by Jason | Mar 11, 2020 | International actors
On 9 March, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, travelled to France and met with French President Emmanuel Macron. According to a French official, Haftar claimed he would sign the draft ceasefire agreement produced by the 5+5 military dialogue...
by Jason | Mar 11, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 9 March, the Egyptian Military reportedly completed training a special navy commando unit to assist Libyan National Army (LNA) forces in preventing Turkish vessel from delivering military capabilities and other goods to the Government of National Accord (GNA)...
by Jason | Mar 4, 2020 | ISIS
On 27 February, security forces in Sirte arrested three suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members. The three suspects are accused of being linked to high profile ISIS members Abu Maria al-Tunisi and Abdullah al-Masri. The ISIS cell and its potential network is being...
by Jason | Mar 4, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Mar 4, 2020 | International actors
On 1 March, a delegation from the pro-Libyan National Army (LNA) eastern-based parallel government led by Abdullah al-Thinni travelled to Syria where they met with Syrian Foreign Minister, Walid al-Muallem, and signed multiple agreements of cooperation. This included...
by Jason | Mar 4, 2020 | Libyan actors
The House of Representatives (HoR) and the High Council of State (HCS) refused to attend the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)-mediated political dialogue talks which began in Geneva on 26 February. The Tubruq-based HoR withdrew from the Geneva talks following...
by Jason | Feb 26, 2020 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Feb 26, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Feb 26, 2020 | International actors
There appear to be two separate lawsuits against Libyan National Army (LNA) leader Khalifa Haftar in the US – a Virginia civil suit and a DC District Court suit. Both suits allege that Haftar and his sons are directly responsible for war crimes, including...
by Jason | Feb 26, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 23 February, the second round of the UN-mediated 5 + 5 Joint Military Committee (JMC) discussions concluded in Geneva. It produced a draft permanent ceasefire agreement that included the return of civilians to their homes and a joint monitoring mechanism supervised...
