10 – 16 Jan: UN Under Secretary General visits Libya

by Jason | Jan 16, 2018 | International actors

On 10 January, UN Under Secretary General Jeffery Feltman visited Libya and held meetings with Government of National Accord (GNA) institutions in Tripoli. In a press conference, Feltman reiterated the UN’s backing of UN Envoy Ghassan Salame’s Libya Action Plan,...

10 – 16 Jan: Major clashes break out at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport leaving as many as twenty dead.

by Jason | Jan 16, 2018 | Libyan actors

On 15 January, major clashes in Tripoli occurred between anti-Libyan National Army (LNA) and pro-Government of National Accord (GNA) militias at Mitiga airport, the capital’s main functioning airport. The attack was reportedly part of a ‘prison break’ assault by the...

3 – 9 Jan: RADA arrest two ISIS fighters connected to a failed car bombing in Tripoli.

by Jason | Jan 9, 2018 | ISIS

On 9 January, Tripoli’s Special Deterrent Force (Rada) announced the arrest of two ISIS fighters – Mohammed Abdullah Balah (Abu Ayoub) and Siraj Khalifa Ali Abdul Rahman al-Jahawi (Abu Huraira) – who confessed to being responsible for the failed Vehicle-Borne...

3 – 9 Jan: This week there has been no notable incidences connected to Jihadi actors.

by Jason | Jan 9, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors

While there has been a significant amount of armed group activity in Libya this week there have been no notable incidences connected to Jihadi actors outside of ISIS. For ISIS activity, see the ISIS in Action section.

3 – 9 Jan: Serraj and Salame meet while Germany destroys Qadhafi’s chemical weapons

by Jason | Jan 9, 2018 | International actors

On 8 January, Government of National Accord (GNA) head Fayez al-Serraj met with UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame in Tripoli. The two discussed the latest political developments in Libya including the GNA’s military deployment to Zuwara and the Libyan-Tunisian border...

3 – 9 Jan: GNA aligned forces trigger clashes near Zuwara and Garabulli

by Jason | Jan 9, 2018 | Libyan actors

On 5 January, the Government of National Accord (GNA) launched a military deployment, led by its Western Region military commander Usama Juwaili, to target ‘smugglers and armed groups’ in and around Zuwara, near the border with Tunisia. The deployment triggered brief...

Dec 27 – 2 Jan: GNA affiliated forces continue to remove ISIS IEDs from Sirte

by Jason | Jan 2, 2018 | ISIS

ISIS sympathetic telegram accounts are reported to be accusing the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council (BRSC) of having a deal with the Libyan National Army to allow its fighters to flee to Derna after being removed from the Sidi Khrebish district in central...

Dec 27 – 2 Jan: BRSC fighters flee from Benghazi to Derna following purge by LNA

by Jason | Jan 2, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors

On 28 December, the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced the full purge of jihadist forces from Benghazi. This follows on from clashes, arrests and airstrikes on the Sidi Khrebish district in central Benghazi by LNA affiliated forces in the last week. The announcement...

Dec 27 – 2 Jan: Salame will not engage with Saif al-Islam

by Jason | Jan 2, 2018 | International actors

UN envoy Ghassan Salame’s said on 28 December that he would not meet with or enter into dialogue with Saif al-Islam Qadhafi as he is wanted on charges of war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).  Salame previously said that Libya’s planned 2018 elections...

Dec 27 – 2 Jan: LNA commits to elections provided HNEC restructured

by Jason | Jan 2, 2018 | Libyan actors

On 27 December, the Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesperson Ahmed Mismari gave a long press release reaffirming the LNA’s commitment to elections on conditions that the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) is restructured to ensure that ‘Islamist’ elements do not...