17-27 May: GNA –aligned forces attack Brak al-Shatti

On 18 May, Misratan led-Third Force and units from the Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB) affiliated with the Government of National Accord (GNA) conducted an attack on Brak al-Shatti airbase controlled by Libyan National Army (LNA) in south-west Libya. The surprise...

Apr 18-25 Breakthrough Rome meeting reinvigorates LPA

On 21 April, a breakthrough meeting was held between Ageelah Saleh, the president of the House of Representatives (HoR), and Abdurrahman Swehli, head of the High Council of State (HCS). The meeting was hosted in Rome by Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano and...

12-17 Apr: Forces Join GNA in Southern Libya

On 15 April, reinforcements from the southern Libya Shield forces, led by Islamist commander Ahmed Abdul Jalil Al-Hasnawi, arrived at Temenhint airbase to back up the Government of National Accord (GNA)-affiliated forces, including the Misratan Third Force and the...