by Jason | May 9, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 9 May, there were reports of clashes in Tripoli as militias loyal to Misratan Commander Saleh Badi mobilized on Airport road, and the Government of National Accord (GNA) affiliated Nawasi brigade deployed tanks near the GNA headquarters in Abu Sitta. Nawasi militia...
by Jason | May 2, 2017 | ISIS
British daily newspaper The Guardian reported on 28 April that since late 2015, several Islamic State (ISIS) fighters may have infiltrated Italy disguised as wounded Libyan fighters. The paper quotes an Italian intelligence document which claims ISIS fighters took...
by Jason | May 2, 2017 | International actors
On 2 May, photos emerged confirming earlier reports by Russian press agency Sputnik of a possible meeting between Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Serraj and Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar in Abu Dhabi. Although no information has yet...
by Jason | May 2, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
Intermittent clashes between Libyan National Army (LNA) forces and jihadists are ongoing in Sabri and Souq al-Hout in central Benghazi, with two LNA fighters killed last week. On 26 April, the LNA conducted 10 airstrikes against jihadist positions. On 26 April,...
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...
