by Jason | Oct 26, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
Nine people died when demonstrators were shelled by mortar fire in Benghazi’s Kish Square on Friday 24th October. Around a thousand people had gathered in the square for Friday prayers to protest against UNSMIL, Leon and the proposed GNA. In Derna, fighting continues...
by Jason | Oct 26, 2015 | Libyan actors
There was no discernable response to the ISIS threat from the anti-ISIS coalition this week.
by Jason | Oct 26, 2015 | ISIS
An IS training camp in the area of Um Qandil in the central region was struck by unidentified jets within a few hours of the HoR’s 19 October announcement that it was rejecting the GNA. Two more airstrikes followed on 22 October, one against an IS military convoy...
by Jason | Oct 26, 2015 | International actors
Sources in Sirte have reported airdrops of supplies and ammunition by other unidentified aircraft in the night. Evidence from Benghazi corroborates these reports: supply drop parachutes were found by LNA army units near the Al Lithi district, the stronghold of IS...
by Jason | Oct 19, 2015 | ISIS
Two assassinations in Ajdabiya were executed by IS, one killing a local Imam and his brother by planting a bomb under their vehicle. The other assassination was of a military intelligence Colonel in the LNA. IS released immediate statements declaring its...
by Jason | Oct 19, 2015 | International actors
There was no discernable Western response to jihadi threats in Libya this week.
by Jason | Oct 19, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
There was no discernable activity by other jihadi actors in Libya this week.
by Jason | Oct 19, 2015 | Libyan actors
In Benghazi, Haftar’s Operation Dignity/Doom air forces continue to pound territories held by the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shoura Council (BRSC) forces. Despite the new deadline issued by Haftar to purge Benghazi of BRSC forces, these forces have intensified battles...
by Jason | Oct 11, 2015 | ISIS
IS is shifting its focus from the battles in Derna where it has lost a lot of manpower and influence, deciding instead to fortify its positions in Sirte and the central region as a whole and reinforce its social and fighting base. Clashes broke out between IS and...
by Jason | Oct 11, 2015 | International actors
There was no discernable Western response to jihadi threats in Libya this week.
