by Jason | Oct 2, 2018 | ISIS
On 30 September, the Sirte Protection Force stated that ISIS fighters have been observed along the coast road between Wadi al-Ahmar and Umm al-Kandil, 90 and 110 km east of Sirte respectively. Security forces have allegedly been dispatched to patrol for the group...
by Jason | Oct 2, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 25 September, an attempt to assassinate the Dean of the Derna Municipality, Abdel-Moneim al-Ghaithi, was thwarted following the identification and dismantling of an Improvised Explosive Devise close to his room in the Pearl Hotel in the city. Derna Protection Force...
by Jason | Oct 2, 2018 | International actors
On 26 September, an unidentified foreign aircraft launched an airstrike overnight in the vicinity of Hay al-Baladya, near Ubari. It is unclear if the strike hit a house or vehicles and who were the specific targets. No group has claimed responsibility. The U.S....
by Jason | Oct 2, 2018 | Libyan actors
The UN-brokered Tripoli ceasefire agreement began to solidify from 24 September when side agreements by various actors, notably between Tajura and Souq al-Juma power brokers, succeeded in freeing prisoners from both sides, halting the clashes. This forced armed groups...
by Jason | Sep 25, 2018 | ISIS
On 24 September, it was reported that as many as eight dead bodies belonging to the Libyan National Army and their supporters were unearthed in Derna following the confessions of alleged ISIS militants. The alleged ISIS members confessions were broadcast on Libyan...
by Jason | Sep 25, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 21 September, suspected Al-Qaeda members launched an attack using rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers on a senior security official in Sebha. On 24 September, the Libyan National Army (LNA) dismantled an Improvised explosive device (IED) in the al-Mughar...
by Jason | Sep 25, 2018 | International actors
On 24 September, France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called for stronger UN sanctions on Libyans attempting to block a political solution to the current crisis. In particular, Le Drain called for sanctions to be placed on militia members who have recently...
by Jason | Sep 25, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 25 September, a ceasefire was brokered between the Tripoli Protection Force (comprised of the five main GNA-affiliated Tripoli militias) and Tarhuna’s 7th Brigade that saw the latter withdraw to the areas of control agreed in the UN-brokered ceasefire of 9...
by Jason | Sep 18, 2018 | ISIS
On 14 September, ISIS published the 147 issue of their weekly al-Naba newsletter that included details of their attack on the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation in Tripoli. In their report the group refers to the location of the incident as being in “Wilayat...
by Jason | Sep 18, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 15 September, the Libyan National Army’s RADA Central Deterrent Forces reported that they had arrested a member of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Ajdabiya. The individual has been described as a ‘security officer’, though no additional details have yet...
