Timelines 2014 Jun June 27th: Prominent civil society activist, Salwa Bughagis, killed likely by Jihadists Jul July 14th: Libyan Abu Mahjan Al-Ta’ifi Brigade sends 50 men to Iraq to support ISIS Aug Sep Sept 8th: HoR moves against the Mufti, adding an overt religious dimension to the HoR/GNC conflict Oct Nov Nov 3rd: Shura Council of the Youth of Islam in Derna pledge their allegiance to ISIS, most high profile pledge to ISIS yet Dec Dec 28th: Killing of Coptic doctor and daughter in Sirte and attack on Sidra both by ISIS precursor elements 2015 Jan Jan 19th: Coptic Christians abducted in Sirte Feb Feb 16th: ISIS beheads 21 Egyptian Copts Mar Mar 2nd: ISIS calls on fighters to come to Libya instead of Syria Apr Apr 13th: Tripoli Wilaya of ISIS claim attacks against South Korean and Moroccan embassies May May 11th: Clashes in Sirte btw Misratan 166 and local ISIS cells Jun Jul July 13th: In Twitter video ISIS acknowledges losses in Derna Aug Aug 17th: Farjani uprising against ISIS in Sirte Sep Sept 28th: Islamic State attacks the oil terminal at Sidra Oct Oct 26th: Unidentified Jets bomb ISIS targets; executions continue in Sirte Nov Dec Dec 7th: In Tripoli, pro-GNC militias captured an alleged member of ISIS last week Dec 15th: ISIS features Libya leader in Dabiq and establishes City Charter in Sirte 2016 Jan Jan 12th: 3-day ISIS assault on oil crescent ports Jan 27th: Execution of 25 Sirte residents in the city square for various offenses Feb Feb 17th: ISIS fights for survival in Benghazi and Derna, consolidating its forces in Sirte and Harwah Mar Mar 22nd: After Brussels attacks videos show ISIS fighters in Sirte distributing celebratory candy Apr Apr 5th: ISIS attacked the Al Beda 47 oil field, demands Sirte residents attend Fajr prayers Apr 14th: Heavy fighting between ISIS and PFG between Bin Jawwad and Sidra May May 9th: Surprise ISIS attack on Misratan forces in Abu Grein May 30th: Significant gains by Bunyan Marsus GNA forces reduced ISIS to 200 km of coast line Jun June 13th: Bunyan Marsus take full control of Sirte’s port June 27th: Bunyan Marsus estimate only 500-700 ISIS fighters in Sirte Jul July 25th: Fight in Sirte protracts as ISIS mounts SVBIEDs in Misratan-controlled areas Aug Aug 1st: Serraj announces US airstrikes Aug 29th: SVBIED attacks reveal ISIS strategy Sep Sept 20th: ISIS seepage southwards confirmed by clashes Oct Oct 4th: Dutch journalist killed by ISIS sniper Oct 18th: BM forces declare imminent liberation of Sirte Nov Nov 22nd: ISIS posts images of checkpoints south of Sirte Dec Dec 20th: ISIS attack Man Mad River control station 2017 Jan Jan 10th: Captured ISIS fighters says missing Tunisian journalists killed in Derna Jan 17th: ISIS sets up checkpoint in Wadi Bey, hijacks fuel tanker Feb Feb 21th: US says obtained intelligence from ISIS camps hit by airstrikes. Displaced begin return to Sirte. Mar Mar 28th: US AFRICOM estimates 100 – 200 ISIS fighters left in Libya Apr Apr 25th: Libyan ISIS commander, Abdullah Dabbashi, killed in Sabratha May May 7th: ISIS ambushes Misratan fighters south of Abu Grein May 14th: ISIS hijacks fuel trucks south of Sirte Jun Jun 14th: The LNA-affiliated 116 brigade arrest ISIS cell Jul Jul 26th: Al-Bunyan al-Marsous anticipate ISIS attack on Sirte Aug Aug 23rd: ISIS attack LNA-controlled al-Fugaha checkpoint in Jufra Sep Sep 22nd: The US conduct an airstrike on a ISIS camp south-east of Sirte Oct Oct 25th: ISIS attack the ‘Tisan’ checkpoint south of Ajdabiya Nov Nov 15th: The LNA conduct two airstrikes against an ISIS target southeast of Sirte Dec Dec 24th: A mass gave containing twenty ISIS fighters was uncovered in Sirte 2018 Jan Jan 11th: A would-be ISIS bomber surrenders to al-Bunyan al-Marsous Feb Feb 21th: ISIS undertook a VBIED attack on a LNA checkpoint near Waddan Mar Mar 11th: The Sirte Operations Room kill three ISIS leaders fleeing Derna Apr Apr 19th: Civilians were injured in a shooting at an ISIS checkpoint near Marada May May 7th: ISIS SVBIED targets LNA Checkpoint 60, south east of Ajdabiya Jun Jun 2nd: ISIS fighters attack a police station in