Libya Security Monitor

May 2016 SigActs:

02 MAY: LNA forces killed 7 IS fighters in the Qawarasha area of Benghazi as clashes there continued. Saiqa forces announced they had taken full control over the al-Tariya (الترية) area on the Western axis of the city. LNA Saiqa Battalion 2 discovered a mass grave in the Al-Faakat area, south of…

April 2016 SigActs:

02 APR: MSC Derna-affiliated media released statements denouncing the attack my LNA forces on MSCD fighters in the Fatih area. LNA forces attacked the Shura Council fighters in the Dhuhur al-Hamr area outside of Derna, attempting to cut off the MSCD forces in the al-Hiyla area off from the…

March 2016 SigActs:

03 MAR: LNA forces, including the 204 Tank Battalion and 210 Battalion, stormed the Benghazi University campus and the 17 February Military Camp in the Gar Younis neighborhood of Benghazi. SCBR forces allegedly withdrew from the camp. The LNA warned residents not to approach the camp, as it…

Libya Situation Update: 28 February — 02 March

1. 29 FEB: A Libya Dawn aircraft sunk a IS freighter near Sirte. Anonymous GNC…

Islamic State in Libya Activities: Week of 24 February-01 March 2016

24 February:

• Following a small deployment of the Rada Militia and local Sabratha fighters, over 100 IS fighters stormed important positions within the city of Sabratha including…

Libya Situation Update: 26–28 February 2016

1. 26 FEB: IS claimed credit for a Suicide Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device…

Benghazi Situation Update: 22–25 February

1. 22 FEB: LNA troops continued to advance in Hawari, capturing the International School…

Libya Situation Update: 22–25 February

1. 22 FEB: Suspected IS militants attacked the Fida Oilfield south of Sirte, setting two…

Libya: Tripolitania and Barqa