by Jason | Oct 18, 2017 | International actors
On 15 October, the UN Support Mission in Libya’s (UNSMIL) new Joint Drafting Committee, including members of both the House of Representatives (HoR) and the High Council of State (HCS), met again in Tunis to negotiate amendments to the Libyan Political Agreement...
by Jason | Oct 18, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 6 October the Anti-Operations Room militia affiliated with the Libyan National Army (LNA), expelled the Anas Dabbashi militia from Sabratha and Mellitah Oil and Gas Complex, with the approval of the Government of National Accord (GNA). Khalifa Haftar gave a speech...
by Jason | Oct 11, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
Supreme Committee for Issuing Fatwas (Al-Lajna al-‘Ulya li-l-Ifta’), which is based in the eastern city Al-Bayda and is associated with Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), has called for Jihad in Sabratha against “Kharijites,” a term used by...
by Jason | Oct 11, 2017 | ISIS
An ISIS suicide bomb attack which targeted a Misratan court complex in the centre of the city on 4 October, killed four people and wounded several more. ISIS fighters opened fire on the complex and the explosion was triggered after one of the attackers detonated a...
by Jason | Oct 11, 2017 | International actors
UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame met with the Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) forces, Khalifa Haftar, in Benghazi on 5 October, a day after the UN representative met with Ageelah Saleh, leader of the House of Representatives (HoR). Salame informed Haftar...
by Jason | Oct 11, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 6 October, the Anti-ISIS Operations Room (AIOR), a force technically under the authority of the Government of National Accord (GNA) but more closely aligned the Libyan National Army (LNA), announced its control of Sabratha after defeating the Anas Dabbashi Brigade...
by Jason | Oct 4, 2017 | ISIS
On 28 September, the head of Investigations at the Attorney General’s (AG) Office, Sadeq al-Sour, held a press conference in Tripoli in which he gave the names and affiliations of several ISIS and Ansar al-Sharia connected individuals in Libya. He also provided...
by Jason | Oct 4, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 28 September, the head of Investigations at the Attorney General’s (AG) Office, Sadeq al-Sour, held a press conference in Tripoli in which he gave the names and affiliations of several ISIS and Ansar al-Sharia connected individuals in Libya. He gave official...
by Jason | Oct 4, 2017 | International actors
On 26 September, US Africa Command (Africom) conducted ‘two precision airstrikes’ against ISIS fighters some 160 kilometres southeast of Sirte, killing an unspecified number of ISIS fighters. In a press release, Africom said the attacks were carried out in...
by Jason | Oct 4, 2017 | Libyan actors
The clashes between rival militias for control of Sabratha, which began in mid September, have continued unabated since then despite attempts by different actors to establish a ceasefire. The conflict is between the nominally pro-Government of National Accord (GNA)...
