by Jason | Jun 25, 2019 | International actors
On 20 June, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told journalists, “We have a military cooperation agreement with Libya. We are providing arms to them if they come up with a request, and if they pay for it.” This is the first official confirmation that Turkey is...
by Jason | Jun 25, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 18 June, the World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that since the clashes began in early April, 691 people have died, including 41 civilians, and as many as 4,012 people have been wounded. The Libyan National Army’s (LNA) “Operation Flood of Dignity” against...
by Jason | Jun 18, 2019 | ISIS
Clashes between Libyan National Army (LNA) units and Islamic State (ISIS) fighters occurred in the Harouj mountains on 12, 14 and 15 June. On 13 June, LNA forces claimed to have killed six ISIS members, while others retreated into the mountains. On 14 June, the LNA...
by Jason | Jun 18, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 13 June, a jury in a federal court in Washington found Mustafa al-Imam guilty on two terrorism-related charges – conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and aiding in the malicious destruction of American property – in relation to the attack on a US...
by Jason | Jun 18, 2019 | International actors
On 12 June, foreign ministers from Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia held a meeting in Tunis where they called for all belligerents involved in the fighting in Tripoli to stop and return to a political solution. The three countries stated they would pursue an unconditional...
by Jason | Jun 18, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 16 June, the Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister, Fayez al-Serraj, announced a new peace plan initiative, under the auspices of the UN, to kick start a new political process, provided that it does not include Khalifa Haftar and his supporters. The...
by Jason | Jun 12, 2019 | ISIS
On 3 June, ISIS is suspected of undertaking an attack on the al-Fuqaha gate. This follows reports of a group of armed men establishing a fake checkpoint near the location. Both incidents remain unverified. On 4 June, ISIS is suspected of being involved in an...
by Jason | Jun 12, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 10 June, an Egyptian court has sentenced Mohammed Farouk and Ashraf al-Sayyed to three years in jail in what has been dubbed the “Returnees from Libya” case, with the convicted accused of participating in terrorism outside of Egypt and seeking to launch attacks...
by Jason | Jun 12, 2019 | International actors
On 7 June, a bipartisan group of eight members of the US House of Representatives sent an open letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking the White House to clarify its Libya position by clearly rejecting the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) military offensive...
by Jason | Jun 12, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 9 June, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported the deaths of 653 people as a result of the clashes in Tripoli, 41 of them civilians. Another 3,547 have been wounded, 126 of them civilians. The clashes between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and anti-LNA forces...
