by Jason | Jan 5, 2015 | ISIS
On Friday 2 January, 14 soldiers belonging to the 168th Battalion of the Libyan Army were killed. The soldiers were manning a checkpoint in a village located 600 kilometres south-east of Tripoli. Members of a local Islamic State (IS) cell claimed responsibility for...
by Jason | Jan 5, 2015 | International actors
There was no overt Western response to jihadi activity in Libya this week.
by Jason | Jan 5, 2015 | Other Jihadi Actors
During the past week, initially, the bulk of fighting occurred in the Laithi district, an area long considered an Ansar al-Shari’a stronghold. Here, Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council fighters (BRSC) employed armoured tanks for the first time. Heavy fighting then...
by Jason | Jan 5, 2015 | Libyan actors
Haftar claims that the final phase of the battle for the liberation of Benghazi started and that his troops are now dealing mostly with snipers entrenched in densely populated areas, which impedes Operation Dignity troops to employ their usual tactics reliant on...
by Jason | Dec 28, 2014 | ISIS
In Sirte, the security situation continues to spiral out of control due to a multiplicity of militias. Firstly, the city is paying the price for being used as the strategic headquarters and gathering point of Operation Shuruq troops. During the past week, Operation...
by Jason | Dec 28, 2014 | International actors
Although UNSMIL’s Chief Bernardino Leon and Libya’s Western partners continue to staunchly promote the undertaking of negotiations to follow up on the Ghadames process, hardly any positive developments have emerged from the country during the past week. In fact, major...
by Jason | Dec 28, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
Operation Shuruq appears to not be satisfied with the current stalemate in Ben Jawad. On the contrary, the latest attack on Sidra’s terminal shows that Operation Shuruq is keen to continue fighting with all means available until it achieves full control of the oil...
by Jason | Dec 28, 2014 | Libyan actors
On Christmas Eve, Operation Shuruq (Sunrise) forces carried out a surprise attack on Sidra’s oil terminal employing speedboats and rockets. Although Operation Dignity forces repelled the attack, one of Operation Shuruq’s rockets fell on an oil storage tank, starting a...
by Jason | Dec 21, 2014 | ISIS
No actions by ISIS this week.
by Jason | Dec 21, 2014 | International actors
Unsurprisingly given the ongoing violence, including in the oil crescent, the UN-sponsored peace talks that were planned for 16 December did not go ahead. On 15 December, the Congress announced the names of those who would be representing it at the talks. However, it...
