by Jason | Oct 31, 2019 | ISIS
On 26 October, US Africa Command (US AFRICOM) Director of Public Affairs, Colonel Chris Karns, claimed in an interview with Voice of America that the four US airstrikes in Libya this year had killed 25% of the remaining ISIS fighters in the country. Karns claimed the...
by Jason | Oct 31, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 25 October, military vehicles thought to belong to the Benghazi Defence Brigade (BDB) were observed south of Umm al-Aranib in south-western Libya, in the area of the Chinese company. The sources claimed to have identified the BDB members despite them shaving their...
by Jason | Oct 31, 2019 | International actors
On 26 October, the Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Libya, Joshua Harris, travelled to Benina, just east of Benghazi, to meet with notable eastern figures and discuss “efforts to end the fighting around Tripoli and seek justice for US victims of the 11...
by Jason | Oct 31, 2019 | Libyan actors
The Libyan National Army (LNA) has ramped up its posturing over the last week, claiming to be days away from entering the capital. However, although the LNA continues to push along the Salahadeen, Khallat al-Furjan and Aziziyya axes, they have not made any significant...
by Jason | Oct 24, 2019 | ISIS
On 14 October, the Misratan Counter-Terrorism Forces (CTF) arrested a man in Sirte on the suspicion that he was a member of ISIS. The CTF claimed to have been tracking the individual, and said he had fled Sirte when the Banyan al-Marsous (BAM) forces liberated it from...
by Jason | Oct 24, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 16 October, undated photos circulated on social media suggesting Zeyad Belaam, the founder of the Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB) and former leader of Benghazi Shura Revolutionary Council, was fighting alongside anti-LNA coalition forces on the frontlines of...
by Jason | Oct 24, 2019 | International actors
On 16 October, NOC chairman Mustafa Sanallah met with key US officials in Washington to discuss the potential increase of oil outputs, investment opportunities and transparency in the Libyan oil sector. The high-profile meeting gathered senior US officials from the US...
by Jason | Oct 24, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 21 October, the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Ambassador to Italy, Omar Tarhouni, stated that the planned international conference on Libya to be held in Berlin will occur in April 2020. This coincided with contrasting claims by Italian Ministry of Interior...
by Jason | Oct 16, 2019 | ISIS
On 10 October, an anonymous US defence official spoke to reporters concerning the status of ISIS-Libya and the effect of recent US AFRICOM airstrikes in southern Libya which served to “keep pressure” on the group. The strikes reportedly killed 43 ISIS fighters, with...
by Jason | Oct 16, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 13 October, Khalif Mahjoub, the Director of the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) al-Karama Operations Room Media Centre, expressed concern that Turkey might attempt to transfer hundreds of extremists belonging to Jabhat al-Nusra from northern Syria to western Libya,...
