by Jason | Jun 28, 2017 | International actors
On 25 June, Haftar received a UAE Armed Forces delegation led by Deputy Chief of Staff Major General al-Mazrouei in al-Rajmah, Benghazi. The LNA said that the meeting fell within “the framework of brotherhood and cooperation between Libya and UAE at all levels.” This...
by Jason | Jun 28, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 23 June, the Benghazi Defense Brigade (BDB), an Islamist and Misratan aligned force which attacked the Oil Crescent ports in March, announced it will dissolve itself and that some members will enlist in the formation of a legitimate Libyan army. The group cited a...
by Jason | Jun 28, 2017 | Libyan actors
Last week, Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar met with the heads of various eastern Libyan tribes in the LNA headquarters of Rajmah in Benghazi. He expressed to the leaders his concerns about the lack of progress towards a House of Representatives...
by Jason | Jun 28, 2017 | EOIL Publications
تقرير | نشأة وتطور تنظيم داعش في ليبيا أطلق مركز رفيق الحريري للشرق الأوسط تقريره الجديد عن تنظيم داعش في ليبيا تحت عنوان “نشأة وتطور تنظيم داعش في ليبيا”، هذا التقرير يرصد تحول الساحة الليبية لتكون ساحة للتنظيمات الجهادية العالمية، مع التركيز على تنظيم داعش، فضلا عن...
by Jason | Jun 20, 2017 | ISIS
Although Sirte is gradually recovering following the eviction of ISIS in December last year, tensions are growing between the Salafist 604 brigade, which currently helps to secure the city, and other forces from the Government of National Accord (GNA) aligned...
by Jason | Jun 20, 2017 | International actors
On 16 June, the UN Secretary General nominated Lebanese professor and politician Ghassan Salame as UN Special Envoy for Libya, in replacement of outgoing envoy Martin Kobler. The UN Security Council approved the appointment on 20 June. The US vetoed the appointment of...
by Jason | Jun 20, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
There was fierce fighting throughout last week between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and jihadists from the Benghazi Revolutionary Shura Council (BRSC). On 13 June, the LNA fully seized Benghazi’s iconic Tahrir Square and the courthouse that faces it – this is where...
by Jason | Jun 20, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 12 June, the Tripoli Revolutionary Brigade held an Iftar for the families of former regime figures that were ‘liberated’ from the control of Islamists during the clashes in Tripoli last month. On 17 June, a convoy of militias from Misrata said to be affiliated to...
by Jason | Jun 20, 2017 | EOIL Publications
REPORT: The Origins and Evolution of ISIS in Libya June 20, 2017 For the past three decades, Libya has been a rich recruiting ground for the global jihad. Investigating the precursors and then subsequent evolution of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and...
