by Jason | Sep 4, 2019 | International actors
On 26 August, the head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Serraj, met with the new Commander of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Stephen Townsend, and US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, in Tunis. The meeting reportedly focused on...
by Jason | Sep 4, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 26 August, the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched an assault on the mountain town Ghariyan via Ghout al-Reeh, but were repelled by anti-LNA forces from Zawiyya and Misrata, who were assisted by aerial attacks. On 29 August, the Government of National Accord’s...
by Jason | Aug 28, 2019 | ISIS
On 27 August, unconfirmed reports claim the Libyan National Army (LNA) killed an alleged ISIS member, Salah al-Shin, fighting on the front lines in southern Tripoli. On 15 August, unconfirmed reports suggest ISIS militants attacked a checkpoint in Bawbat al-Souda in...
by Jason | Aug 28, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 20 August, a video circulated on Libyan social media showing Abdullah al-Muhaysini, a Salafi cleric linked with al-Qaeda affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, calling on fighters in Syria to travel to Libya to fight against the LNA. However, this video was released in...
by Jason | Aug 28, 2019 | International actors
On 23 August, France, UK, US, Italy, Egypt and the UAE met as a part of the P3+3 countries in Paris to “study and evaluate the security and financial conditions in Libya” and discuss the plan the UN Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, presented to the UN Security Council...
by Jason | Aug 28, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 21 August, anti-Libyan National Army (LNA) forces made an advance into al-Asabea in southern Tripoli, taking control of the centre of the area and the College of Civil Aviation. The LNA launched several aerial attacks on al-Asabea in response. On 25 August, heavy...
by Jason | Aug 21, 2019 | ISIS
On 18 August, the Internal Security Agency in Ajdabiya arrested suspected terrorist Issa al-Shaghri (aka Issa Kaba) upon his return to the city to allegedly plan terror operations. Born in 1977, Kaba is an Ajdabiya resident, preacher, and employee of the Zueitina oil...
by Jason | Aug 21, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 16 August, an unknown armed group kidnapped two Chinese nationals in the desert 75 km south of the border town of Qatroun in southwest Libya. The Chinese nationals reportedly worked as chemical engineers at one of the gold mining sites in the area. Neither the...
by Jason | Aug 21, 2019 | International actors
On 17 August, the US Embassy in Libya announced that the new US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, had assumed his duties on 14 August, following his nomination by the US President and confirmation by the US Senate. In a statement on 15 August, Norland said that...
by Jason | Aug 21, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 15 August, the Libyan National Army (LNA) conducted airstrikes on Zuwara Airport. LNA spokesman, Ahmed al-Mismari, claimed the strikes were targeting a hanger that was being used by Turkish Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and said that, “any location dealing with...
