by Jason | Jul 17, 2018 | International actors
On 14 July, Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s foreign policy head, visited Tripoli to reestablish the EU’s diplomatic presence in Libya. Accompanied by UN Envoy Ghassan Salame, Mogherini met with Government of National Accord (GNA) head Fayez al-Serraj and...
by Jason | Jul 17, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 10 July, Khalifa Haftar ordered all Libyan National Army (LNA)-affiliated Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG) to allow oil ports under their control to resume exports under the authority of the Tripoli-based National Oil Corporation (NOC) and its subsidiaries. On 11...
by Jason | Jul 10, 2018 | ISIS
On 4 July, ISIS branch in eastern Libya, known as Wilayat Barqah, released a new video titled “Point of Death” documenting its recent attacks against Libyan National Army (LNA) checkpoints in the Oil Crescent, the beheading of LNA soldiers, and interviews with four...
by Jason | Jul 10, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
Last week, the Libyan National Army’s 101 Brigade published photos that circulated on social media of senior al-Qaeda leader Sufiyan Bin Qammu amongst other al-Qaeda militants in Derna. Qammu is thought to be a prominent al-Qaeda theoretician in Libya and is known...
by Jason | Jul 10, 2018 | International actors
On 7 July, Italy reactivated a Qadhafi era “friendship treaty” with Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) that will see the European country give Libya $5 billion to prevent migrants from traveling over the Mediterranean. Following a meeting with Fayez al-Serraj...
by Jason | Jul 10, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 6 July, the Government of National Accord (GNA) issued a decree instating the commander of the Zintan Special Operations Force, Emad Trabelsi, as the President of the General Security Directorate. On 7 July, fighters from the Nawasi Brigade, Ghneiwa forces, and...
by Jason | Jul 3, 2018 | ISIS
On 28 June, airstrikes targeting Benghazi Defence Brigade (BDB) and ISIS locations were reported near Bani Walid. At the time of writing it is unclear if it was either of the two groups or an amalgamation of forces fleeing the Oil Crescent after participating...
by Jason | Jul 3, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 28 June, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar announced the ‘liberation’ of the city of Derna. Earlier that day the LNA had stated that they had complete control of the city, after having supposedly taken control of 75 percent of...
by Jason | Jul 3, 2018 | International actors
On 24 June, Egypt’s Prosecutor-General, Nail Sadek, called for a ‘red notice’ (i.e. an international wanted persons alert) to be issued by Interpol for the arrest of three alleged Libyan members of ISIS accused of working with an Egyptian, Mohamed Ragab Hassan, to...
by Jason | Jul 3, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 2 July, the internationally-recognised National Oil Corporation (NOC) declared force majeure on crude exports from Zueitina and Hariga oil ports. Combined with the force majeure already declared on exports from Ras Lanuf and Sidra after Ibrahim Jadhran and his...
