by Jason | Jun 19, 2018 | ISIS
On 14 June, unconfirmed reports suggest ISIS and Benghazi Defence Brigade fighters were spotted near the village of Harawa, 50 km east of Sirte. Libyan National Army al-Saiqa Special forces are said to have mobilized to the location in response to the reports.
by Jason | Jun 19, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 16 June, the Libyan National Army (LNA) claimed to have captured al-Qaeda linked Ansar al-Sharia commander Safian bin Kamou during a raid in northern Derna. Bin Kamou is reported to have the personal driver of Osama bin Laden while he was in Sudan. On 14 June, two...
by Jason | Jun 19, 2018 | International actors
On 13 June, U.S Africa Command (AFRICOM), in cooperation with the Government of National Accord (GNA), conducted a drone strike killing an alleged member of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb approximately 50 miles southeast of Bani Walid. The AFRICOM statement said the...
by Jason | Jun 19, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 14 June, forces under the command of Ibrahim Jadhran attacked and took control of Sidra and Ras Lanuf oil ports from Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) forces. The LNA has since conducted airstrikes against the attackers, while attempting to remobilise and...
by Jason | Jun 12, 2018 | ISIS
On 6 June, local sources claim that ISIS fighters established a fake checkpoint between Zillah and Waddan in the Jufra region and fired upon a vehicle killing two civilians from the Qadhafa tribe. However, in contrast to this version of events, ISIS published a claim...
by Jason | Jun 12, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 9 May, one of the Derna Mujahadeen Shura Council’s key religious ideologues with alleged connections to al-Qaeda, Omar Refaair Sorour, was killed during a Libyan National Army (LNA) air strike on a residential area in downtown Derna. Sorour is thought to have been...
by Jason | Jun 12, 2018 | International actors
On 5 June, U.S Africa command (AFRICOM), in cooperation with the Government of National Accord (GNA), conducted a drone strike near Eshmikh, 35 km south of Bani Walid, killing four alleged ISIS members. Included amongst those killed was Abd al-A’ati Ashtaiwy, who is...
by Jason | Jun 12, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 9 June, four suspected ISIS fighters were detained as part of the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) operation “Nation Storm” in the al-Saddadah area near Bani Walid following local reports of 10-armed vehicles moving in the area. On 9 May, the Libyan National...
by Jason | Jun 5, 2018 | ISIS
On 2 June, ISIS fighters attacked a police station in al-Qanan, 10km south-east of Ajdabiya, killing a civilian and injuring another five. No police were injured or killed despite two police cars being set aflame. The casualties were allegedly a family in a car...
by Jason | Jun 5, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 5 June, the Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesperson Ahmed al-Mismari announced that LNA forces had taken control of 75 percent of Derna from the Derna Protection Force (DPF). The day before In a video announcement to the LNA and civilians in Derna, Haftar...
