by Jason | Aug 5, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 1 August, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, made a visit to the LNA-aligned Tariq bin Ziyad battalion as part of a broader effort to visit all the units of the LNA in order to assess their preparedness. Haftar pledged to achieve victory,...
by Jason | Jul 29, 2020 | ISIS
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by Jason | Jul 29, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
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by Jason | Jul 29, 2020 | International actors
On 22 July, Turkey and Russia announced that they were working toward a ceasefire in Libya, following a meeting between delegations from the two countries in Ankara. The spokesperson for Turkish President Erdogan, said the two sides had agreed to work on a ‘credible...
by Jason | Jul 29, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 24 July, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said it had mounting evidence from satellite photos of military cargo planes, including IL-6s, being sent from Russia to forces from the Private Military Contractor (PMC) Wagner Group in Libya, including in the city of Sirte....
by Jason | Jul 22, 2020 | ISIS
On 16 July, a report published by the US Defence Department inspector general asserted that Turkey had sent as many as 3,800 Syrian fighters to Libya in the first three months of 2020, but had uncovered no evidence to suggest they were linked to al-Qaeda or ISIS. The...
by Jason | Jul 22, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 16 July, a report published by the US Defence Department inspector general asserted that Turkey had sent as many as 3,800 Syrian fighters to Libya in the first three months of 2020, but had uncovered no evidence to suggest they were linked to al-Qaeda or ISIS. The...
by Jason | Jul 22, 2020 | International actors
On 15 July, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump held a phone call in which they agreed to strengthen their cooperation on Libya. The same day, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said it had verified photographic evidence of landmines and improvised...
by Jason | Jul 22, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 16 July, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi met with a delegation of Libyan tribal chiefs in Cairo to discuss Egyptian intervention in Libya. During their meeting, Sisi told the chiefs that ‘Egypt will not stand still in the face of actions that pose a strong...
by Jason | Jul 16, 2020 | ISIS
On 9 July, the Government of National Accord Minister of Interior, Fathi Bashaagha, announced that a suspected ISIS member had been arrested in Zawiyya days prior while additional ISIS fighters had been captured in Abu Grein the week before. Bashaagha claimed that the...
