by Jason | Apr 5, 2015 | ISIS
IS launched another attack on Misrata this week, detonating a car bomb on 5 April at the Sadada checkpoint to the east of the city. Six people were killed and more than 20 injured in the blast. The bombing was claimed by IS and carried out by a Sudanese militant, Abu...
by Jason | Apr 5, 2015 | International actors
There was no overt Western response to jihadi activity in Libya this week.
by Jason | Apr 5, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
The Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council is still dug in in Al-Laithi, Buatni and Qawarsha among other areas. Thus although Hafter clearly has the upper hand, this battle will continue to drag on, inflicting further damage on the city.
by Jason | Apr 5, 2015 | Libyan actors
Hafter finally made some progress in Benghazi this week, taking almost full control of the notorious Al-Sabri neighbourhood. Photographs posted on the Internet show the LNA in command of the area, although there are still a number of pockets that are in the hands of...
by Jason | Mar 29, 2015 | ISIS
ISIS are still present around the nearby town of Nawfiliya, which Sunrise forces took back last week. ISIS fighters are reported to have set up a checkpoint at the entrance to Nawfiliya in recent days. ISIS also carried out a suicide bombing this week against...
by Jason | Mar 29, 2015 | International actors
The UN Security Council unanimously voted on 28 March to extend its arms embargo on Libya although it allowed space for restrictions to be lifted on a case by case basis by calling on the Sanctions Committee to consider requests for the transfer of arms and related...
by Jason | Mar 29, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
There is growing evidence that militants in Benghazi are aligning themselves more definitively with ISIS. An audio file emerged on the Internet this week purporting to be a recording of the leader of Ansar Al-Sharia in Libya, who goes by the name Abu Abdullah Libbi,...
by Jason | Mar 29, 2015 | Libyan actors
Fighting is still raging in Sirte as Operation Sunrise and Brigade 166 continue to battle it out against ISIS. The fight is still largely confined to the suburbs of the town with IS militants still firmly entrenched inside it. Indeed, although Operation Sunrise forces...
by Jason | Mar 23, 2015 | ISIS
On 16 March a booby trapped car exploded at a military camp belonging to Brigade 166 prompting Misrata to announce a state of high alert and night time curfew. Another blast occurred on 22 March targeting an intelligence service headquarters in Misrata.
by Jason | Mar 23, 2015 | International actors
There was no overt Western response to jihadi activity this week.
