by Jason | Dec 15, 2015 | Libyan actors
Although the international approach to ISIS in Libya seems mostly bureaucratic and confused, despite the facade of international consensus on the UN, recent media reports are indicating a possible change in this approach by some European countries. France and the UK...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2015 | ISIS
In Tripoli, pro-GNC militias captured an alleged member of ISIS last week. The captive, a Tunisian, detailed ISIS activities throughout Libya, implicating Murad Al-Gumati, leading to his murder by the Tripoli Rada militia (AKA special deterrence forces or – قوة الردع...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2015 | International actors
This week, both the Italian and French PMs explicitly dismissed the notion of boots-on-the-ground military intervention against ISIS in Libya. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also ruled out such an intervention. Likewise, Algeria and Tunisia rejected intervention...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) bragged about their control of central Derna and released a statement eulogizing the emir of Ansar Al Sharia’s Derna branch, Hamid al-Sha’iri. According to it Al-Sha’iri and his men were killed last week “as a result of a...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2015 | Libyan actors
There are mildly encouraging developments on coalition building against ISIS. At the tactical military level, the appointment of Brigadier General Abdussalam Al-Hassi as LNA commander in Benghazi is encouraging. Al-Hassi was previously the commander of LNA...
by Jason | Nov 23, 2015 | ISIS
IS assassinated two more security officers Ajdabiya, bringing the number killed this month to twelve. The killings reinforce the local and tribal divisions in the Oil Crescent and threaten serious regional instability. Omar Al Gabsi, a soldier in the LNA, and Hamza...
by Jason | Nov 23, 2015 | International actors
There was no discernable Western response to the ISIS threat in Libya this week.
by Jason | Nov 23, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
While the Ajdabiya Revolutionaries’ Shoura Council (ARASC) has engaged in kidnapping activities against LNA loyalists and is known for its hostility towards Haftar, it also controls a sizeable territory, securing the 18km checkpoint south of Ajdabiya on the desert...
by Jason | Nov 23, 2015 | Libyan actors
Local officials and soldiers affiliated with the LNA blame the municipality of Ajdabiya, PFG, and the ARASC for the new wave of assassinations, which they say are increasingly collaborating with IS. This week’s incidents provoked local LNA officers in Ajdabiya to call...
by Jason | Nov 16, 2015 | ISIS
IS continues to reinforce its presence in its stronghold of Sirte and outposts near Derna. The organisation continued its witch-hunt for military officers and Libya Dawn sympathisers, detaining more locals. Reports of clashes between IS and a contingent from Misrata’s...
