by Jason | Feb 28, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
The battle between Libyan National Army (LNA) forces and jihadists in the 12 Flats area of Ganfuda, in south-west Benghazi, is ongoing despite the LNA declaring Ganfuda ‘liberated’ earlier this month. On 23 February, 3 LNA soldiers and 3 jihadists died during an...
by Jason | Feb 28, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 22 February, Abdul Razzaq al-Nadhouri, the Libyan National Army (LNA) Chief of Staff and Military Governor of eastern Libya, suspended (but did not revoke) his controversial decision to ban women aged under 60 from travelling without a chaperone. He then introduced...
by Jason | Feb 21, 2017 | ISIS
In an interview with the Associated Press on 17 February, Marine Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, the head of US Africa Command, said that the US obtained significant intelligence from the Islamic State (ISIS) camps, located 45km south of Sirte, which were hit by US airstrikes...
by Jason | Feb 21, 2017 | International actors
On 20 February, the Foreign Ministers of Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt issued a ministerial declaration on Libya following meetings in Tunis. The declaration stressed a ‘Libyan-Libyan’ political solution with regional and UN mediation, within the framework of the...
by Jason | Feb 21, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 17 February, Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) resumed its assault against the remaining jihadi fighters in the 12 flats area of Gandufa in Benghazi. Huthayfa al-Faqout, a senior Ansar al-Sharia fighter, was reported killed in the fighting. Two jihadists...
by Jason | Feb 21, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 20 February, a motorcade transporting Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj, High Council of State (HCS) President Abdurrahman Swehli and Presidential Guard chief Najmi Nakoua was reportedly fired upon during a field visit to a security...
by Jason | Feb 14, 2017 | ISIS
A suspected Islamic State (ISIS) arms cache containing unguided air-to-ground bombs and fuel was reportedly found by Libyan National Army (LNA) units approximately 90km south of Nawfaliya, a town east of Sirte. On 11 February, Misrata’s Air Academy chief said that...
by Jason | Feb 14, 2017 | International actors
Informed sources say that Fayez al-Serraj, Prime Minister of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Serraj, will soon present a new political roadmap for the Libyan crisis, with the blessing of Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt who are leading regional diplomacy...
by Jason | Feb 14, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 8 February, the Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesperson warned residents in Hun, Jufra to evacuate a number of positions being used by the Benghazi Defense Brigades (BDB). On 9 and 10 February, the LNA launched a string of airstrikes against these positions. Two...
by Jason | Feb 14, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 9 February, forces who oppose the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and are loyal to former General National Congress (GNC) prime minister and coup-leader Khalifa al-Ghwell, announced the formation of a parallel military force called the ‘Libyan...
