by Jason | Jun 5, 2018 | International actors
On 31 May, an agreement to secure and control Libya’s southern border was signed by Libya, Niger, Sudan, and Chad in the latter’s capital of N’Djamena. The details of how the agreement will be enacted and how this burden will be shared remains unclear.
by Jason | Jun 5, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 31 May, an armed group reportedly composed of Tebu and members of the defunct Benghazi Defence Brigades attacked Teminhint airbase, a strategic airbase around 30km north-east of Sebha which is currently controlled by the Libyan National Army (LNA). The attack...
by Jason | May 29, 2018 | ISIS
On 23 May, ISIS claimed responsibility for the two attacks that occurred in the Oil Crescent on May 22 – a suicide vehicle-borne improved explosive device (SVBIED) targeted the Libyan National Army (LNA) 152 Brigade Gate 60 south east of Ajdabiya, while gunmen...
by Jason | May 29, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
The Libyan National Army (LNA) campaign against the Derna Mujahadeen Shura Council (DMSC) – which has now renamed itself the Derna Protection Force (DPF)– continues in Derna. On 28 May, the LNA announced that it had taken control of the western entrance of Derna, the...
by Jason | May 29, 2018 | International actors
On 29 May, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a Libya summit in Paris designed to bring together Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj, President of the House of Representatives (HoR) Agilah Saleh, President of the High Council of...
by Jason | May 29, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 24 May, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attack occurred on Jamal Abdel Nasser Street, close to the Tibesti Hotel, in Benghazi killing at least six people and wounded 22 others. The motives and the perpetrators remain unknown. No group has yet...
by Jason | May 15, 2018 | ISIS
On 11 May, local sources from Sirte reported that ISIS fighters were seen moving in the valleys, southeast of the city. A senior official of the Sirte Protection Force said that their force mobilised patrols along the coastal highway at the city’s main exits in...
by Jason | May 15, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 15 May, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Omar Mukhtar Operations Room claim to have completely captured al-Hila, south of Derna, as a part of on going operations to take the city from the Derna Mujahideen Shura Council (DMSC) who currently controls the city....
by Jason | May 15, 2018 | International actors
On 10 May, the Egyptian army announced it had foiled an “infiltration attempt” across its western border with Libya after reportedly destroying 4 vehicles and capturing 13 loaded with arms and ammunition on the Libyan border. This week the UK issued a...
by Jason | May 15, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 11 May, the Presidential Council (PC) in Tripoli announced a decree that would significantly expand the powers of the Special Deterrent Forces (Rada), one of Tripoli’s most powerful Government of National Accord (GNA)-aligned militias. Under the decree, Rada will...
