by Jason | May 1, 2018 | International actors
On 30 April, the Libya Quartet – the EU, AU, Arab League and UN – said it supports Libya holding presidential and parliamentary elections this year. The statement also stressed the need for a unified army under civilian control. On 29 April, Egypt and France said that...
by Jason | May 1, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 26 April, Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar landed at Benghazi’s Benina Airport from Cairo, where he was welcomed with great fanfare by senior LNA commanders as well as political and tribal leaders from Eastern Libya. He looked in good health and...
by Jason | Apr 24, 2018 | ISIS
On 19 April, civilians were injured by gunfire after they were stopped at an ISIS checkpoint near Marada.
by Jason | Apr 24, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 18 April, a motorcade with Libyan National Army (LNA) Military Governor and On 18 April, a motorcade with Libyan National Army (LNA) Military Governor and LNA chief of Staff Abdulrazzaq al-Nadhouri was attacked by a VBIED as it moved through Sidi Khalifa, north of...
by Jason | Apr 24, 2018 | International actors
On 18 April, the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a subcommittee hearing on the status of Libya that featured statements from a series of Libyan experts. This month Senegal decided to deport to their country of origin two former Guantánamo prison...
by Jason | Apr 24, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 21 April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) said its jets conducted three airstrikes against a location near Bani Walid where they claimed militias positioned to attack the Oil Crescent were based. The strike reportedly killed 3 and injured 6 Petroleum Facilities...
by Jason | Apr 17, 2018 | ISIS
There were no developments reported this week.
by Jason | Apr 17, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 12 April, Libyan National Army (LNA) forces arrested an Ansar al-Sharia (AS) figure from Sirte named Salem Abdul Qaway al-Gaddafi while hiding in the Jufra area. On 27 May 2017, AS officially announced that it had disbanded itself. AS’s leadership and fighting...
by Jason | Apr 17, 2018 | International actors
On 14 April, attempts to negotiate peace between the Awlad Suliman, Tebu and Tuareg tribes, who have been clashing in and around the southern Libya city of Sebha since February of this year, have moved to Niger and are allegedly being facilitated by French diplomats...
by Jason | Apr 17, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 10 April, unconfirmed reports began circulating that that Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar, after losing consciousness in Benghazi, was rushed to Amman in Jordan then transferred to the Val-de-Grace hospital in Paris, France. He is said to have...
