by Jason | Dec 20, 2016 | Libyan actors
On 14 December, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar called on his officers and soldiers to be ready for the offensive to ‘free’ Tripoli. An LNA spokesperson said plans to achieve this were already underway. However, it is likely that any attempt by LNA forces to take Tripoli...
by Jason | Dec 13, 2016 | ISIS
On 6 December, the Government of National Accord (GNA)-aligned Misratan-led al-Bunyan al-Marsus (BM) forces celebrated the takeover of the final ISIS held area in Sirte (al-Jiza al-Bahriya). Footage and photographs showed BM forces rescuing the last groups of women...
by Jason | Dec 13, 2016 | International actors
On 6 December, UN Envoy to Libya Martin Kobler told the UN Security Council (UNSC) that although the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) was ‘the only solution’ to the Libyan problem, its terms were ‘not set in stone’. This raises the possibility that the terms of the...
by Jason | Dec 13, 2016 | Other Jihadi Actors
In Benghazi, on 10 December the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced a unilateral ceasefire and started to allow families held in conflict areas to travel to safety. The LNA also made some gains against jihadis in the besieged area of Ganfuda, seizing a large arms...
by Jason | Dec 13, 2016 | Libyan actors
On 7 December, a convoy of fighters comprising former Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG) forces under Ibrahim Jadhran, Islamist Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB) and some pro Government of National Accord (GNA) forces attempt to retake wells and ports in the oil crescent...
by Jason | Dec 6, 2016 | ISIS
On 5 December, after days of heavy fighting and US airstrikes, the GNA-affiliated al-Bunyan al-Marsus (BM) fighters officially declared victory against ISIS in Sirte, declaring a final and total breakdown in ISIS ranks with many of their militants surrendering...
by Jason | Dec 6, 2016 | International actors
UN Envoy Martin Kobler has insisted that he will not give up on getting the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) and the GNA approved by the HoR, while also denying that he is considering resignation. On November 29, Kobler flew to Tobruk to meet with HoR Vice President...
by Jason | Dec 6, 2016 | Other Jihadi Actors
On 1-3 December, clashes broke out in Tripoli in multiple locations among nominally pro GNA militias against other rival militias who pledge allegiance to Grand Mufti Sadeq al-Ghariyani, former Tripoli “GNC PM” Khalifa al-Ghwell and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group...
by Jason | Dec 6, 2016 | Libyan actors
Hardliner members of the HoR and opponents of the GNA are preparing for what they say is the final round of talks with the UN facilitated ‘Libyan Political Dialogue’ group on 17 December. These forces hope to achieve a return to the 4th draft of the Libyan Political...
by Jason | Nov 29, 2016 | ISIS
On 25 November, four members of a single family were beheaded in their house in Khoms, with graffiti left behind claiming ISIS was responsible. The motive and perpetrators of the attack are unknown, but locals say that the family belongs to a branch of Salafism whose...
