by Jason | Dec 15, 2015 | ISIS
Establishing a New Social Contract for Sirte A recent edition of Dabiq, the official magazine of IS, published an interview with the current ISIS leader in Libya, Abu Mughira, shedding light on how its senior leaderships view the strategic value of Libya to its...
by Jason | Dec 15, 2015 | International actors
At present, the world continues to send mixed messages regarding the threat posed by ISIS in Libya. After months of measured statements by foreign ministers and top officials dismissing the notion of direct military intervention in Libya, recent reports indicate that...
by Jason | Dec 15, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
In Sabratha, the short-lived emergence of an Islamist militia, mistakenly referred to by the international media as ISIS, and their temporary manning of checkpoints on the main road in the city, led to a temporary closure of schools and public administrations. ...
by Jason | Dec 15, 2015 | Libyan actors
Although the international approach to ISIS in Libya seems mostly bureaucratic and confused, despite the facade of international consensus on the UN, recent media reports are indicating a possible change in this approach by some European countries. France and the UK...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2015 | ISIS
In Tripoli, pro-GNC militias captured an alleged member of ISIS last week. The captive, a Tunisian, detailed ISIS activities throughout Libya, implicating Murad Al-Gumati, leading to his murder by the Tripoli Rada militia (AKA special deterrence forces or – قوة الردع...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2015 | International actors
This week, both the Italian and French PMs explicitly dismissed the notion of boots-on-the-ground military intervention against ISIS in Libya. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also ruled out such an intervention. Likewise, Algeria and Tunisia rejected intervention...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) bragged about their control of central Derna and released a statement eulogizing the emir of Ansar Al Sharia’s Derna branch, Hamid al-Sha’iri. According to it Al-Sha’iri and his men were killed last week “as a result of a...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2015 | Libyan actors
There are mildly encouraging developments on coalition building against ISIS. At the tactical military level, the appointment of Brigadier General Abdussalam Al-Hassi as LNA commander in Benghazi is encouraging. Al-Hassi was previously the commander of LNA...
by Jason | Nov 23, 2015 | ISIS
IS assassinated two more security officers Ajdabiya, bringing the number killed this month to twelve. The killings reinforce the local and tribal divisions in the Oil Crescent and threaten serious regional instability. Omar Al Gabsi, a soldier in the LNA, and Hamza...
by Jason | Nov 23, 2015 | International actors
There was no discernable Western response to the ISIS threat in Libya this week.
