by Jason | Dec 5, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 28 November, Libyan national Ahmed Abu Khattala, was convicted of terrorism charges related to the 2012 September 11 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi and the attack on the nearby CIA annex on the 12th. The jury acquitted Khattala of 14 of the 18...
by Jason | Dec 5, 2017 | International actors
On 30 November, Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj met with Secretary of Defense James Mattis at the Pentagon to discuss defense relationships and regional security challenges. This included concerns about how ISIS and al-Qaeda are...
by Jason | Dec 5, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 3 December, UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame met with Khalifa Haftar in Cairo where he said they discussed the importance of elections for Libya’s future. The two men also discussed efforts to combat terrorism, the current economic crisis, and the recent Cairo...
by Jason | Nov 28, 2017 | ISIS
Last week, the Libyan National Army (LNA) declared the Oil Crescent to be a closed military zone after a number of ISIS convoys were seen inside Harawah town, between Sirte and Sidra. However, on 26 November, al-Ghani oil field, which is in LNA controlled territory...
by Jason | Nov 28, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 27 November, the Libyan National Army (LNA) conducted an airstrike on Derna Mujahedeen Shura Council (DMSC) targets in al-Dahra al-Hamar area south of Derna. On 23 November, a mutiny inside a Misratan prison among Islamist hardliners led to four prisoners fleeing,...
by Jason | Nov 28, 2017 | International actors
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed that US forces conducted two airstrikes against targets inside Libya on 17 and 19 November respectively. According to the statement, AFRICOM worked with the Government of National Accord (GNA) to launch the two ‘precision’...
by Jason | Nov 28, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 20 November, UN Special Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame’s proposed amendments to the 2015 Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) were passed by the House of Representatives (HoR). The amendments have been the subject of UN-led talks between the delegations from HoR and...
by Jason | Nov 21, 2017 | ISIS
On 15 November, the Libyan National Army (LNA) said it had conducted two airstrikes against an ISIS target in the desert southeast of Sirte. According to an LNA air force commander, the target was a storage facility and hideout for ISIS fighters 90km south of Harawah....
by Jason | Nov 21, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 18 November, the Libyan National Army (LNA) conducted two airstrikes against Derna Mujahedeen Shura Council (DMSC) targets in al-Dahra al-Hamar area, south of Derna. The LNA has enforced a siege around Derna for nearly three years in an attempt to weaken the DMSC...
by Jason | Nov 21, 2017 | International actors
On 18 November, the head of the GNA, Fayez al-Serraj, held a meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan in Libya. Serraj and Sullivan discussed bilateral relations, economic cooperation, the petroleum sector and political development with Sullivan...
