by Jason | Jan 5, 2015 | Libyan actors
Haftar claims that the final phase of the battle for the liberation of Benghazi started and that his troops are now dealing mostly with snipers entrenched in densely populated areas, which impedes Operation Dignity troops to employ their usual tactics reliant on...
by Jason | Dec 28, 2014 | ISIS
In Sirte, the security situation continues to spiral out of control due to a multiplicity of militias. Firstly, the city is paying the price for being used as the strategic headquarters and gathering point of Operation Shuruq troops. During the past week, Operation...
by Jason | Dec 28, 2014 | International actors
Although UNSMIL’s Chief Bernardino Leon and Libya’s Western partners continue to staunchly promote the undertaking of negotiations to follow up on the Ghadames process, hardly any positive developments have emerged from the country during the past week. In fact, major...
by Jason | Dec 28, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
Operation Shuruq appears to not be satisfied with the current stalemate in Ben Jawad. On the contrary, the latest attack on Sidra’s terminal shows that Operation Shuruq is keen to continue fighting with all means available until it achieves full control of the oil...
by Jason | Dec 28, 2014 | Libyan actors
On Christmas Eve, Operation Shuruq (Sunrise) forces carried out a surprise attack on Sidra’s oil terminal employing speedboats and rockets. Although Operation Dignity forces repelled the attack, one of Operation Shuruq’s rockets fell on an oil storage tank, starting a...
by Jason | Dec 21, 2014 | ISIS
No actions by ISIS this week.
by Jason | Dec 21, 2014 | International actors
Unsurprisingly given the ongoing violence, including in the oil crescent, the UN-sponsored peace talks that were planned for 16 December did not go ahead. On 15 December, the Congress announced the names of those who would be representing it at the talks. However, it...
by Jason | Dec 21, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
There is still no end in sight for Haftar in his attempts to finish off his battle against Islamist militants in Benghazi. This week has seen further fighting in the Al-Sabri neighbourhood which is one of Ansar Al-Sharia’s key strongholds and the neighbourhood...
by Jason | Dec 21, 2014 | Libyan actors
The battle to control Libya’s energy sector is still ongoing and shows little sign of letting up. Although the Misratan led alliance forces that go by the name Libya Sunrise (Shuruq Libiyya) and which launched an advance against the Ras Lanuf and Es-Sider oil ports...
by Jason | Dec 14, 2014 | ISIS
On 13 December a group of brigades from Misrata in conjunction with Ansar al-Sharia in Sirte began advancing on the oil crescent in an attempt to ‘liberate’ the country’s energy facilities. For more on this consult the other jihadi actors and anti-ISIS coalition...
