by Jason | Oct 4, 2017 | ISIS
On 28 September, the head of Investigations at the Attorney General’s (AG) Office, Sadeq al-Sour, held a press conference in Tripoli in which he gave the names and affiliations of several ISIS and Ansar al-Sharia connected individuals in Libya. He also provided...
by Jason | Oct 4, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 28 September, the head of Investigations at the Attorney General’s (AG) Office, Sadeq al-Sour, held a press conference in Tripoli in which he gave the names and affiliations of several ISIS and Ansar al-Sharia connected individuals in Libya. He gave official...
by Jason | Oct 4, 2017 | International actors
On 26 September, US Africa Command (Africom) conducted ‘two precision airstrikes’ against ISIS fighters some 160 kilometres southeast of Sirte, killing an unspecified number of ISIS fighters. In a press release, Africom said the attacks were carried out in...
by Jason | Oct 4, 2017 | Libyan actors
The clashes between rival militias for control of Sabratha, which began in mid September, have continued unabated since then despite attempts by different actors to establish a ceasefire. The conflict is between the nominally pro-Government of National Accord (GNA)...
by Jason | Sep 26, 2017 | ISIS
On 22 September, the US conducted an airstrike on an ISIS camp in the desert valleys about 150 miles south-east of Sirte, reportedly killing 17 ISIS fighters and destroying 3 vehicles. US Africa Command (Africom) said the strikes were carried out by armed Reaper...
by Jason | Sep 26, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 17 September, the Libyan National Army (LNA) broadcast televised ‘confessions’ of Ibrahim Muftah Abu Nuwwara, an imprisoned Ansar al-Sharia fighter from Ajdabiya who is in LNA custody. Nuwwara ‘confessed’ that a spate of assassination and kidnapping operations...
by Jason | Sep 26, 2017 | International actors
On 20 September, the UN Secretary General António Guterres and Special Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame outlined the proposed new UN roadmap for Libya at a high level meeting on Libya which took place at the UN General Assembly in New York. The roadmap consists of a 3...
by Jason | Sep 26, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 25 September, presidential hopeful Basit Igtet landed in Mitiga airport and led small crowds from Tajoura to Martyrs Square to demonstration against the Government of National Accord (GNA). However, the crowds remained relatively small and their demands were...
by Jason | Sep 20, 2017 | International actors
Following a recent trip around Libya, new UN envoy Ghassan Salame has made steadfast strides towards the near impossible task of getting the multitude of international actors behind his new Libyan roadmap for political unity. On 15 September, the UN Security Council...
by Jason | Sep 20, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
The demonstrations planned by presidential hopeful Basit Igtet in Tripoli’s Martyrs’ Square on September 25, come in a context of increased tensions in the capital city. Islamist ‘hardliners’ have been quick to back Igtet, including the Grand Mufti Sadeq al-Ghariani...
