by Jason | Aug 3, 2015 | International actors
There was no discernable Western response to jihadi threats in Libya this week.
by Jason | Aug 3, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
Violence is also set to continue to rage in Derna where LNA troops are still fighting it out against militant forces belonging to the Derna Mujahideen Shura Council, a Jihadist umbrella group comprising local militias. These militants continue to hold the town in...
by Jason | Aug 3, 2015 | Libyan actors
In Benghazi, LNA forces aligned with the Tubruq government have launched a series of attacks during the past week. Airstrikes and heavy fighting concentrated once again in the al-Sabri and Suq al-Hout areas. On Saturday, fighting also returned to the Leithi district...
by Jason | Jul 13, 2015 | ISIS
IS is continuing to make small but highly significant gains in central Libya. Having taken the town of Suwawa last week, this week saw it capture Wushka, 100 km to the west of Sirte, entering the town without any resistance. This is particularly worrying news for...
by Jason | Jul 13, 2015 | International actors
There was no overt western response to jihadi threats in Libya this week.
by Jason | Jul 13, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
There was further fierce fighting in the city this week as the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council continued its push to expand its area of control. There was intense fighting in a number of neighbourhoods including Al-Laithi where the violence raged for several...
by Jason | Jul 13, 2015 | Libyan actors
Misrata held a major security conference this week that was attended by all the relevant bodies who agreed to implement another new security plan. This plan includes upping security at the entrances to the town. Meanwhile the Misrata military and local councils called...
by Jason | Jun 15, 2015 | ISIS
IS made further gains in Sirte this week, taking control of a power plant to the west of the town on 9 June. Like the Al-Gharabiya air base that the group took a few days earlier, IS was able to seize control of the facility as a direct result of the withdrawal of...
by Jason | Jun 15, 2015 | International actors
There was further drama this week when US forces launched airstrikes against a militant base south of Ajdabiyya. The attack on 14 June was meant to target Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the Algerian militant and alleged mastermind of the In Amenas gas plant attack in January...
by Jason | Jun 15, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
There was fierce fighting in Ajdabia when local LNA forces which comprise fighters loyal to federalist leader, Ibrahim Jedhran, attacked the Ajdabia Revolutionaries Shura Council – the militant body made up mainly of Ansar Al-Sharia members who adopted its name in...
