by Jason | Dec 22, 2015 | International actors
The latest signature of the Libyan Political Agreement was supposed to reunify Libya under a strong and legitimate Government of National Accord to cooperate in the international fight against ISIS. However, the fragility of the UN-mediated process, and the severe...
by Jason | Dec 22, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
Clashes broke out in Ajdabiya on 15 December after LNA units, headed by Ltn. Mohammed Daooud Al Gabsi of border guard brigade, and Ltn. Mohammed Ebsit, deputy commander of the Ajdabiya operations room, began manhunts for members of the Ajdabiya Revolutionary Shura...
by Jason | Dec 22, 2015 | Libyan actors
As conflict erupts in Ajdabiya in tandem with the signing of the UN deal, the city is witnessing a deepening rift between supporters of the LNA units under the command of Khalifa Hafter, and supporters of the Islamist factions. These rifts are preventing political and...
by Jason | Dec 15, 2015 | ISIS
Establishing a New Social Contract for Sirte A recent edition of Dabiq, the official magazine of IS, published an interview with the current ISIS leader in Libya, Abu Mughira, shedding light on how its senior leaderships view the strategic value of Libya to its...
by Jason | Dec 15, 2015 | International actors
At present, the world continues to send mixed messages regarding the threat posed by ISIS in Libya. After months of measured statements by foreign ministers and top officials dismissing the notion of direct military intervention in Libya, recent reports indicate that...
by Jason | Dec 15, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
In Sabratha, the short-lived emergence of an Islamist militia, mistakenly referred to by the international media as ISIS, and their temporary manning of checkpoints on the main road in the city, led to a temporary closure of schools and public administrations. ...
by Jason | Dec 15, 2015 | Libyan actors
Although the international approach to ISIS in Libya seems mostly bureaucratic and confused, despite the facade of international consensus on the UN, recent media reports are indicating a possible change in this approach by some European countries. France and the UK...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2015 | ISIS
In Tripoli, pro-GNC militias captured an alleged member of ISIS last week. The captive, a Tunisian, detailed ISIS activities throughout Libya, implicating Murad Al-Gumati, leading to his murder by the Tripoli Rada militia (AKA special deterrence forces or – قوة الردع...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2015 | International actors
This week, both the Italian and French PMs explicitly dismissed the notion of boots-on-the-ground military intervention against ISIS in Libya. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also ruled out such an intervention. Likewise, Algeria and Tunisia rejected intervention...
by Jason | Dec 7, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) bragged about their control of central Derna and released a statement eulogizing the emir of Ansar Al Sharia’s Derna branch, Hamid al-Sha’iri. According to it Al-Sha’iri and his men were killed last week “as a result of a...
