by Jason | Dec 2, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 28 November, the spokesman of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ahmed al-Mismari announced that the LNA military had conducted a ‘sophisticated operation’ against al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), detaining at least seven of its members. Mismari said the...
by Jason | Dec 2, 2020 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Dec 2, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 25 November, Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Stephanie Williams convened the third round of virtual meetings of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) following the in-person meetings that had taken place earlier in the...
by Jason | Nov 26, 2020 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Nov 26, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Nov 26, 2020 | International actors
On 23 November, Germany accused Turkey of preventing German forces belonging to the EU mission Operation IRINI from fully searching a Turkish cargo ship suspected of transporting weapons to Libya. Turkey claimed that inspection of the ship was in violation of...
by Jason | Nov 26, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 23 November, a new virtual round of the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) began following the conclusion one week earlier of in-person talks in Tunis which were intended decide on the mechanism for nominating and selecting the members of the new...
by Jason | Nov 18, 2020 | ISIS
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Nov 18, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Nov 18, 2020 | International actors
On the evening of 15 November, the UN-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) concluded its discussions in Tunis without appointing new executive authorities for a planned fourth transitional phase. Acting Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL),...
