by Jason | Oct 23, 2018 | International actors
On 16 October, Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte declared that his country was ready to facilitate the Libyan reconciliation process at the “Sicily” International conference in November. In his address to the Italian Senate Conte stated “Italy does not have the...
by Jason | Oct 23, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 17 October, Libyan military unification talks resumed in Cairo. The discussions, mediated by Egypt, ended with no formal declaration, resolutions or agreements. Details of the meeting’s agenda and those who attended have not been released. However, the Spokesperson...
by Jason | Oct 16, 2018 | ISIS
On 12 October, the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) arrested ISIS member Abdelhakim al-Mashout. Al-Mashout is believed to have been a member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group who moved to Syria in 2012 to join Jabhat al-Nusra and then later joined ISIS. In 2015...
by Jason | Oct 16, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On October 10, the Libyan National Army captured al-Qaeda affiliated Egyptian terrorist Safwat Zeiden in Derna. Zeiden is believed to be the bodyguard of al-Mourabitoun leader and former Egyptian Special Forces officer Hisham Ashmawi.
by Jason | Oct 16, 2018 | International actors
On 10 October, Italy’s Deputy ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuel C. Del Re, officially invited the head of Libya’s House of Representatives (HoR), Ageela Saleh, to the Italian led international conference on Libya in the Sicilian...
by Jason | Oct 16, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 13 October, the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched at least five airstrikes on a convoy of Chadian mercenaries thought to belong to the Military Command Council for the Salvation of the Republic (CCMSR) in the southern Tmassah area and north of Umm al-Aranib. The...
by Jason | Oct 9, 2018 | ISIS
Throughout last week the Sirte Protection Force (SPF) was on a state of alert following reports of the presence of ISIS fighters near Sirte. Several days before, the SPF posted photos of their manned checkpoints on the outskirts of the city.
by Jason | Oct 9, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 8 October, the spokesperson for the Libyan National Army (LNA), Ahmed Mesmari, stated that the Libyan National Army (LNA) had captured former Egyptian Special Forces officer turned Egyptian jihadist, Hisham al-Ashmawy, in the al-Maghar neighborhood of Derma....
by Jason | Oct 9, 2018 | International actors
On 2 October, Italy’s Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi stated that Italy will hold an international conference on Libya in the Sicilian capital of Palermo on 12 and 13 November. The meeting intends to gather key Libyan and international figures in an effort to...
by Jason | Oct 9, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 6 October, the Government of National Accord (GNA) and its new UN-backed Security Arrangements Committee announced new security arrangements in Tripoli. Some of the Tripoli militia leaders and their armed groups have handed over key positions or checkpoints under...
