by Jason | Oct 11, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
While LNA forces are reportedly making gains in territories held by Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council (BRSC) forces, other reports indicate the success of the BRSC in destroying LNA tanks and fighter aircraft in Benina airport.
by Jason | Oct 11, 2015 | Libyan actors
In Benghazi, intense fighting continued unabated as Haftar’s ‘Operation Doom’, launched four weeks ago, escalated its airstrikes and artillery bombardments on the usual hotspots of Laithi, al-Sabri and Bu’atni. A tight aerial blockade continues to restrict the city’s...
by Jason | Oct 5, 2015 | ISIS
On Thursday 1 October, IS militants attacked Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG) manning a checkpoint close to the Sidra oil terminal. Attackers employed both handguns and a car bomb. One guard was killed and two more were wounded. However, IS forces were repelled and...
by Jason | Oct 5, 2015 | International actors
There was no discernable Western response to jihadi threats in Libya this week.
by Jason | Oct 5, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
There was no discernable action by other jihadi actors in Libya this week.
by Jason | Oct 5, 2015 | Libyan actors
On Friday 2 October, a small vessel headed towards the al-Mreissa port was attacked by the pro-Haftar LNA on suspicion of carrying militants and weapons for BRSC forces. Between Friday 2 and Sunday 4 October, fighting resumed when IS militants staged an assault on the...
by Jason | Sep 28, 2015 | ISIS
IS attacked the Sidra terminal, marking a new escalation of the threat against the Libyan oil heartland (i.e. the Oil Cresecent) and a new phase in the conflict. IS have taken their phase of operations to a new level in Libya with the attack against a checkpoint at...
by Jason | Sep 28, 2015 | International actors
There was no discernable Western response to jihadi threats in Libya this week.
by Jason | Sep 28, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
There was no discernable action by other jihadi actors in Libya this week.
by Jason | Sep 28, 2015 | Libyan actors
Intensive fighting with heavy artillery and airstrikes continued unabated in Benghazi since Haftar and the LNA initiated Operation Doom two weeks ago. Simultaneous attacks continued to be delivered on all fronts, in the al-Sabri, Leithi, Suq al-Hout, Hawari, Sidi...
