by Jason | Apr 8, 2017 | EOIL Publications
Migration and Jihadism in the Sahel April 2017 Rhiannon Smith has edited a report on Migration and Jihadism in the Sahel, authored by Dominic MacIver and published by Norwegian think tank Hate Speech International. The report looks at political rhetoric conflating...
by Jason | Apr 4, 2017 | ISIS
In Benghazi, the areas of Sabri and Souq al-Hout, adjacent to the port in the centre of the city, are the final enclaves controlled by the loose jihadist coalition of Benghazi Revolutionary Shura Council (BRSC) and Islamic State (ISIS) fighters. Last week, conflict...
by Jason | Apr 4, 2017 | International actors
On 31 March, the European Council issued a statement extending the European Union sanctions against three Libyan actors for a further six months: Agila Saleh, president of the House of Representatives (HoR); Khalifa al-Ghwell, prime minister and defence minister of...
by Jason | Apr 4, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
In Derna, intermittent clashes continue to take place between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the Derna Mujahedeen Shura Council (DMSC) in Dahra al-Hamra south of the city. The DMSC issued a new statement on 1 April reiterating its hostility to Haftar and...
by Jason | Apr 4, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 3 April, the House of Representatives (HoR) voted on its terms for participating in the political dialogue discussions about the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA). It voted to withdraw from the dialogue process in March. According to an HoR member, the conditions...
by Jason | Mar 28, 2017 | ISIS
On 24 March, Marine Corps General Thomas Waldhauser, the head of U.S. Africa Command, told a press conference at the Pentagon that the United States would “maintain a force” in Libya in order to develop intelligence and work with the U.N.-backed government...
by Jason | Mar 28, 2017 | International actors
On 24 March, the ambassadors of the five UN Security Council Permanent Members (China, France, Russia, the UK and the US) issued a joint statement. The statement called on all parties to exercise restraint, avoid fighting and settle differences through the political...
by Jason | Mar 28, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 27 March, the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Benghazi Operations Room announced the start of the ‘final’ operation to retake central Benghazi. The areas of Sabri and Souq al-Hout, adjacent to the port in central Benghazi, are the final...
by Jason | Mar 28, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 24 March, the Government of National Accord (GNA) issued a decision to establish a 3,000-strong ‘Sirte protection’ force from the Misratan-led al-Bunyan al-Marsus contingent that fought ISIS in the city last year. The mandate of the force is to secure Sirte and its...
by Jason | Mar 21, 2017 | ISIS
On 18 March, Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari said the LNA had found a mass grave of jihadist fighters in Ganfuda, Benghazi. The grave contained the corpse of former Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council (BRSC) leader Jamal Makhzoum as well as...
