by Jason | Mar 2, 2016 | ISIS
Since 16 February, the last edition of the Eye on ISIS in Libya report, major shifts in ISIS presence and impact in Libya have taken place, reducing the threat somewhat in Eastern Libya, while escalating it in Western Libya. In Eastern Libya, ISIS lost its bastion of...
by Jason | Mar 2, 2016 | International actors
As the political process for Libya mediated by the UN begins to flounder, signals are emerging that the international community is more seriously considering the ‘military option’. International media reports have begun to reveal the different roles played by western...
by Jason | Mar 2, 2016 | Other Jihadi Actors
The LNA’s ‘Operation Martyr’s Blood’ has demonstrated that there is not much distinction in fact between Ansar Al Sharia (AAS) in Benghazi and the Benghazi Revolutionary Shura Council. Wissam Bin Hamid, a known BRSC leader and icon of ‘revolutionaries’ in Benghazi,...
by Jason | Mar 2, 2016 | Libyan actors
Eastern Libya The LNA’s ‘Operation Martyr’s Blood’ has had almost unprecedented success. The breakthrough was facilitated by capturing camps 36 & 319 on 21 February. These camps changed hands at least twice in two months. The last time the LNA was able to make...
by Jason | Feb 17, 2016 | ISIS
ISIS continues to fight for survival in Benghazi and Derna, while consolidating its forces in Sirte and Harwah. As talk of an international campaign to combat ISIS in Libya intensifies, along with the mobilization of Misratan forces, ISIS is preparing itself for a...
by Jason | Feb 17, 2016 | International actors
Despite the inconsistency of the Western community’s position vis-à-vis ISIS in Libya, as well as the faltering Libyan political process, an international bombing campaign of ISIS forces in the country seems a very probable prospect in the near future. The...
by Jason | Feb 17, 2016 | Other Jihadi Actors
The LNA’s 302 Infantry Brigade entered Ajdabiya unimpeded. According to Mohammed Al Gabsi, head of the Brigade, Ibrahim Jadhran attempted to send troops from the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) to prevent the LNA from entering the city, but failed. Gabsi said the PFG...
by Jason | Feb 17, 2016 | Libyan actors
Aamaq, one of the ISIS media arms in Sirte, reported on the airstrikes that hit Sirte port on 15 February claiming they were carried out by the Libya Dawn faction from Misrata. The report also said the airstrikes hit farms south of Sirte in the area of al-Taweelah....
by Jason | Feb 9, 2016 | ISIS
Sirte Local sources reported a large influx of ISIS militants to the city last week in a convoy of 12 armed vehicles. The fighters were reportedly given accommodation in specially furnished flats at the city center. Upon arrival, ISIS embarked on a new campaign to...
by Jason | Feb 9, 2016 | International actors
In a CNN article on 4 February, which you can read here, a new estimate for ISIS fighters in Libya was predicted at 6,500 fighters, nearly twice the 3000-4000 number propagated by a special UN panel report late last year. The article points to this buildup of fighters...
