by Jason | Mar 27, 2018 | International actors
On 24 March, the US military undertook drone strikes targeting a house near Ubari, allegedly killing two militants that belonged to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) according to a spokeswoman for U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Contradicting the US statement,...
by Jason | Mar 27, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 20 March, the sixth round of discussions aimed at unifying Libya’s military concluded in Cairo. The discussions, mediated by Egypt, ended with no formal declaration, resolutions or agreements. On the same day, however, the Libyan military officers attending...
by Jason | Mar 20, 2018 | ISIS
On 13 March, a Libyan news outlet published an article suggesting that ISIS intends to take over the Libyan National Army (LNA) controlled Oil Crescent town of Ajdabiya. The article alleged that it had been following several members online through social media. One...
by Jason | Mar 20, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 18 March, the Libyan National Army (LNA) released details of the arrest of 16 alleged “terrorists” in the Kufra region of southern Libya carrying Syrian and Sudanese passports. The LNA claim they are “Jabhat Nusra” veterans of Syria that reached Libya through Sudan...
by Jason | Mar 20, 2018 | International actors
On 20 March, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was reportedly remanded in custody for questioning in relation to an ongoing investigation concerning the provision of financial assistance to his 2007 election campaign by Muammar al-Qadhafi. Investigations began...
by Jason | Mar 20, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 18 March, the sixth round of discussions, mediated by Egypt, aimed at unifying Libya’s military began in Cairo. Both opposing national coalitions’ Chiefs of Staff – the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Brigadier General Abdul Fattah Nazhouri and the Government of...
by Jason | Mar 13, 2018 | ISIS
On 11 March, the Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesperson announced that the LNA’s Sirte Operations Room had killed three ISIS leaders fleeing Derna. The spokesperson added that ISIS elements were reported to be moving in the areas south of Sirte, Bani Walid, and...
by Jason | Mar 13, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 11 March, it was reported that Saudi Arabia had extradited to the Libyan National Army (LNA) two alleged al-Qaeda members accused of abducting five Egyptian diplomats in Tripoli in 2014. The two suspects, Mahmoud bin Rajab and Muhammad al-Khadraoui, were arrested...
by Jason | Mar 13, 2018 | International actors
On 8 March, a spokesman for the U.S. African Command (AFRICOM), Major Karl J. Wiest, stated that an additional four airstrikes — one on 29 September 100 miles south of Sirte, one on 9 October 250 miles south of Sirte, one on 18 October near Wadi al-Shatti, and one on...
by Jason | Mar 13, 2018 | Libyan actors
On 13 March, as clashes continue in Sebha between Tebu and Awlad Suliman militias, local media reported that the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Presidential Council appointed Brigadier General Hameed al-Ataibi Sulaimani as the Governor of the South. Sulaimani...
