by Jason | Mar 7, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 3 March, following the advance by the Benghazi Defence Forces (BDB) against the Libyan National Army (LNA) in the Oil Crescent, the UN-backed Presidential Council (PC) issued a statement condemning the escalation. It stated it “did not give any order to any...
by Jason | Feb 28, 2017 | ISIS
On 22 February, two young jihadi fighters who reportedly fought for Islamic State (ISIS) were arrested in Ajdabiya by a group calling itself the Tariq Ibn Ziyad Brigade. They had escaped the Libyan National Army (LNA) siege in Benghazi. One of the men was Mohamed...
by Jason | Feb 28, 2017 | International actors
The House of Representatives (HoR) is still struggling to appoint a committee to negotiate amendments to the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) on its behalf. Last week, the HoR President Ageelah Saleh gave the HoR an ultimatum to appoint a new representative committee...
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...
