by Jason | Feb 20, 2020 | ISIS
On 10 February, security forces in Benghazi arrested an Egyptian national who has been accused of being a member of ISIS.
by Jason | Feb 20, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Feb 20, 2020 | International actors
On 11 February, the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2509 (2020) by a vote of 14 in favour to none against with 1 abstention (Russia). The resolution extended the authorization of measures against the illicit export of crude oil and other petroleum...
by Jason | Feb 20, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 18 February at 11am local time, Libyan National Army (LNA) forces allegedly shelled Tripoli port. A warehouse was damaged. The LNA spokesperson, Ahmed al-Mesmari, claimed that it had “destroyed a Turkish ship loaded with weapons and ammunition that docked at Libya...
by Jason | Feb 12, 2020 | ISIS
Last week, prosecutor Penny told British Court that the brother of Salman Abedi, Hashem Abedi, is equally guilty of murdering the 22 victims of the Manchester Arena Attack. Salman Abedi was a 22-year-old Briton born to Libyan parents, who detonated his bomb at...
by Jason | Feb 12, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 10 February, a bombing targeted the Ascending General School in the Abu Issa area of Tripoli. The explosion resulting in the injury of at least three students. It is unclear who carried out the attack.
by Jason | Feb 12, 2020 | International actors
On 5 February, the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sabri Boukadoum, arrived in Benghazi and met with the head of Libya’s parallel eastern Libya government, Abdullah al-Thinni, and the eastern Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hadi al-Huwaiq, to discuss the...
by Jason | Feb 12, 2020 | Libyan actors
Throughout the last week there have been limited and sporadic clashes on the southern Tripoli frontlines despite the nominal truce between the Government of National Accord (GNA) aligned forces and the Libyan National Army (LNA) forces remaining in place. LNA forces...
by Jason | Feb 5, 2020 | ISIS
On 26-27 January, an unidentified drone flew over southern Sebha through to Murzuq suspected to be pursuing ISIS-Libya members believed to be active in the area. On 27 January, the Libyan National Army (LNA)’s 173 Infantry Brigade claimed ISIS fighters had fired on...
by Jason | Feb 5, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 1 February, an Egyptian court sentenced former Egyptian special forces officer and alleged Islamist militant, Hisham al-Ashmawy, to death in relation to multiple terrorism convictions. Those charges include being involved in an attack in 2014 that left 22 military...
