by Jason | Aug 29, 2016 | Libyan actors
At the moment of partial victory in Sirte, various pillars that should make up the anti-ISIS coalition are feuding with each other. The House of Representatives (HoR) has rejected the Government of National Accord, while the Libyan National Army (LNA) and Petroleum...
by Jason | Aug 29, 2016 | Other Jihadi Actors
In Benghazi, conflict continues between the Libya National Army (LNA) and the coalition of ISIS and Benghazi Revolutionary Shura Council. Fighting intensified in parts of Guwarsha and Ganfuda throughout last week, as jihadists still manage to launch suicide attacks...
by Jason | Aug 29, 2016 | International actors
On 24 August, the Presidential Council (PC) issued statement accepting the House of Representatives (HoR) vote of no-confidence in the current Government of National Accord (GNA), adding that it will draw up a new list of GNA ministers for its approval, while current...
by Jason | Aug 24, 2016 | EOIL Publications
Who Pays for ISIS in Libya? August 24, 2016 EOIL’s first major publication drawing upon our thousands of pages of primary source materials and hundreds of categorized webposts dating back to 2014, has been released by the Norwegian think tank, Hate Speech...
by Jason | Aug 22, 2016 | ISIS
The Bunyan Marsus coalition continued its steady advance deep into the center of Sirte, taking major residential areas throughout the week with the help of US airstrikes. ISIS militants still fighting in these areas continue to show fierce resistance using snipers,...
by Jason | Aug 22, 2016 | Libyan actors
On 19 August, Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez Serraj held meetings in Tunis with the deputy presidents of the House of Representatives (HoR) to discuss the split within the Presidential Council, and how to reorganize the GNA to enable its...
by Jason | Aug 22, 2016 | Other Jihadi Actors
Conflict continues in eastern Libya between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the coalition of jihadists in Benghazi. The LNA made gains in Gwarsha and Ganfuda this week, despite suffering more heavy losses from mortar fire and IED’s on 16 and 19 August. On 20...
by Jason | Aug 22, 2016 | International actors
As of 22 August, US Africa Command press statements say that the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit has conducted 77 airstrikes in Sirte under Operation Odyssey Lightning. Additional reporting by the Washington Post indicates the US has begun utilizing the AH-1 Cobra...
by Jason | Aug 15, 2016 | ISIS
The Misratan-led Bunyan Marsus coalition made great gains against ISIS in Sirte, pushing ISIS out of its stronghold in Ouagadougu Centre, Ibn Sina Hospital and Sirte University on 11 August. All three buildings were bastions of ISIS rule in the city, and the group’s...
by Jason | Aug 15, 2016 | Libyan actors
New political wrangling within the GNA is widening rifts even further. On 10 August, the Presidential Council issued a statement threatening to nominate replacement candidates if two of its boycotting members, Ali Al Gatrani and Omar Laswad, did not rejoin within one...
