by Jason | Jun 12, 2018 | International actors
On 5 June, U.S Africa command (AFRICOM), in cooperation with the Government of National Accord (GNA), conducted a drone strike near Eshmikh, 35 km south of Bani Walid, killing four alleged ISIS members. Included amongst those killed was Abd al-A’ati Ashtaiwy, who is...
by Jason | Jun 12, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 9 June, four suspected ISIS fighters were detained as part of the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) operation “Nation Storm” in the al-Saddadah area near Bani Walid following local reports of 10-armed vehicles moving in the area. On 9 May, the Libyan National...
by Jason | Jun 5, 2018 | ISIS
On 2 June, ISIS fighters attacked a police station in al-Qanan, 10km south-east of Ajdabiya, killing a civilian and injuring another five. No police were injured or killed despite two police cars being set aflame. The casualties were allegedly a family in a car...
by Jason | Jun 5, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 5 June, the Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesperson Ahmed al-Mismari announced that LNA forces had taken control of 75 percent of Derna from the Derna Protection Force (DPF). The day before In a video announcement to the LNA and civilians in Derna, Haftar...
by Jason | Jun 5, 2018 | International actors
On 31 May, an agreement to secure and control Libya’s southern border was signed by Libya, Niger, Sudan, and Chad in the latter’s capital of N’Djamena. The details of how the agreement will be enacted and how this burden will be shared remains unclear.
by Jason | Jun 5, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 31 May, an armed group reportedly composed of Tebu and members of the defunct Benghazi Defence Brigades attacked Teminhint airbase, a strategic airbase around 30km north-east of Sebha which is currently controlled by the Libyan National Army (LNA). The attack...
by Jason | May 29, 2018 | ISIS
On 23 May, ISIS claimed responsibility for the two attacks that occurred in the Oil Crescent on May 22 – a suicide vehicle-borne improved explosive device (SVBIED) targeted the Libyan National Army (LNA) 152 Brigade Gate 60 south east of Ajdabiya, while gunmen...
by Jason | May 29, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
The Libyan National Army (LNA) campaign against the Derna Mujahadeen Shura Council (DMSC) – which has now renamed itself the Derna Protection Force (DPF)– continues in Derna. On 28 May, the LNA announced that it had taken control of the western entrance of Derna, the...
by Jason | May 29, 2018 | International actors
On 29 May, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a Libya summit in Paris designed to bring together Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj, President of the House of Representatives (HoR) Agilah Saleh, President of the High Council of...
by Jason | May 29, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 24 May, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attack occurred on Jamal Abdel Nasser Street, close to the Tibesti Hotel, in Benghazi killing at least six people and wounded 22 others. The motives and the perpetrators remain unknown. No group has yet...
