by Jason | Jan 8, 2019 | International actors
On 6 January, the head of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Serraj met with Russia’s Ambassador to Libya, Ivan Molotkov, to discuss bilateral relations, economic reforms and the current political situation in Libya. Molotkov is reported to have...
by Jason | Jan 8, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 3 January, the Attorney General issued arrest warrants for 31 members of Chadian and Sudanese opposition groups and 6 Libyan nationals, including Ibrahim Jadhran and Abdul Hakim Belhaj. Abdel Hakim Belhaj was formerly a commander of the Libyan Islamic Fighting...
by Jason | Jan 1, 2019 | ISIS
On 27 December, ISIS’s al-Naba newsletter no. 162 outlined details of the group’s attack on Libya’s Foreign Ministry in Tripoli on 25 December that left three dead and twenty-one injured. The group claimed to have inflicted 31 casualties and vowed to extract revenge...
by Jason | Jan 1, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 24 December, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 73 Brigade clashed with Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB) forces in Wadi Dinar, southeast of Bani Walid. Details of causalities remain unknown at this time. However, the Municipal Council of Bani Walid has denied the...
by Jason | Jan 1, 2019 | International actors
On 27 December, Bloomberg reported that Russian Envoy Mikhail Bogdanov said Saif al-Islam Qaddafi could be a unifying figure for Libya and has the right to run for president in the elections next year despite being wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC)....
by Jason | Jan 1, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 29 December, the Director of Tripoli security, Brigadier Salem Qraimida, and security director of Benghazi, Brigadier General Adel Abdulaziz al-Arifi, met at the Tibesti Hotel in Benghazi to discuss the unification of national security efforts. This coincided with...
by Jason | Dec 25, 2018 | ISIS
On 25 December, four ISIS fighters undertook a suicide attack on Libya’s foreign ministry in Tripoli, killing three people and wounding at least 21 more. The assault began when a white Hyundai sedan exploded outside the ministry’s back gate, killing the driver. Two...
by Jason | Dec 25, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 19 December, reports claim that several “extremists” undertook a suicide bombing on the Port of Benghazi, leaving two Libyan Naval personnel dead. However, this incident is unconfirmed. It has not been syndicated by prominent Libyan media and is likely the...
by Jason | Dec 25, 2018 | International actors
On 23 December, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte visited the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, at the LNA’s General Command in al-Rajma. According to a press release, the two discussed domestic and international developments, Libya-Italian...
by Jason | Dec 25, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 19 December, the Libyan National Army (LNA) undertook a pre-emptive attack, with air support, on forces under the command of Ibrahim Jadhran and the Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB) located at Sadada camp, near Bani Walid. The LNA claimed to have captured the...
