14 – 20 Mar: LNA arrest 16 alleged “terrorists” in the Kufra region

Mar 20, 2018 | Other Jihadi Actors

On 18 March, the Libyan National Army (LNA) released details of the arrest of 16 alleged “terrorists” in the Kufra region of southern Libya carrying Syrian and Sudanese passports. The LNA claim they are “Jabhat Nusra” veterans of Syria that reached Libya through Sudan via Turkey in order to join al-Qaeda elements in the Sirte area.