by Jason | Jan 10, 2017 | International actors
On 9 January, the Italian Foreign Ministry announced it was sending its ambassador back to Libya. Italy was the last Western nation to close its embassy in Libya in 2015. Now, it is the first Western diplomatic mission to reopen. The Foreign Ministry’s statement said...
by Jason | Jan 10, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 5 January, a group of jihadi fighters including ISIS, Ansar al-Sharia (AS) and Benghazi Revolutionary Shura Council (BRSC) militants attempted a coordinated breakout from the Sabri and Ganfuda areas in Benghazi, which are currently besieged by Libyan National Army...
by Jason | Jan 10, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 2 January, units from Misrata’s Third Force retook the strategic checkpoint of Gweirat al-Mal that lies between Brak and Temenhint airbases in south-west Libya. Libyan National Army (LNA) forces had seized the checkpoint last week. The Misratan advance took the LNA...
by Jason | Jan 3, 2017 | ISIS
Sources report there is evidence of an ISIS presence in the area between Bin Walid, Brak al-Shati and Sebha in southern Libya. ISIS fighters reportedly use the desert roads which connect to the Man Made River pipeline network to move between areas, raid supplies and...
by Jason | Jan 3, 2017 | International actors
Egypt and Algeria have intensified the pace of diplomacy with Libyan actors. Several meetings have taken place between various political players in both countries. Haftar’s visit to Algeria on 18 December coincided with that of Libyan Muslim Brotherhood leader Ali...
by Jason | Jan 3, 2017 | Other Jihadi Actors
Libyan National Army (LNA) gains in Ganfuda, an area in south-west Benghazi, against the jihadist coalition comprising the Benghazi Revolutionary Shura Council (BRSC) and Islamic State (ISIS), have slowed. For the last two weeks, LNA fighters maintained two no-fire...
by Jason | Jan 3, 2017 | Libyan actors
On 27 December, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 12th Force in southern Libya, commanded by Mohamed Bin Nayel, mobilized eastwards from Brak al-Shati airbase towards Temenhint airbase. This followed an earlier visit by senior Misratan military commanders to the...
by Jason | Dec 27, 2016 | ISIS
On 20 and 23 December, ISIS fighters reportedly attacked the main control station of the Man Made River pipe system. The site is located 50km north of the town of al-Shuwarif, situated on the road between Tripoli and Sebha. The site currently lies within the domain of...
by Jason | Dec 27, 2016 | International actors
On 19 December, US AFRICOM announced the conclusion of its aerial Operation Odyssey Lightning. This announcement came two days after the Government of National Accord (GNA) announced the end of offensive military operations in Sirte. Mine clearance operations are...
by Jason | Dec 27, 2016 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 25 December, the head of Misrata’s Military Council (MMC), the main umbrella organisation for Misrata’s participation in the al-Bunyan al-Marsus (BM) coalition, visited the Benghazi Defence Brigades’ (BDB) in their base in Hun, a town around 300km south of Sirte...
