by Jason | Feb 5, 2020 | International actors
On 29 January, UN Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salamé gave his 17th brief to the UN Security Council (UNSC) where he expressed serious concern about the ongoing violence in southern Tripoli. He said, “I regret to report that the truce holds only in name.” He explained that...
by Jason | Feb 5, 2020 | Libyan actors
From 1-2 February, clashes and aerial attacks between Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) forces and anti-LNA forces occurred in the al-Washka area, some 130km from Misrata and 100 km from Sirte. On 1 February, LNA Special Force units claimed to have repelled...
by Jason | Jan 30, 2020 | ISIS
A delegation of Tunisian authorities arrived in Misrata last week, to work to repatriate six children of Tunisians killed in the ranks of ISIS in 2016. These children are considered to be offspring of ISIS fighters killed in Sirte.
by Jason | Jan 30, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
The Libyan citizen Mustafa al-Iman was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for his role in the 2012 terrorist attack on two U.S. government facilities in Benghazi that killed four Americans. Al-Imam, 47, was captured in Libya in October 2017 and subsequently...
by Jason | Jan 30, 2020 | International actors
On 23 January, Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum held a meeting with foreign ministers from Mali, Egypt, Chad, Niger, Sudan, and Tunisia, the latter five nations sharing a common border with Libya. Following the meeting, its attendees released a joint...
by Jason | Jan 30, 2020 | Libyan actors
Throughout the last week, the Libyan National Army (LNA) made advances and gained control of areas in Abu Salim and Haddaba, in southern Tripoli. Minor clashes were reported in Abu Salim, Ain Zara, Ramla, Saedia, Tughar, Salahuddin, Habda al-Mashru, and along Airport...
by Jason | Jan 22, 2020 | ISIS
No notable developments.
by Jason | Jan 22, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No notable developments.
by Jason | Jan 22, 2020 | International actors
On 19 January, Germany held an international conference on Libya in Berlin including multiple state leaders and high-level delegates from Algeria, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Turkey, the Republic of the Congo, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom...
by Jason | Jan 22, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 17 January, head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar met with key Greek political officials in Athens ahead of the Berlin conference. Following a meeting between Haftar and Greece’s Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, the latter stated he had asked...
