by Jason | Aug 10, 2014 | International actors
The United Nations (UN) responded positively to a request by the House of Representatives this week to oversee the brokering of a ceasefire in the capital. A UN delegation, led by Special Representative Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, has begun talks with the main parties...
by Jason | Aug 10, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
Tripoli is still the scene of fierce fighting as rival militias continue to battle it out for control. The Misratans and their Islamist allies fighting under the umbrella of Libya Dawn seem to still have the advantage, although the Zintanis are continuing to put up a...
by Jason | Aug 10, 2014 | Libyan actors
Following the series of victories by Islamist militants, fighting under the banner of the Benghazi Revolutionary Shura Council (BRSC), against Libyan National Army Special Forces targets last week, Genral Khalifa Haftar is trying hard to prove that he is not a spent...
by Jason | Aug 3, 2014 | ISIS
While some groups expressed their support for Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, ISIS in Libya did not exist yet.
by Jason | Aug 3, 2014 | International actors
Western entities did not take action on Libya this week.
by Jason | Aug 3, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
New fires are once again raging at the fuel storage depot in Tripoli after more fuel tanks were hit by close-range RPGs, despite being extinguished earlier this week. According to Libyan security sources, the fires were started deliberately by unidentified suspects. A...
by Jason | Aug 3, 2014 | Libyan actors
Islamist militants, who are part of the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council (BRSC), staged a major attack on the main Libyan Special Forces (Saiqa) base in Benghazi, overrunning the camp and forcing Saiqa troops to evacuate. The militants also set the Benghazi...
by Jason | Aug 1, 2014 | ISIS
Although ISIS did not formally exist in Libya, the forces of Operation Libya Dawn, the umbrella group comprising brigades from Misrata and other allied Islamist brigades in the West, were continuing to consolidate their control of the capital. They have seized...
by Jason | Jul 28, 2014 | ISIS
While some groups have expressed their support for Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, ISIS in Libya did not exist yet. However, the continued conflict between the Misratans and Zintanis has further amplified divisions between groups fighting across the country.
by Jason | Jul 28, 2014 | International actors
Tripoli remains engulfed in fighting, with the violence continuing to overshadow the formal political process. Although the fighting is still largely contained within a number of Tripoli neighbourhoods, the fear that it will spread is prompting serious concern. Many...
