Anti – 9 March 2015

by | Mar 9, 2015 | Libyan actors

The HoR formally appointed General Khalifa Haftar the General Commander of the Army, but there was no specific noteworthy actions against IS this week.

Other – 2 March 2015

by | Mar 2, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors

This week saw the killing of another female activist. On 24 February Intisar Al-Hasairi, who worked on human rights and cultural issues, was shot dead while she was driving with her aunt in the Abu Slim area of Tripoli. Both women were killed in the attack. No one has...

Anti – 2 March 2015

by | Mar 2, 2015 | Libyan actors

The brigade sent by the GNC to Sirte is still believed to be on the outskirts of the town and has not made any attempt to engage militarily. There were reports in the Arabic media this week that Haftar had launched three bombing raids on Sirte on 1 March. But it will...

Action – 2 March 2015

by | Mar 2, 2015 | ISIS

Two videos were posted on the Internet this week showing IS militants right in the heart of Benghazi. The first of the videos that was posted by the Information Office of IS – Cyrenaica Wilayat was titled ‘A message to the soldiers of the Taghut (false deity)’. The...

Western – 2 March 2015

by | Mar 2, 2015 | International actors

British Ambassador to the UN, Sir Mark Lyall Grant stated during an interview with the Al-Arabiya television channel that Libya would only be supplied with weapons to fight IS if it agreed to a national unity government first. Lyall Grant also reportedly stated that...

Action – 23 February 2015

by | Feb 23, 2015 | ISIS

On Sunday 22 February, the vacant residence of the Iranian Ambassador was bombed twice in an attack for which Islamic State (IS) cells in Libya later claimed responsibility. In revenge for Egyptian air strikes after the execution of Egyptian Coptic Christians, on...