by Jason | Apr 16, 2019 | International actors
On 10 April, UN Special Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé stated he was postponing the National Conference due to take place on 14-16 April. Salamé indicated that Libyans could not be asked to attend the conference “to the backdrop of artillery shelling and air raids.”...
by Jason | Apr 16, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 11 April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) military prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for a raft of high-profile Tripoli and Misratan political and security figures including Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and Deputy Prime...
by Jason | Apr 9, 2019 | ISIS
On 9 April, ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on the town of Fuqaha, in the southern Jufra region. Arriving in as many as 15 vehicles, ISIS cut off communications to the town, burnt down several houses and executed the head of the municipal guard. Three...
by Jason | Apr 9, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 9 April, unconfirmed reports suggest Abrek Maazak, also known as “Abrek the Egyptian,” has been released from prison and is participating in the clashes in Tripoli. Maazak is a founding member of Ajdabiya Revolutionaries Shura Council, an Islamist brigade formerly...
by Jason | Apr 9, 2019 | International actors
On 3 April, airstrikes occurred in the Uweinat area close to the Libya-Egypt border, targeting alleged terrorists. The suspects have been identified as Abdul Hamid al-Sanousi, Jumaa Al-Raboud, Muhammad Ali Buayad, Salem al-Akouri, and Hassan Saleh al-Jairh. No country...
by Jason | Apr 9, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 3 April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced the launch of its long-anticipated operation in western Libya. On 4 April, LNA leader Khalifa Haftar released a highly evocative statement declaring Operation “Flood of Dignity” to liberate Tripoli. Shortly after,...
by Jason | Apr 2, 2019 | ISIS
On 25 March, the Sabratha Security Directorate reported it had arrested a suspected ISIS member. The individual is to be prosecuted but no other information is available at this time. On 28 March, a Libyan news media outlet published the testimony of a civilian...
by Jason | Apr 2, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 29 March, two al-Qaeda members from Derna were reported to have been arrested in Misrata. The individuals are said to have participated in fighting in Syria with the Battar Battalion.
by Jason | Apr 2, 2019 | International actors
On 31 March, the 30th Arab League Summit took place in Tunis with 21 Arab countries participating. On 30 March, the so-called Libya Quartet – comprising the European Union (EU), the Arab League (AL), the African Union (AU) and the UN – met on the side-lines of...
by Jason | Apr 2, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 29 March, the head of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, made key remarks at the inauguration of a youth political platform in Benghazi. He announced that within two weeks there will be a unified government in Libya and that sovereign institutions will be...
