by Jason | Jun 26, 2018 | ISIS
On 26 June, ISIS fighters kidnapped two Libyan National Army (LNA) officers while they participated in a social gathering in the desert area between Zallah and Waddan. The officers were identified by their military IDs. In the most recent edition of their digital...
by Jason | Jun 26, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 25 June, the leader of the Derna Protection Forces (formerly known as the Derna Mujahideen Shura Council), Atiyah al-Shaari, was reportedly killed in a Libyan National Army (LNA) airstrike in downtown Derna.
by Jason | Jun 26, 2018 | International actors
On 20 June, U.S Africa Command (AFRICOM) released a statement refuting local claims of civilian casualties from drone strikes it conducted near Bani Walid on 5 June that killed four ISIS members. The allegations relate to letters sent to the Libyan Foundation for...
by Jason | Jun 26, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 21 June, Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) succeeded in retaking the Oil Crescent from forces under the command of former Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) commander Ibrahim Jadhran, recovering territory it had previously held up to Harawah just east of...
by Jason | Jun 19, 2018 | ISIS
On 14 June, unconfirmed reports suggest ISIS and Benghazi Defence Brigade fighters were spotted near the village of Harawa, 50 km east of Sirte. Libyan National Army al-Saiqa Special forces are said to have mobilized to the location in response to the reports.
by Jason | Jun 19, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 16 June, the Libyan National Army (LNA) claimed to have captured al-Qaeda linked Ansar al-Sharia commander Safian bin Kamou during a raid in northern Derna. Bin Kamou is reported to have the personal driver of Osama bin Laden while he was in Sudan. On 14 June, two...
by Jason | Jun 19, 2018 | International actors
On 13 June, U.S Africa Command (AFRICOM), in cooperation with the Government of National Accord (GNA), conducted a drone strike killing an alleged member of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb approximately 50 miles southeast of Bani Walid. The AFRICOM statement said the...
by Jason | Jun 19, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 14 June, forces under the command of Ibrahim Jadhran attacked and took control of Sidra and Ras Lanuf oil ports from Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) forces. The LNA has since conducted airstrikes against the attackers, while attempting to remobilise and...
by Jason | Jun 12, 2018 | ISIS
On 6 June, local sources claim that ISIS fighters established a fake checkpoint between Zillah and Waddan in the Jufra region and fired upon a vehicle killing two civilians from the Qadhafa tribe. However, in contrast to this version of events, ISIS published a claim...
by Jason | Jun 12, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 9 May, one of the Derna Mujahadeen Shura Council’s key religious ideologues with alleged connections to al-Qaeda, Omar Refaair Sorour, was killed during a Libyan National Army (LNA) air strike on a residential area in downtown Derna. Sorour is thought to have been...
