by Jason | May 8, 2018 | ISIS
On 2 May, Islamic State (ISIS) fighters attacked the High National Election Commission Office (HNEC) building in the Ghout al-Shaal area of Tripoli at 10:10 local time. Following a brief shootout with security guards, two assailants detonated explosive vests. As many...
by Jason | May 8, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 1 May, factions in Misrata eulogised the former leader of the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council (BRSC), Wissam Bin Hamid, after news of his death was officially announced by his family. He was reportedly killed on 10 December 10, 2016.
by Jason | May 8, 2018 | International actors
On 4 May, Russia’s Minister of Defense (MoD), Sergey Shoigu, held a video-conference talk with Libyan National Army (LNA) head Khalifa Haftar. They allegedly discussed settling the current political impasse, regional security, and combatting terrorism according to the...
by Jason | May 8, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 7 May, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar announced that ‘peace efforts’ with the jihadist Derna Mujahadeen Shura Council (DMSC), which controls Derna, had failed and that the ‘zero hour’ for the ‘liberation’ of Derna had begun. The LNA has claimed...
by Jason | May 1, 2018 | ISIS
On the 26 April, Sirte security forces found a body in an orange jumpsuit, thought to have been killed by ISIS. It is unclear if the body was from a recent killing or from when ISIS controlled the city up until late 2016.
by Jason | May 1, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 23 April, reports suggest the al-Qaeda affiliated jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia (AS) were involved in clashes between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the Derna Mujahedeen Shura Council (DMSC) west of Derna near Wadi al-Arqub. This follows an arrest by the LNA...
by Jason | May 1, 2018 | International actors
On 30 April, the Libya Quartet – the EU, AU, Arab League and UN – said it supports Libya holding presidential and parliamentary elections this year. The statement also stressed the need for a unified army under civilian control. On 29 April, Egypt and France said that...
by Jason | May 1, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 26 April, Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar landed at Benghazi’s Benina Airport from Cairo, where he was welcomed with great fanfare by senior LNA commanders as well as political and tribal leaders from Eastern Libya. He looked in good health and...
by Jason | Apr 24, 2018 | ISIS
On 19 April, civilians were injured by gunfire after they were stopped at an ISIS checkpoint near Marada.
by Jason | Apr 24, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 18 April, a motorcade with Libyan National Army (LNA) Military Governor and On 18 April, a motorcade with Libyan National Army (LNA) Military Governor and LNA chief of Staff Abdulrazzaq al-Nadhouri was attacked by a VBIED as it moved through Sidi Khalifa, north of...
