halal if you can...
by Jason | Apr 22, 2020 | International actors
After his appointment was blocked by the US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) in early April, Ramtane Lamamra, the former head of the African Union’s Commission for Peace and Security and former Algerian Finance Minister, withdrew on 16 April from the race...
by Jason | Apr 22, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 18 April, the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Volcano of Rage Operation and its aligned forces began an assault to capture the town of Tarhouna, which acts as the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) forward base for its Tripoli operations. The anti-LNA forces, along...
by Jason | Apr 15, 2020 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Apr 15, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
Benghazi Revolutionary Shura Council (BRSC) commander, Faraj Shakku, is thought to have participated in the Government of National Accord (GNA)-aligned forces’ capture of Sabratha and Surman on 13 April. Unverified photos on social media purport to show Shakku outside...
by Jason | Apr 15, 2020 | International actors
On 13 April, photos circulated online purportedly showing fighters from the Syrian towns of Jaba, Mamtinah, and Mashara on route to Libya to fight for the Libyan National Army (LNA). It has been alleged that as many as 350 formerly anti-Assad fighters from Quneitra...
by Jason | Apr 15, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 13 April, armed groups aligned to the Government of National Accord (GNA) claimed to have captured the pro-Libyan National Army (LNA) towns of Sabratha, Surman, al-Ajilat, al-Jamil, Qirdalin, Zelten, al-Aassa and Mellitah in north-western Libya. The LNA also lost...
by Jason | Apr 8, 2020 | ISIS
On 5 April, alleged Islamic State (ISIS) member, Faraj Abdussalam al-Derawi, was killed on the Wadi Rabea axis in southern Tripoli. Reports claim he was fighting within the anti-LNA 120 Zliten battalion at the time of his death.
