by Jason | Oct 26, 2015 | International actors
Sources in Sirte have reported airdrops of supplies and ammunition by other unidentified aircraft in the night. Evidence from Benghazi corroborates these reports: supply drop parachutes were found by LNA army units near the Al Lithi district, the stronghold of IS...
by Jason | Oct 19, 2015 | ISIS
Two assassinations in Ajdabiya were executed by IS, one killing a local Imam and his brother by planting a bomb under their vehicle. The other assassination was of a military intelligence Colonel in the LNA. IS released immediate statements declaring its...
by Jason | Oct 19, 2015 | International actors
There was no discernable Western response to jihadi threats in Libya this week.
by Jason | Oct 19, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
There was no discernable activity by other jihadi actors in Libya this week.
by Jason | Oct 19, 2015 | Libyan actors
In Benghazi, Haftar’s Operation Dignity/Doom air forces continue to pound territories held by the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shoura Council (BRSC) forces. Despite the new deadline issued by Haftar to purge Benghazi of BRSC forces, these forces have intensified battles...
by Jason | Oct 11, 2015 | ISIS
IS is shifting its focus from the battles in Derna where it has lost a lot of manpower and influence, deciding instead to fortify its positions in Sirte and the central region as a whole and reinforce its social and fighting base. Clashes broke out between IS and...
by Jason | Oct 11, 2015 | International actors
There was no discernable Western response to jihadi threats in Libya this week.
by Jason | Oct 11, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
While LNA forces are reportedly making gains in territories held by Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council (BRSC) forces, other reports indicate the success of the BRSC in destroying LNA tanks and fighter aircraft in Benina airport.
by Jason | Oct 11, 2015 | Libyan actors
In Benghazi, intense fighting continued unabated as Haftar’s ‘Operation Doom’, launched four weeks ago, escalated its airstrikes and artillery bombardments on the usual hotspots of Laithi, al-Sabri and Bu’atni. A tight aerial blockade continues to restrict the city’s...
by Jason | Oct 5, 2015 | ISIS
On Thursday 1 October, IS militants attacked Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG) manning a checkpoint close to the Sidra oil terminal. Attackers employed both handguns and a car bomb. One guard was killed and two more were wounded. However, IS forces were repelled and...
