by Jason | Feb 27, 2018 | ISIS
On 21 February, at 9:15 in the morning, an ISIS Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) drove into the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 127 infantry battalion at a checkpoint near Waddan in the Jufra district. The attack destroyed two vehicles and killing three...
by Jason | Feb 27, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 25 February, Interpol issued a Red Notice (i.e. an international wanted persons alert) for Mahmoud al-Werfalli, the field commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Special Forces Saiqa division, for war crimes relating to seven counts of murder. An LNA...
by Jason | Feb 27, 2018 | International actors
On 26 February, the US imposed sanctions on several Libyan, Maltese and Egyptian firms, traders and ships reportedly participating in oil smuggling out of Libya. The US Treasury has alleged that a Malta-based network has gained more than US$36 million through illicit...
by Jason | Feb 27, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 26 February , Libya’s National Human Rights Commission confirmed that two civilians have been killed, while another was injured, in clashes between Awlad Suliman’s 6th Brigade and Tebu militias in Sabha. The groups are said to be clashing after the Italian peace...
by Jason | Feb 20, 2018 | ISIS
On 18 February, Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui is reported to have stated in an address at the Munich Security Conference in Germany that ISIS will attempt to return to Libya following its defeat in Iraq and Syria. In his speech Jhniaoui called for the...
by Jason | Feb 20, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
An LNA offensive against the Derna Mujahedeen Shura Council (DMSC), which controls Derna, appears imminent. The Libyan National Army (LNA) continues to deploy large ground forces to Derna from Benghazi, Ajdabiya and other areas to prepare for the assault. Last week,...
by Jason | Feb 20, 2018 | International actors
On 12 – 14 February, the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD), a Geneva-based NGO, facilitated talks between a range of different Libyan actors in Geneva. CHD did not publish a list of attendees, but those invited are reported to have included Government of National...
by Jason | Feb 20, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 15 February, in Tripoli Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj dismissed the current Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Minister of Interior (MoI) al-Aref al-Khoja from his post and replaced him with his deputy minister Brigadier Abdussalam Ashour. Ashour is expected to...
by Jason | Feb 13, 2018 | ISIS
On 10 February, three Libyan National Army officers belonging to the 165th Brigade were injured in a VBIED attack on their position at the 90km checkpoint, 60 km east of Sidra at 9:25am local time. The driver of the vehicle is suspected of being an ISIS fighter. Two...
by Jason | Feb 13, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 9 February, a double bombing occurred at Saad Ibn Ibada mosque in the Majouri district of Benghazi during Friday prayers. The attack killed 2 people and wounded at least 75 people. According to reports, the explosive devices had been placed in bags at the mosque...
