by Jason | Jan 15, 2020 | ISIS
On 6 January, suspected ISIS “sleeper cells” and individuals were observed between Timsa and Ghadduwa in southern Libya. On 8 January, the Ajilat Criminal Investigations Department undertook a raid in the al-Sidra area of Ajilat, targeting alleged...
by Jason | Jan 15, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No notable developments.
by Jason | Jan 15, 2020 | International actors
On 8 January, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly called for a ceasefire in Libya on 12 January. UN Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, welcomed Turkey and Russia’s calls for a ceasefire and called upon the international...
by Jason | Jan 15, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 11 January, the Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj welcomed a Turkish-Russian proposed ceasefire and stated that the GNA would be welcoming any further political initiatives, with the condition that the “aggressor” withdraw to the...
by Jason | Jan 9, 2020 | ISIS
On 22 December, reports suggest an ISIS convoy was observed moving from Ghadduwa in the direction of Murzuq in southern Libya. On 31 December, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) military information division claimed a fighter attempted to undertake a failed suicide...
by Jason | Jan 9, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No notable developments.
by Jason | Jan 9, 2020 | International actors
On 1 January, the Arab League convened in an exceptional meeting in Cairo to address the rising escalation of conflict in Libya. The meeting failed to reach a consensus on how to de-escalate the conflict. On 2 January, Turkey’s parliament held a special sitting in...
by Jason | Jan 9, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 3 January, in a brief live TV broadcast, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar declared a state of full mobilisation to defend Libya “from the Turkish invader.” Haftar also described those in the Government of National Accord (GNA) who signed...
by Jason | Jan 2, 2020 | ISIS
On 30 December, spokesperson of Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA), Ahmed Al-Mismari, alleged that hundreds of “terrorists of various nationalities” affiliated with ISIS and Al-Qaeda had been transferred from Syria to Libya during the past days via Turkey. In a press...
by Jason | Jan 2, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No notable developments.
