by Jason | May 15, 2018 | ISIS
On 11 May, local sources from Sirte reported that ISIS fighters were seen moving in the valleys, southeast of the city. A senior official of the Sirte Protection Force said that their force mobilised patrols along the coastal highway at the city’s main exits in...
by Jason | May 15, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 15 May, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Omar Mukhtar Operations Room claim to have completely captured al-Hila, south of Derna, as a part of on going operations to take the city from the Derna Mujahideen Shura Council (DMSC) who currently controls the city....
by Jason | May 15, 2018 | International actors
On 10 May, the Egyptian army announced it had foiled an “infiltration attempt” across its western border with Libya after reportedly destroying 4 vehicles and capturing 13 loaded with arms and ammunition on the Libyan border. This week the UK issued a...
by Jason | May 15, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 11 May, the Presidential Council (PC) in Tripoli announced a decree that would significantly expand the powers of the Special Deterrent Forces (Rada), one of Tripoli’s most powerful Government of National Accord (GNA)-aligned militias. Under the decree, Rada will...
by Jason | May 8, 2018 | ISIS
On 2 May, Islamic State (ISIS) fighters attacked the High National Election Commission Office (HNEC) building in the Ghout al-Shaal area of Tripoli at 10:10 local time. Following a brief shootout with security guards, two assailants detonated explosive vests. As many...
by Jason | May 8, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 1 May, factions in Misrata eulogised the former leader of the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council (BRSC), Wissam Bin Hamid, after news of his death was officially announced by his family. He was reportedly killed on 10 December 10, 2016.
by Jason | May 8, 2018 | International actors
On 4 May, Russia’s Minister of Defense (MoD), Sergey Shoigu, held a video-conference talk with Libyan National Army (LNA) head Khalifa Haftar. They allegedly discussed settling the current political impasse, regional security, and combatting terrorism according to the...
by Jason | May 8, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 7 May, Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar announced that ‘peace efforts’ with the jihadist Derna Mujahadeen Shura Council (DMSC), which controls Derna, had failed and that the ‘zero hour’ for the ‘liberation’ of Derna had begun. The LNA has claimed...
by Jason | May 1, 2018 | ISIS
On the 26 April, Sirte security forces found a body in an orange jumpsuit, thought to have been killed by ISIS. It is unclear if the body was from a recent killing or from when ISIS controlled the city up until late 2016.
by Jason | May 1, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 23 April, reports suggest the al-Qaeda affiliated jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia (AS) were involved in clashes between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the Derna Mujahedeen Shura Council (DMSC) west of Derna near Wadi al-Arqub. This follows an arrest by the LNA...
