by Jason | Jun 10, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 5 June, French forces killed the emir of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Abdul Malek Droukdal, in northern Mali. Droukdal was reported killed with several other AQIM members.
by Jason | Jun 10, 2020 | International actors
On 6 June, Egyptian President Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, flanked by the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, and Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Aqeela Saleh, announced a new peace initiative for Libya and declared that a ceasefire would...
by Jason | Jun 10, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 3 June, the Government of National Accord (GNA) Volcano of Rage spokesperson, Mohamed Qanounu, announced that GNA forces had taken control of Tripoli International Airport (TIA) following heavy clashes with Libyan National Army (LNA) forces at the location. The...
by Jason | Jun 3, 2020 | ISIS
On 29 May, ISIS released its al-Naba issue no 236 in which they claimed responsibility for a series of attacks in southern Libya, including two attacks on businesses in Umm al-Aranib, an improvised explosive device (IED) attack on a police headquarters in Taraghin,...
by Jason | Jun 3, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
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by Jason | Jun 3, 2020 | International actors
On 29 May, the US State Department commended the Government of Malta’s announcement on 26 May of its seizure of $1.1 billion of counterfeit Libyan currency printed by Joint Stock Company Goznak—a Russian state-owned company—which the State Department noted had been...
by Jason | Jun 3, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 1 June, United Nations Support Mission for Libya (UNSMIL) released a statement welcoming agreement from both the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Libyan National Army (LNA) to resume ceasefire talks and related security arrangements based on the 5 + 5...
by Jason | May 27, 2020 | ISIS
On 21 May, ISIS’s al-Naba issue no. 235 claimed responsibility for three attacks in Libya in which Katyusha rockets were launched at LNA forces. On 17 May, ISIS attacked LNA forces stationed at the Tamanhint military base (the LNA’s 60 and 116 forces are...
by Jason | May 27, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
Throughout the last fortnight there have been multiple reports from pro-Libyan National Army (LNA) media and social media accounts claiming that prominent Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) leader, Khalid al-Sharif, has been assigned as the head of the Government of...
by Jason | May 27, 2020 | International actors
On 26 May, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) issued a statement in which it ‘assessed’ that “Moscow recently deployed military fighter aircraft to Libya in order to support Russian state-sponsored private military contractors (PMCs) operating on the ground there” in support...