al-Qanan Jul Jul 24th: ISIS fighters raided a police station in al-Uqaylah Aug Aug 23rd: ISIS attack the Kaam checkpoint 20 km east of Khoms Sep Sep 22nd: ISIS raid Libya’s National Oil Corporation offices in Tripoli Oct Oct 12th: ISIS member Abdelhakim al-Mashout is arrested Nov Nov 23rd: ISIS launch an assault on the town of Tazirbu, leaving at least 8 dead and 11 wounded Dec Dec 8th: ISIS execute six of the ten men they abducted in Fuqaha 2019 Jan Jan 7th: Rada release details on individuals suspected of orchestrating ISIS attacks in Tripoli and the Oil Crescent Feb Feb 19th: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister stated that ISIS in Libya was “boosting ties with al-Qaeda” Mar Mar 7th: A gang of five men suspected of having connections to ISIS were arrested as they reportedly attempted in to ‘infiltrate’ Tripoli Apr Apr 9th: ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on the town of Fuqaha, in the southern Jufra region May May 4th: ISIS claimed an attack against the LNA’s 160 Brigade Jabril Baba training camp in Sebha 2014 Jun June 9th: Ansar al-Sharia attempt to assassinate Haftar in Benghazi Jul July 14th: Misratan and Zintani forces clashes over Tripoli Airport Aug Sep Sept 1st: Dawn announce creation of Tripoli Revolutionaries Shura Council Oct Nov Dec Dec 14th: Operation Shuruq: Islamists advance on Oil Crescent 2015 Jan Jan 5th: Heavy fighting in Benghazi and Derna employing tanks and grad rockets Feb Mar Apr May Jun June 1st: PM Thinni survives assassination attempt in Tobruk Jul Aug Sep Oct Oct 26th: Benghazi demonstrators killed by mortars Nov Dec Dec 15th: Jihadis establish roadblocks in Sabratha 2016 Jan Jan 5th: ARSC denied defection to IS; IS criticize BRSC Feb Feb 9th: Mystery air raids on Derna kill affiliates of DMSC Mar Mar 8th: Links between Ansar Sharia and BRSC clarified; decline of non-ISIS jihadis Apr May May 9th: ISIS withdrawn from Derna after defeat by DMSC Jun June 6th: Hardline Eastern Islamist establish Mufti-backed Benghazi Defense Brigades (BDB) Jul Jul 18th: BDB claimed shoot down French advisors in LNA helicopter Aug Aug 1st: Anti-GNA Islamist demonstrations in Tripoli Aug 29th: Jihadi media release video of children allegedly killed by French airstrikes Sep Sept 13th: Militias tensions over GNA grow in Tripoli Oct Oct 11th: Notable Islamic scholar kidnapped by anti-Mufti militias Nov Nov 18th: LNA retake Guwarsha gate from BRSC in Benghazi Dec Dec 1st: Clashes in Tripoli between GNA militias and militias loyal to Sadeq al-Ghariani Dec 26th: LNA bombs BDB fighters in Hun, provokes Misrata 2017 Jan Jan 10th: Group of jihadist fighters fled from Sabri and Ganfuda in Benghazi; the LNA captured many of them Feb Mar Mar 6th: BDB launches surprise attack and seizes Oil Crescent ports from LNA Mar 14th: LNA launches counter-offensive against BDB and retakes Oil Crescent Mar 21th: LNA declares Ganfuda fully liberated from jihadists Apr Apr 4th: DMSC states it only recognises the authority of Libya’s Dar al-Ifta May May 8th: LNA launches full ground and air assault against jihadists in Sabri and Souq al-Hout May 27th: Ansar al-Sharia announces official disbandment Jun June 28th: The BDB announced it will dissolve itself and that some members will enlist in the formation of a legitimate Libyan army Jul Jul 23rd: A new video was released of notorious LNA senior commander Mahmoud al-Werfalli directing the execution of 18 prisoners of war believed to belong to ISIS Aug Aug 28th: Misratan security forces arrested Usama Jadhran in Misrata for his alleged membership of Ansar al-Sharia and connections with ISIS Sep Seb 5th: Misrata Counter Terrorism Unit arrested a senior member of the BDB, Ahmed Bakir, for alleged cooperation with ISIS and supplying foreign mercenaries to extremist groups Oct Oct 23rd: Rada arrested two senior members of the DMSC Nov Nov 27th: The LNA conducted an airstrike on DMSC targets in Derna Dec Dec 17th: The DMSC stepped up its anti-ISIS operations 2018 Jan Dec 28: The LNA announced the full purge of jihadist forces from Benghazi Feb Feb 9th: A double