by Jason | Mar 26, 2019 | ISIS
On 22 March, Libyan media outlets reported the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) had arrested a notable ISIS fighter from Sirte, Ahmed Masoud Ammari. Ammari is thought to have been arrested earlier in the week. On 22 March, a former local security force member thought...
by Jason | Mar 26, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 20 March, Libyan National Army (LNA) forces killed a suspected terrorist from Sirte in Qatrun. The individual’s affiliation has been released.
by Jason | Mar 26, 2019 | International actors
On 22 March, the US State Department warned of an imminent attack on a vital national institution in Tripoli on 23 March. The attack warning followed reports of an improvised explosive device (IEDs) being discovered on Zawiyyah Street in the area of the Central Post...
by Jason | Mar 26, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 20 March, the Government of National Accord (GNA) officially endorsed the new 2019 budget – otherwise called the ‘financial arrangements’ as it has technically not been approved by the legislature, the House of Representatives (HoR) – totalling 46.8...
by Jason | Mar 19, 2019 | ISIS
On 18 March, ISIS spokesman, Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, released a new speech titled “He was Sincere Toward Allah and Allah Fulfilled His Wish.” The speech, which goes for over 44 minutes, includes comments on fighters in Libya. On 13 March, Morocco’s Central Bureau of...
by Jason | Mar 19, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 18 March, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited Tripoli and praised the “significant progress” made by Haftar in southern Libya “in the face of terrorist groups, organised criminals and armed foreign groups.” Le Drian added he hopes the Serraj-Haftar...
by Jason | Mar 19, 2019 | International actors
On 20 March, the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, announced that the UN National Conference will take place in Ghadames on 14-16 April and will be attended by 120-140 participants. The event is aimed at telling the international community: “Here is the opinion...
by Jason | Mar 19, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 17 March, the eastern-based Interim government’s Ministry of Interior launched a security operation to remove “terrorists and criminals” from Libya’s South. The security operation is intended to address human, arms, and drug trafficking, as well as kidnapping,...
by Jason | Mar 12, 2019 | ISIS
On 7 March, a gang of five men suspected of having connections to Islamic State (ISIS) were arrested as they reportedly attempted in to ‘infiltrate’ Tripoli. Reports suggest three of those arrested were dressed as women.
by Jason | Mar 12, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 6 March, Bosnian security services released a statement indicating that Nusret Imamovic, the country’s most wanted terrorists and one of the most wanted terrorists in the world, had arrived in Libya sometime in February after having escaped Syria where fought along...
