by Jason | Sep 7, 2015 | Libyan actors
In Benghazi, fighting concentrated in the al-Sabri, Suq al-Hout and Hawari districts, pitting LNA troops and local volunteers affiliated with Operation Dignity against militias and militants of the Benghazi Revolutionaries’ Shura Council (BRSC) and IS. The LNA took...
by Jason | Aug 24, 2015 | ISIS
In Benghazi, IS cells are operating more and more independently from all other forces present. This includes Ansar al-Shari’a cells operationally affiliated with the BRSC, but ideologically close to IS. On Wednesday 19 August, IS cells launched an isolated surprise...
by Jason | Aug 24, 2015 | International actors
There was no discernable Western response to jihadi threats in Libya this week.
by Jason | Aug 24, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
In Benghazi, fighting between LNA troops affiliated with Operation Dignity and militias of the Benghazi’s Revolutionaries Shura Council (BRSC) concentrated for the most part in the al-Lathama, Suq al-Sayyarat and Salaam districts.
by Jason | Aug 24, 2015 | Libyan actors
After horrific ISIS activities in Sirte the previous week, on Wednesday 19 August, the Arab League held an extraordinary meeting in Cairo, opting to pledge to help Libya in its fight against extremism and terrorism. However, the pledge made by Arab states to back...
by Jason | Aug 17, 2015 | ISIS
Fighting continued unabated in Benghazi where LNA troops aligned with Operation Dignity registered again losses at the hands of the Benghazi Revolutionary Shura Council and ISIS cells active in the city. In particular, heavy fighting was registered in the al-Sabri...
by Jason | Aug 17, 2015 | International actors
There was no discernible Western response to jihadi threats in Libya this week.
by Jason | Aug 17, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
There were no significant actions by other jihadi actors compared to ISIS this week.
by Jason | Aug 17, 2015 | Libyan actors
The past week saw an armed rebellion against ISIS taking place in Sirte only to be brutally crushed over the course of 48 hours. Widespread fighting suddenly erupted in the costal town on Tuesday when ISIS elements killed the Salafi cleric Khalid bin Rajab Farjani,...
by Jason | Aug 10, 2015 | ISIS
On Friday 7 August, IS members announced the death of one of their Benghazi commanders, Imad Zway, who was killed in the battle for Bu’atni and for whose death retaliation will likely come during the coming days through the usual asymmetrical tactics employed by IS....
