by Jason | Oct 12, 2014 | Libyan actors
Zintani brigades made another attempt to fight back against Operation Libya Dawn this week when they launched an offensive against the town of Kikla in the western mountains. The town which is situated about half way between Gharyan and Zintan was under the control of...
by Jason | Oct 5, 2014 | ISIS
Although ISIS was not directly involved in Libya, its jihadi precursors were attempting evermore audacious attacks and changing the culture of the civil war. The battle between Haftar and the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council became even bloodier this week when...
by Jason | Oct 5, 2014 | International actors
The UNSMIL sponsored peace talks went ahead in Ghadames on 29 September and surprisingly heralded an agreement of sorts. The talks that brought together twelve representatives from the HoR and twelve of those MPs who are boycotting it concluded in a statement which...
by Jason | Oct 5, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
A string of suicide bombs in Benghazi struck a major blow to the forces of General Khalifa Haftar and his Operation Dignity campaign this week. The use of suicide attacks marks a shift in tactics by the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council and suggests that other...
by Jason | Oct 5, 2014 | Libyan actors
The Zintani militias are apparently preparing for war against Dawn who just evicted them from the Airport; the head of the Qaqaa Brigade, Othman Mlegta, has gone to Tobruk recently to coordinate the delivery of equipment and define a strategy for a counteroffensive....
by Jason | Sep 29, 2014 | ISIS
ISIS did not exist in Libya yet, and this was a relatively peaceful week, nonetheless, violence continued unabated in Benghazi with more assassinations and targeted attacks presumed to be carried out by Islamist militants.
by Jason | Sep 29, 2014 | International actors
The United Nations is sponsoring peace talks in Ghadames this week. These talks are aimed at bringing together a group of serving members of the HoR with a group from those twenty representatives that are boycotting the ruling body (i.e. Islamists and those from...
by Jason | Sep 29, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
Following on from Benghazi’s ‘Bloody Friday’ last week when ten people including two youth peace activists were shot dead, there have been more targeted assassinations in Benghazi this week. Although the majority of victims continue to be members of the security...
by Jason | Sep 29, 2014 | Libyan actors
World media reported that Hafter made good on his threat to bomb the Benghazi port on Wednesday the 24th. The Operation Dignity leader had been warning the port authorities for some time that unless they heeded his calls to either close the port or to prevent ships...
by Jason | Sep 22, 2014 | ISIS
Although, ISIS did not yet exist in Libya, Jihadis were gaining the upper hand in opposing Haftar in Eastern Libya. Benghazi has been rocked by another string of assassinations. This week has seen a wave of killings with the bloodiest day by far being Friday 17...
