by Jason | Apr 2, 2019 | ISIS
On 25 March, the Sabratha Security Directorate reported it had arrested a suspected ISIS member. The individual is to be prosecuted but no other information is available at this time. On 28 March, a Libyan news media outlet published the testimony of a civilian...
by Jason | Apr 2, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 29 March, two al-Qaeda members from Derna were reported to have been arrested in Misrata. The individuals are said to have participated in fighting in Syria with the Battar Battalion.
by Jason | Apr 2, 2019 | International actors
On 31 March, the 30th Arab League Summit took place in Tunis with 21 Arab countries participating. On 30 March, the so-called Libya Quartet – comprising the European Union (EU), the Arab League (AL), the African Union (AU) and the UN – met on the side-lines of...
by Jason | Apr 2, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 29 March, the head of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, made key remarks at the inauguration of a youth political platform in Benghazi. He announced that within two weeks there will be a unified government in Libya and that sovereign institutions will be...
by Jason | Mar 26, 2019 | ISIS
On 22 March, Libyan media outlets reported the Special Deterrence Force (Rada) had arrested a notable ISIS fighter from Sirte, Ahmed Masoud Ammari. Ammari is thought to have been arrested earlier in the week. On 22 March, a former local security force member thought...
by Jason | Mar 26, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 20 March, Libyan National Army (LNA) forces killed a suspected terrorist from Sirte in Qatrun. The individual’s affiliation has been released.
by Jason | Mar 26, 2019 | International actors
On 22 March, the US State Department warned of an imminent attack on a vital national institution in Tripoli on 23 March. The attack warning followed reports of an improvised explosive device (IEDs) being discovered on Zawiyyah Street in the area of the Central Post...
by Jason | Mar 26, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 20 March, the Government of National Accord (GNA) officially endorsed the new 2019 budget – otherwise called the ‘financial arrangements’ as it has technically not been approved by the legislature, the House of Representatives (HoR) – totalling 46.8...
by Jason | Mar 19, 2019 | ISIS
On 18 March, ISIS spokesman, Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, released a new speech titled “He was Sincere Toward Allah and Allah Fulfilled His Wish.” The speech, which goes for over 44 minutes, includes comments on fighters in Libya. On 13 March, Morocco’s Central Bureau of...
by Jason | Mar 19, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 18 March, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian visited Tripoli and praised the “significant progress” made by Haftar in southern Libya “in the face of terrorist groups, organised criminals and armed foreign groups.” Le Drian added he hopes the Serraj-Haftar...
