by Jason | Feb 26, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Feb 26, 2020 | International actors
There appear to be two separate lawsuits against Libyan National Army (LNA) leader Khalifa Haftar in the US – a Virginia civil suit and a DC District Court suit. Both suits allege that Haftar and his sons are directly responsible for war crimes, including...
by Jason | Feb 26, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 23 February, the second round of the UN-mediated 5 + 5 Joint Military Committee (JMC) discussions concluded in Geneva. It produced a draft permanent ceasefire agreement that included the return of civilians to their homes and a joint monitoring mechanism supervised...
by Jason | Feb 20, 2020 | ISIS
On 10 February, security forces in Benghazi arrested an Egyptian national who has been accused of being a member of ISIS.
by Jason | Feb 20, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
No relevant developments.
by Jason | Feb 20, 2020 | International actors
On 11 February, the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted resolution 2509 (2020) by a vote of 14 in favour to none against with 1 abstention (Russia). The resolution extended the authorization of measures against the illicit export of crude oil and other petroleum...
by Jason | Feb 20, 2020 | Libyan actors
On 18 February at 11am local time, Libyan National Army (LNA) forces allegedly shelled Tripoli port. A warehouse was damaged. The LNA spokesperson, Ahmed al-Mesmari, claimed that it had “destroyed a Turkish ship loaded with weapons and ammunition that docked at Libya...
by Jason | Feb 12, 2020 | ISIS
Last week, prosecutor Penny told British Court that the brother of Salman Abedi, Hashem Abedi, is equally guilty of murdering the 22 victims of the Manchester Arena Attack. Salman Abedi was a 22-year-old Briton born to Libyan parents, who detonated his bomb at...
by Jason | Feb 12, 2020 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 10 February, a bombing targeted the Ascending General School in the Abu Issa area of Tripoli. The explosion resulting in the injury of at least three students. It is unclear who carried out the attack.
by Jason | Feb 12, 2020 | International actors
On 5 February, the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sabri Boukadoum, arrived in Benghazi and met with the head of Libya’s parallel eastern Libya government, Abdullah al-Thinni, and the eastern Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hadi al-Huwaiq, to discuss the...
