by Jason | Dec 14, 2014 | International actors
The future of the UN-sponsored peace talks known as the Ghadames II dialogue is still uncertain. The talks had been due to go ahead on 9 December but were postponed at the last moment and rescheduled for 16 December in the hopes that the main players could be...
by Jason | Dec 14, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
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. The Libyan National Army has hit back hard and at the time of writing the...
by Jason | Dec 14, 2014 | Libyan actors
The attack by Misratan forces called operation Shuruq is already being perceived by some as an assault by the west against the east. Indeed, the move is provoking uproar in eastern towns such as Ajdabiyya. It is also prompting some previously hesitant eastern tribes...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2014 | ISIS
Sirte continues to be the object of a struggle between Misrata-aligned forces and radical Islamist groups aligned with Ansar al-Shari’a. In this sense, the city is a good example of how national-level alliances have been shaped by convenience and should be considered...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2014 | International actors
UN Special Representative to Libya, Bernardino Leon has continued his efforts this week to try to bring Libya’s warring parties together and to convince them to participate in the next round of UN-sponsored peace talks. The talks, that are to go ahead on 9 December,...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
Haftar is still battling it out against Islamist militants in Benghazi. There has been further violence this week in a number of neighbourhoods including Al-Sabri and Hawari that Haftar’s forces have yet to take control of. Meanwhile Ansar Al-Sharia, which is part of...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2014 | Libyan actors
News emerged this week that the HoR is set to formalise Haftar’s role even further by appointing him as Commander in Chief of the Libyan Armed Forces. According to various sources, including one unnamed Minister in Al-Thinni’s government, the HoR has already decided...
by Jason | Nov 30, 2014 | ISIS
The situation in Derna remains unaltered with radical IS-aligned groups maintaining control of the city and of its infrastructure. Operation Dignity forces continue to enforce a blockade over the city’s port and carried out aerial attacks as recently as Wednesday 26...
by Jason | Nov 30, 2014 | International actors
UN Special Representative to Libya, Bernardino Leon, has continued in his efforts to try to bring Libya’s rival factions together in what he hopes will be a Ghadames Meeting Mark Two. The prospects for such a dialogue look bleak with neither side any closer to being...
by Jason | Nov 30, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
The battle between Haftar’s Operation Dignity forces and the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council (BRSC) continues without any restraint. Contrary to previous claims from Operation Dignity forces, the port area continues to be highly contested and outside of both...
