by Jason | Sep 26, 2019 | ISIS
On 19 September, US AFRICOM launched aerial attacks targeting alleged Islamic State (ISIS) members located near Murzuq. A statement from AFRICOM indicated that they had killed eight ISIS fighters, while no civilians were injured or killed in the operation. It noted...
by Jason | Sep 26, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
Prior to a US AFRICOM airstrike targeting ISIS fighters near Murzuq on 19 September, a drone reportedly flew over Sebha, Traghen, and Ghadduwa. The drone was also suspected to have flown over the Wadi Ajal and Ghat, an Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) hotspot,...
by Jason | Sep 26, 2019 | International actors
On 17 September, representatives of the EU, France, Italy, UK, Russia, US, UAE, Egypt, and Arab League met in Berlin to discuss Libya. UN Special Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, reportedly attended, but details about the meeting remain vague. On 18 September, the head...
by Jason | Sep 26, 2019 | Libyan actors
During the last week, the Libyan National Army (LNA) has increased its aerial attacks on anti-LNA forces in southern Tripoli, with a specific focus on reducing their aerial and drone assets. On 17 September, the LNA undertook four aerial attacks on Mitiga airport,...
by Jason | Sep 18, 2019 | ISIS
On 11 September, a suspected attack by ISIS targeting Tripoli’s downtown area failed to occur following a warning to workers in the area and the distribution of a letter addressed to the National Oil Corporation (NOC) dated 4 September expressing concern over the...
by Jason | Sep 18, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 15 September, an alleged Ansar al-Sharia affiliate, Yousef Abdul Salam Tarhouni (aka Yousef al-Akbab) was killed during an aerial attack on the defunct Tripoli International Airport in southern Tripoli, along with four other alleged Benghazi Shura Council Members....
by Jason | Sep 18, 2019 | International actors
On 11 September, Germany’s ambassador to Libya announced that Germany would host a conference on Libya in conjunction with the UN as a follow on to this year’s General Assembly discussions (to be held next week in New York City). Details about the proposed conference...
by Jason | Sep 18, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 13 September, the commander of the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 9th Brigade Abdel Wahab al-Magari, the commander of the 7th Brigade/Kani militia Mohsen Kani and his brother Abdel Adeem Kani were killed in southern Tripoli. There is some ambiguity as to the cause of...
by Jason | Sep 11, 2019 | ISIS
On 5 September, Sirte Security forces arrested four individuals including a woman, Iman Daw al-Qamati, for allegedly assisting ISIS in the second residential district of Sirte. However, there are several other conflicting reports about the cause of their arrests from...
by Jason | Sep 11, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 7 September, media outlets reported that Islam Saleh Hassan al-Hassadi (aka Barjum) had been killed in the fighting on the Ain Zara Axis of Tripoli. Barjum was born in 1991 in Derna and thought to have joined Ansar al-Sharia in late 2012 along with his brother...
