by Jason | Jun 4, 2019 | ISIS
On 27 May, Misrata operations room in coordination with the central regions criminal investigation apparatus undertook a raid in Abu Grein, arresting alleged ISIS supporter Faris Belhaj (alias Khattab). On 28 May, the Misratan Central Counter-Terrorism Force arrested...
by Jason | Jun 4, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 28 May, the Libyan National Army (LNA) transferred former Egyptian Special Forces officer turned Egyptian jihadist, Hisham al-Ashmawy, over to Egyptian authorities. Ashmawi was captured by LNA forces in Derna on 8 October 2018. Described by some security officials...
by Jason | Jun 4, 2019 | International actors
On 31 May, the Tripoli-based US embassy Charge d’Affaires, Natalie Baker, issued a statement, saying the US is “deeply concerned” about the shelling of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) clinic in Tripoli, which took place on 24 May, as well as other recent attacks on...
by Jason | Jun 4, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 3 June, the World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that 607 people have been killed and 3,261 injured since the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched its assault on Tripoli on 4 April. On 3 June, the head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Serraj,...
by Jason | May 28, 2019 | ISIS
On 23 May, ISIS released its al-Naba newsletter no. 183 that featured a report on the group’s raid on Libyan National Army (LNA) security forces near Zilla on 18 May. In the report, ISIS claim they ambushed the LNA troops near Fuqaha causing twenty deaths. On 26 May,...
by Jason | May 28, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 24 May, Libyan National Army forces killed Mohamed Mohamed Mahmoud Bin Dardaf, also known as “Al-Babour” in the al-Naqleya district of Tripoli. Dardaf was allegedly fighting with anti-LNA forces. A former prisoner in the Abu Salim prison, Dardaf has been linked to...
by Jason | May 28, 2019 | International actors
On 22 May, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. Reports suggest Macron reiterated his call for an unconditional ceasefire, but Haftar said the conditions for halting hostilities “were not...
by Jason | May 28, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 27 May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that 562 people had been killed (including 40 civilians) and 2,855 injured (including 106 civilians) since the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched its assault on Tripoli on 4 April. The overall military stalemate...
by Jason | May 21, 2019 | ISIS
On 20 May, the Sirte Protection Forces (SPF) claimed to have intercepted communications of ISIS fighters planning to undertake a retributive assault on Sirte. Over the past week, Libyan media outlets have also claimed that ISIS has been mobilising south of al-Uqayla....
by Jason | May 21, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 16 May, unconfirmed reports suggest an al-Qaeda member, Musab Mohammed Kamuka, was killed in the LNA’s aerial attack on the headquarters of the Farouk militia in Zawiyya on 13 May. This follows the Sabratha Operations Room claiming an ISIS member, Safwan Abdel...
