by Jason | Nov 6, 2018 | ISIS
On 3 November, ISIS fighters clashed with the Libyan National Army’s 128th Battalion near the al-Mabrouk oilfield south of Sirte. No causalities were reported.
by Jason | Nov 6, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 4 November, the Libyan National Army spokesperson, Brigadier General Ahmed al-Mesmari, stated that investigations into al-Qaeda affiliated Egyptian terrorist Hisham Ashmawi were ongoing. The spokesperson also denied that Ashmawi had been transferred to...
by Jason | Nov 6, 2018 | International actors
On 30 October, the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) released a statement denying reports that AFRICOM Commander General Waldhauser had made a recent visit to Sirte. Libyan media outlets had reported that Waldhauser had traveled to the city to discuss the formation of an...
by Jason | Nov 6, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 31 October, the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) and the High State Council (HSC) handed over a final agreement on the restructuring of the Presidential Council to UNSMIL. The HoR and HSC agreed, as per article 12 of the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA), on...
by Jason | Oct 30, 2018 | ISIS
On October 29, ISIS attacked the village of Fuqaha in the Jufra district, leaving four dead and kidnapping at least nine others. Masked men are said to have arrived in 25 vehicles and set fire to the local police station. The assailants are reported to have searched...
by Jason | Oct 30, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 22 October, the Libyan National Army (LNA) killed al-Qaeda leader, Abd Al-Ghaffar Mansour Al-Tashani, during a sniper operation in the al-Maghar district of Derna. Tashani is reported to have participated in clashes against LNA forces throughout the city.
by Jason | Oct 30, 2018 | International actors
On 29 October, the Belgium radio station RTBF claimed that prosecutors are investigating whether Belgium banks had paid out dividends to Libyan bank accounts frozen under the 2011 UN Sanctions. The concern is that up to 5 billion euros has been illegally given to...
by Jason | Oct 30, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 27 October, the Presidential Council (PC) issued a statement announcing the approval of the new security arrangements to secure the Greater Tripoli area as prepared by the Security Arrangements Committee. On 24 October, the Presidential Council appointed Diyaa...
by Jason | Oct 23, 2018 | ISIS
On 20 September, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 128th Battalion and the Tariq Ibn Ziyad Brigade uncovered an ISIS camp in a cave near Harawah village, east of Sirte. During the operation security forces cleared multiple vehicle borne improvised explosive devices....
by Jason | Oct 23, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 21 October, the Commander of the Training Wing of the Derna Police Institute, Colonel Faraj Mohammad Daoud al-Hassi, survived an assassination attempt by Derna Protection Force remnants outside his home in eastern Derna. Media outlets published photos that show...
