by Jason | Nov 21, 2017 | Libyan actors
The UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame made a strong case to the UN Security Council on 15 November that the Libyan political process was still on track. He said that political negotiations between the House of Representatives (HoR) and the High Council of State (HCS)...
by Jason | Nov 14, 2017 | ISIS
ISIS is reported to have established temporary checkpoints 70 km south of Sirte on the road to Waddan and also near Bohadi village in the same district, on the 8 and 13 November respectively. The group is said to have stopped and searched civilian vehicles and seized...
by Jason | Nov 14, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 9 November, the Libyan National Army (LNA) claimed complete control of Sidi Khribesh district of Benghazi, in the downtown area close to the port. The LNA reportedly defeated the last remaining fighters from the jihadist coalition who had been hiding out there...
by Jason | Nov 14, 2017 | International actors
On 9 November, Mustafa al-Imam, a suspect in the September 2012 attack against the US Special Mission in Benghazi, who was captured from Misrata in October and transported to the US to stand trial, entered a plea of not guilty to terrorism-related charges in the US...
by Jason | Nov 14, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 10 November, the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) military campaign – dubbed ‘Tidings of Security’ – against the Libyan National Army (LNA)-affiliated 4th Brigade in Wershefana, south west of Tripoli, concluded ‘successfully’. The 4th Brigade...
by Jason | Nov 7, 2017 | EOIL Publications
Defusing the Ticking ‘Jihadist’ Timebomb: Can Transitional Justice Help Counter the Trend of Radicalisation in Tunisia? 6 November 2017 In a new working paper published by Hate Speech International, Houda Mzioudet and Eye on ISIS’s Rhiannon Smith...
by Jason | Nov 7, 2017 | ISIS
On 4 November, a Libyan National Army (LNA) security post on the road between Jufra and Brak al-Shatti in south-west Libya was attacked by unknown assailants. Two LNA fighters were killed and four others were injured. The attack has not been attributed to ISIS nor...
by Jason | Nov 7, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 5 November, the GNA- appointed Deputy Minister for Interior in Benghazi, Faraj Gaem, survived an IED assassination attempt on his motorcade. Seven of his men were badly injured. On the same day, intense clashes broke out in Benghazi’s city centre between the Libyan...
by Jason | Nov 7, 2017 | International actors
On 1 November, British police said they had issued an arrest warrant for Hasham Abedi, the brother of Salman Abedi who carried out the Manchester bombings in May. Abedi is wanted in connection for murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion. The...
by Jason | Nov 7, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 1 November, a new large-scale military campaign was launched in Wershefana, south of Tripoli. The campaign has been dubbed ‘Tidings of Security.’ This implicitly Government of National Accord (GNA) sanctioned military campaign has begun to gain significant...
