by Jason | Nov 17, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
Operation Dignity forces including the crack Sa’iqa 21 battallion are facing entrenched elements of the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council. Several reports indicate the presence of snipers and intermittent battles in the port and broader marina area, where the...
by Jason | Nov 17, 2014 | Libyan actors
Hafter is still struggling to fully defeat the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council that continues to put up a fierce resistance in its traditional strongholds. This week has seen his forces make limited progress. Hafter still does not have control over key...
by Jason | Nov 3, 2014 | ISIS
The Islamic State (IS) of Abu Bakr Baghdadi in Iraq and Syria is still winning over supporters in Derna. A second forum was held in the town this week at which local militants belonging to the Shura Council of the Youth of Islam in Derna pledged their allegiance to...
by Jason | Nov 3, 2014 | International actors
As ISIS has firmly established itself in Derna and announced that presences to the world, the West made no response and HoR PM Thinni, resolutely refused to deal with those he dismisses as “terrorists”. One of the reasons he was hostile to the Algerian national...
by Jason | Nov 3, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
Despite Haftar’s exaggerations, the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council is clearly feeling the heat. It has lost many of its fighters and it was reported this week that hundreds of families of shura council members had fled the city and were seeking refuge in...
by Jason | Nov 3, 2014 | Libyan actors
General Khalifa Hafter has continued to make progress in Benghazi, consolidating control of more areas of the city and flushing out militants. His next assault looks set to take place against the Al-Sabri area that is close to the Benghazi port and where many Ansar...
by Jason | Oct 26, 2014 | ISIS
Haftar, whose forces are now officially part of the Libyan national army, launched a major offensive against the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council on 15 October. This rebranding plus PR attempts to coordinate with the local population have proved helpful, but...
by Jason | Oct 26, 2014 | International actors
Haftar’s advances in Benghazi will continue to bolster the House of Representatives and the Al-Thinni government, both of which are clearly empowered by the new situation on the ground as well as by increased Egyptian involvement. The Algerian initiative appears to be...
by Jason | Oct 26, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
Militant Islamist forces are already engaged in attempts to retake some of the areas that they have lost over the last week and clashes are still ongoing. They have also dug themselves in in areas where they are strong including the infamous Al-Laithi district. They...
by Jason | Oct 26, 2014 | Libyan actors
General Khalifa Haftar has made further progress in his efforts to ‘liberate’ Benghazi from the grip of Islamist militants. This week has seen his Operation Dignity forces extend their control into more neighbourhoods and take over a number of strategic targets...
