by Jason | Jan 19, 2015 | International actors
On Wednesday 14 January, multilateral direct UN-backed negotiations started in Geneva, despite the last minute boycott of the Martyr’s bloc which was misrepresented in the media as a boycott of the whole rump GNC. Talks appear to have started off on the right...
by Jason | Jan 19, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
Fighting continues unabated in Benghazi, particularly in the eastern districts of al-Sabri (near the maritime port) and al-Sulmani, where medium and heavy weapons were employed on both sides throughout the week. Operation Dignity (OD) fighters reportedly carried out...
by Jason | Jan 19, 2015 | Libyan actors
On Friday 16 January Libya Dawn and Operation Dignity jointly declared a unilateral general ceasefire with immediate effect. As a result the security threat decreased for all of Libya’s ports, except Benghazi and Derna due to Operation Dignity announcement that it...
by Jason | Jan 12, 2015 | ISIS
There was no noticeable change in ISIS activity in Libya this week.
by Jason | Jan 12, 2015 | International actors
Italy’s PM Matteo Renzi opened the door to a UN-sanctioned peacekeeping mission in Libya should negotiations fail. It is unclear what impact, if any, will this week’s terrorist attack in Paris have over France’s already pro-active policy in Libya. However, if one...
by Jason | Jan 12, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
Fighting continues unabated in Benghazi, particularly in the southern districts of Abu Hadima and Laithi, as well as al-Sabri (near the maritime port) and in downtown Benghazi around Venice Street. Although Operation Dignity forces continue to claim victories in the...
by Jason | Jan 12, 2015 | Libyan actors
The air force affiliated with Operation Dignity made an unconfirmed claim of having received 4 new Sukhoi Su-27 (Flanker) fighter jets that could significantly boost its operational capabilities.
by Jason | Jan 5, 2015 | ISIS
On Friday 2 January, 14 soldiers belonging to the 168th Battalion of the Libyan Army were killed. The soldiers were manning a checkpoint in a village located 600 kilometres south-east of Tripoli. Members of a local Islamic State (IS) cell claimed responsibility for...
by Jason | Jan 5, 2015 | International actors
There was no overt Western response to jihadi activity in Libya this week.
by Jason | Jan 5, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
During the past week, initially, the bulk of fighting occurred in the Laithi district, an area long considered an Ansar al-Shari’a stronghold. Here, Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council fighters (BRSC) employed armoured tanks for the first time. Heavy fighting then...
