by Jason | Oct 31, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 30 October, airstrikes of unknown origin hit the Dahr al-Hamar and al-Fatieh districts of Derna, located to the south of the city. The strikes killed at least 12 children and women, injured three adults and four children in addition. Reports indicate that the...
by Jason | Oct 25, 2017 | ISIS
Sources from the Libyan National Army (LNA) told UAE based news outlet, Alittihad, that Qatar is transferring Islamic State (ISIS) militants from Iraq and Syria to Libya. It is alleged that Doha intends for the fighters to regroup in the South of Libya after major...
by Jason | Oct 25, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
Clashes between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the Derna Mujahedeen Shura Council (DMSC) resulted in the death of two young DMSC fighters. Salem Abdul Wahhab al-Gerbadi and Abdullah Idris al-Gabaili were killed in the Dahr al-Hamar area south of Derna, on 20...
by Jason | Oct 25, 2017 | International actors
On 22 October, the second round of meetings in the UN-facilitated Libyan political talks concluded without setting a plan or agenda for the next gathering of the Joint Drafting Committee. UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame remains enthusiastic and has emphasized that...
by Jason | Oct 25, 2017 | Libyan actors
Since taking control over Sabratha in early October, Khalifa Haftar has strengthened his relationship with several important military leaders in the west of Libya. This week Misratan General Salem Juha, announced that it was important for Haftar to remain in control...
by Jason | Oct 18, 2017 | ISIS
On 14 October, Ahmed Ben Salem, the spokesman for RADA Special Deterrence Force based in Tripoli, stated that the group has come to an agreement with Tunisian authorities regarding the extradition of woman and children Tunisian prisoners held in Mitiga Prison. The...
by Jason | Oct 18, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
The ISIS attack in Misrata earlier this month has provoked city officials to clamp down against Islamist hardliners and suspected ISIS collaborators. Clashes broke out between hard-line fighters affiliated with Islamist factions and Misratan security forces on 11...
by Jason | Oct 18, 2017 | International actors
On 15 October, the UN Support Mission in Libya’s (UNSMIL) new Joint Drafting Committee, including members of both the House of Representatives (HoR) and the High Council of State (HCS), met again in Tunis to negotiate amendments to the Libyan Political Agreement...
by Jason | Oct 18, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 6 October the Anti-Operations Room militia affiliated with the Libyan National Army (LNA), expelled the Anas Dabbashi militia from Sabratha and Mellitah Oil and Gas Complex, with the approval of the Government of National Accord (GNA). Khalifa Haftar gave a speech...
by Jason | Oct 11, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
Supreme Committee for Issuing Fatwas (Al-Lajna al-‘Ulya li-l-Ifta’), which is based in the eastern city Al-Bayda and is associated with Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), has called for Jihad in Sabratha against “Kharijites,” a term used by...
