by Jason | Mar 19, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 17 March, the eastern-based Interim government’s Ministry of Interior launched a security operation to remove “terrorists and criminals” from Libya’s South. The security operation is intended to address human, arms, and drug trafficking, as well as kidnapping,...
by Jason | Mar 12, 2019 | ISIS
On 7 March, a gang of five men suspected of having connections to Islamic State (ISIS) were arrested as they reportedly attempted in to ‘infiltrate’ Tripoli. Reports suggest three of those arrested were dressed as women.
by Jason | Mar 12, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 6 March, Bosnian security services released a statement indicating that Nusret Imamovic, the country’s most wanted terrorists and one of the most wanted terrorists in the world, had arrived in Libya sometime in February after having escaped Syria where fought along...
by Jason | Mar 12, 2019 | International actors
On 7 March, the US company Culmen International received a US State Department Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism award to provide security to Mitiga, Tripoli International and Misrata airports. The contract involves the monitoring of...
by Jason | Mar 12, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 6 March, Mohamed Sallak, the spokesperson for the Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj, held a press conference to give further details about the so-called ‘Abu Dhabi Dialogue’, which occurred between Serraj and Khalifa Haftar on 27...
by Jason | Mar 5, 2019 | ISIS
On 28 February, ISIS published its al-Naba newsletter no. 171, which featured an article titled “The fate of Sirte is not the fate Derna.” The article is critical of the al-Qaeda aligned groups who occupied Derna along with ISIS till the latter was expelled from the...
by Jason | Mar 5, 2019 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 26 February, Al-Qaeda affiliated armed groups mobilized 130km east of Misrata according to Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesperson, Ahmed al-Mesmari. Al-Mesmari claimed the LNA’s Air Force would undertake strikes on their positions.
by Jason | Mar 5, 2019 | International actors
On 27 February, Libyan National Army (LNA) head Khalifa Haftar and Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj met in Abu Dhabi under the auspice of UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame. UNSMIL said that both parties agreed to end the transitional...
by Jason | Mar 5, 2019 | Libyan actors
On 3 March, the Libyan National Army (LNA) claimed that it had entered the town of Qatrun peacefully and was welcomed by locals. In a statement coinciding with the claim, the group said its aim was to “cleanse the south from the grip of terrorist groups and...
by Jason | Feb 26, 2019 | ISIS
On 19 February, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, stated that ISIS in Libya was “boosting ties with al-Qaeda which is raising its head near the Oil Crescent.” Bogdanov was talking at a Middle East conference at Club Valdai. On 26 February, Tunisian...
