by Jason | Aug 18, 2014 | Other Jihadi Actors
The fighting in Tripoli continued this week. Although there was a lull in the violence in the early part of the week, 16-17 August saw renewed fighting on the Airport Road, as well as Aqwah, Al-Serraj, Najaila and Janzour. It still appears as though the Misratan and...
by Jason | Aug 18, 2014 | Libyan actors
Benghazi has been the scene of further violence as General Khalifa Haftar renewed his attacks against Islamist targets in key neighbourhoods of the city. Clashes erupted in Benghazi’s Al-Leithi area on 14 August between militants belonging to the Benghazi...
by Jason | Aug 10, 2014 | ISIS
While some groups in Libya have expressed their support for Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, ISIS in Libya did not exist yet.
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...
