by Jason | May 2, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 28 April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) conducted two airstrikes against a camp controlled by the Martyr Ahmed Gnefied militia in the town of Sukna, Jufra. The militia is linked to the Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB) and their camp reportedly housed an ammunitions...
by Jason | Apr 25, 2017 | ISIS
On 23 April, Abdullah Dabbashi (a.k.a. Abdullah Haftar), a Libyan ISIS leader was reportedly killed in an ambush by tribal militia forces loyal to the Libyan National Army (LNA) in Sabratha. Dabbashi was the leader of the Ansar al-Sharia faction in Sabratha which...
by Jason | Apr 25, 2017 | International actors
On 20 April, in a joint press conference with Italian Prime Minister Paulo Gentiloni at the White House, US President Donald Trump said, “I do not see a role in Libya. I think the United States has right now enough roles”. This was one of Trump’s first public remarks...
by Jason | Apr 25, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
The final enclaves controlled by local jihadist fighters in Benghazi are in Sabri and Souq al-Hout, in the centre of the city. The Libyan National Army (LNA) has started to build-up its forces in preparation to launch a ‘final’ assault against the jihadists, beginning...
by Jason | Apr 25, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 21 April, a breakthrough meeting was held between Ageelah Saleh, the president of the House of Representatives (HoR), and Abdurrahman Swehli, head of the High Council of State (HCS). The meeting was hosted in Rome by Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano and...
by Jason | Apr 19, 2017 | ISIS
Ahmidah Al-Safrani, Abd Al-Hadi Zarqun and Hammam Hamani were identified by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on 13 April, as Libyan-based financial facilitators of ISIS. OFAC has implemented sanctions on these individuals freezing...
by Jason | Apr 19, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 15 April, reinforcements from the southern Libya Shield forces, led by Islamist commander Ahmed Abdul Jalil Al-Hasnawi, arrived at Temenhint airbase to back up the Government of National Accord (GNA)-affiliated forces, including the Misratan Third Force and the...
by Jason | Apr 19, 2017 | International actors
On 13 April, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Public Affairs (OFAC) implemented sanctions on several individuals determined responsible for funnelling money to ISIS in Libya. Ali Ahmidah Al-Safrani, Abd Al-Hadi Zarqun and Hammam Hamani, were all designated by...
by Jason | Apr 19, 2017 | Libyan actors
Various actors representing the Government of National Accord (GNA), including local mayors, denounced the use of the conflict in the South as a proxy battlefield between Libyan actors fighting for control of the country. GNA President Fayez Serraj called for the...
by Jason | Apr 11, 2017 | ISIS
On 6 April, 28 Eritrean and 5 Nigerian women and children who were captured and enslaved by ISIS in Sirte were released from prison in Misrata, where they had been held since the Misratan-led al-Bunyan al-Marsus forces ousted ISIS from the city in December. The women...
