by Jason | Sep 22, 2014 | International actors
News this week that Haftar has received 8 military jets that were sent abroad for reconditioning suggests that he has no intention of giving up the fight.
by Jason | Sep 22, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
Benghazi has been rocked by a series of assassinations, many of them carried out on Friday 17th September. These assassinations caused a particular stir because among the dead were two well-known young peace activists who were aged just 17 and 18.
by Jason | Sep 22, 2014 | Libyan actors
Efforts against the jihadis in the East were hampered by fractures within the pro-HoR/anti-Islamist camp. Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni has had a difficult week with the House of Representatives (HoR) rejecting two of his proposed government lists. His own...
by Jason | Sep 15, 2014 | ISIS
Although ISIS had not yet manifested itself in Libya, the two bloc nature of the Libyan civil war became firmer with their alliance patterns coming into focus. The HoR has looked to the UAE and Egypt while the GNC has turned to Sudan and now to Qatar. Moreover, there...
by Jason | Sep 15, 2014 | International actors
France stepped up its calls for something to be done about the crisis in Libya this week. Coming on the back of French President Francois Hollande’s call at the end of August for the United Nations to take responsibility and to organise exceptional support to resolve...
by Jason | Sep 15, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
The battle in Benghazi goes on as Islamist militants try to dislodge General Khalifa Haftar’s Operation Dignity forces from Benina Airport and surrounding areas. Although Haftar is putting up a good fight, it is clear that the Islamists have the upper hand.
by Jason | Sep 15, 2014 | Libyan actors
Haftar boasted of a major offensive to liberate Benghazi. This apparently led to some townspeople fleeing Benghazi in anticipation of heavy fighting that has not materialized. This demonstrates that since the loss of the Saiqa base in downtown Benghazi, Haftar’s...
by Jason | Sep 8, 2014 | ISIS
ISIS did not yet exist in Libya, but fissures between the mainstream religious establishment and Tobruq were creating an environment for radical preaching. The HoR moved a step closer in its bid to expel Libya’s ultraconservative Grand Mufti Sheikh Sadiq Al-Ghariani...
by Jason | Sep 8, 2014 | International actors
The Libyan government accused Sudan this week of providing military support to Operation Libya Dawn forces in the capital. The accusations arose after a Sudanese plane that had stopped at Kufra airport to refuel was searched and found to be carrying ammunition. The...
by Jason | Sep 8, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
General Khalifa Haftar is pushing on with his seemingly interminable and incompetent fight against Islamist militants in the east. Fierce fighting broke out again this week as Islamist forces fighting under the umbrella of the Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council...
