by Jason | Oct 19, 2014 | Libyan actors
After weeks of being on the back foot, General Hafter launched a major offensive against his opponents in Benghazi this week. So far this assault seems to have paid off and Operation Dignity forces are in control of a number of areas in the city and are still...
by Jason | Oct 12, 2014 | ISIS
ISIS did not exist in Libya at this point and its precursor groups were largely on the offensive in Benghazi this week. Violence continued in Benghazi where General Khalifa Hafter continues to try to hold out against the Islamist brigades and groups that make up the...
by Jason | Oct 12, 2014 | International actors
Algeria’s bid to host a Libyan national reconciliation initiative is gathering momentum. Algeria has been trying for some time to sponsor peace talks between Libya’s warring parties, viewing this as a preferable option to some kind of military intervention. The...
by Jason | Oct 12, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
This week has seen further bloody clashes erupt in Benghazi as the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council has continued in its bid to try to take Benina airport from Haftar’s Operation Dignity forces. According to Mohamed Al-Zahawi, the head of Ansar Al-Sharia in...
by Jason | Oct 12, 2014 | Libyan actors
Zintani brigades made another attempt to fight back against Operation Libya Dawn this week when they launched an offensive against the town of Kikla in the western mountains. The town which is situated about half way between Gharyan and Zintan was under the control of...
by Jason | Oct 5, 2014 | ISIS
Although ISIS was not directly involved in Libya, its jihadi precursors were attempting evermore audacious attacks and changing the culture of the civil war. The battle between Haftar and the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council became even bloodier this week when...
by Jason | Oct 5, 2014 | International actors
The UNSMIL sponsored peace talks went ahead in Ghadames on 29 September and surprisingly heralded an agreement of sorts. The talks that brought together twelve representatives from the HoR and twelve of those MPs who are boycotting it concluded in a statement which...
by Jason | Oct 5, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
A string of suicide bombs in Benghazi struck a major blow to the forces of General Khalifa Haftar and his Operation Dignity campaign this week. The use of suicide attacks marks a shift in tactics by the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council and suggests that other...
by Jason | Oct 5, 2014 | Libyan actors
The Zintani militias are apparently preparing for war against Dawn who just evicted them from the Airport; the head of the Qaqaa Brigade, Othman Mlegta, has gone to Tobruk recently to coordinate the delivery of equipment and define a strategy for a counteroffensive....
by Jason | Sep 29, 2014 | ISIS
ISIS did not exist in Libya yet, and this was a relatively peaceful week, nonetheless, violence continued unabated in Benghazi with more assassinations and targeted attacks presumed to be carried out by Islamist militants.
