by Jason | Apr 10, 2018 | ISIS
On 7 April, local Libyan National Army (LNA) affiliated security forces apprehended a suspected ISIS member who was allegedly preparing to conduct an attack against LNA forces in the coastal town of Zueitina. This follows an increase in security patrol by the LNA and...
by Jason | Apr 10, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 3 April, following a written question by British MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle the UK government responded that it was “likely” that it had been in communication with the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) and the 17 February Martys Brigade during the war in Libya in...
by Jason | Apr 10, 2018 | International actors
On 10 April, the UN human rights office and UN Support Mission in Libya released a report exploring armed groups control of prisons in Libya, the subsequent torturing of detainees and how successive government in Tripoli have been inability to curtail these...
by Jason | Apr 10, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 9 April, the spokesperson for Presidential Council (PC) head Fayez al-Serraj, Mohamed al-Sallak, reported that the PC’s new anti-terrorist operation Asifat al-Wattan (The Nation’s Storm) had completely removed all elements of terrorist organizations in its...
by Jason | Apr 3, 2018 | ISIS
On 29 March, ISIS undertook a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (SVBIED) attack on the southern entrance to Ajdabiya killing 5 people, wounding 6 and damaging at least 6 vehicles. A fuel tanker passing by at the same time allegedly compounded the...
by Jason | Apr 3, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 1 April, in a media statement, Libyan National Army (LNA) leader Khalifa Haftar warned that the time given to the Derna Mujahedeen Shura Council (DMSC) – who occupies and controls the city of Derna – to disarm and lay down their weapons has expired, suggesting that...
by Jason | Apr 3, 2018 | International actors
On 28 March, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed that on 24 March it had coordinated with the Libyan Government of National Accord to conduct drone strikes targeting a house near Ubari, killing two militants that belonged to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)....
by Jason | Apr 3, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 28 March, a meeting was held in Zintan between representatives from the western Libyan towns of Zintan and Misrata. The Zintan representatives included the city mayor Mustafa al-Baroni and Special Forces commander Emad Trablesi. The Misrata delegation included the...
by Jason | Mar 27, 2018 | ISIS
There were no ISIS-related developments reported this week.
by Jason | Mar 27, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 24 March, the Salafist ‘Arrest and Investigation Units’ of Benghazi and Ajdabiya were disbanded with their respective members re-integrated into the Internal Security Organisations in their respective cities. On 23 March, Libyan National Army (LNA) leader Khalifa...