bombing occurred in Benghazi Mar Mar 18th: The LNA released details of the arrest of 16 alleged “terrorists” in the Kufra region Apr Apr 12th: LNA forces arrested an Ansar al-Sharia figure Salem Abdul Qaway al-Gaddafi May May 29th: The Derna Mujahadeen Shura Council has now renamed itself the Derna Protection Force Jun June 25th: The leader of the Derna Protection Forces was reportedly killed Jul Jul 25th: Airstrikes target al-Qaeda affiliates in Ubari Aug Aug 28th: Abdulkader Al-Zwai died following a raid on his home in Misrata. Sep Seb 21st: Al-Qaeda launched an attack on senior security official in Sebha Oct Oct 8th: The LNA captured former Egyptian Special Forces officer turned jihadist Hisham al-Ashmawy Nov Nov 17th: The LNA undertake three airstrikes targeting an “al-Qaeda linked group” eastof Misrata Dec Dec 6th: AQIM release statement denying any links to those killed in the AFRICOM air strikes on 29 November near al-Uwaynat 2019 Jan Jan 27th: The LNA claim to have killed AQIM field commander Adel Ahmad al-Abdali Feb Feb 25th: Misratan security forces arrested suspected al-Qaeda member, Ayman Abu Amoud Mar Mar 6th: Bosnian security services stated Nusret Imamovic had arrived in Libya sometime in February Apr Apr 11th: Senior leader of the Benghazi Defense Brigade Ziyad Belam was seen participating clashes in Tripoli May May 16th: Reports suggest an al-Qaeda member, Musab Mohammed Kamuka, was killed in the LNA’s aerial attack 2014 Jun June 27th: Tarek Mitri, head of UNSMIL, praised the well-run HoR election Jul Aug Aug 25th: Libya’s neighbours hold Cairo conference Sep Sept 29th: UN sponsored Ghademes talks Oct Nov Nov 3rd: ISIS established in Derna and Thinni refuses to negotiate with ‘terrorists’ Nov 17th: Tweets sent by ISIS claimed responsibility for bombings at embassies in Tripoli Nov 30th: UN’s blacklist of Ansar Sharia and Ghadames dialogue meeting Dec 2015 Jan Jan 19th: UN talks open in Geneva Feb Mar Mar 29th: UN extends arms embargo Apr May Jun June 15th: U.S. airstrike targets Belmokhtar Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Nov 16th: First U.S. airstrike in Derna kills top ISIS leader Dec 2016 Jan Jan 27th: US Joint Chiefs advocate intervention in Sirte Feb Feb 9th: Italians mentioned by US as lead on Sirte Intervention Mar Mar 22nd: Italians prepared to provide 5000 troops for Libya Apr Apr 14th: Italian FM visits GNA in Tripoli, first visit by European diplomat since 2014 May May 16th: Western powers agree to supply GNA with weapons and training to fight ISIS May 30th: British Special Forces help destroy ISIS suicide vehicles in Sirte Jun June 20th: Operation Sophia gets approval to inspect vessels off Libyan coast Jul July 25th: 3 French Special Forces soldiers killed in downing of LNA helicopter in Benghazi Aug Aug 1st: US launches campaign of airstrikes against ISIS in Sirte Aug 29th: West reiterates GNA sole legitimate power after HoR votes against it Sep Sept 20th: International community welcomes resumption of oil exports Oct Oct 11th: European countries welcome Haftar’s envoys Oct 25th: US ramps up airstrikes in Sirte Nov Nov 27th: Haftar visits Moscow to request support and arms Dec Dec 19th: US AFRICOM announced the conclusion of Operation Odyssey Lightening 2017 Jan Jan 10th: Italian ambassador returns to Libya Jan 19th: US jets destroy 2 ISIS camps south of Sirte using precision-guided bombs Feb Feb 7th: Serraj signs MoU on migration with Italy Feb 14th: US vetoes appointment of former Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad as new UN Libya Envoy Mar Mar 21th: The League of Arab States, the African Union, the EU and the UN establish Libya quartet Apr Apr 19th: US Treasury sanctions Libyan financial facilitators of ISIS May May 2nd: Serraj briefly meets Trump May 30th: Egypt launches airstrikes in Derna and Jufra in retaliation for ISIS attack in Egypt Jun Jun 16th: The UN Secretary General nominate Ghassan Salame as UN Special Envoy for Libya Jul Jul 25th: LNA Commander Haftar and GNA PM agree to a ceasefire and 2018 elections Aug Aug 28th: Macron hosts a meeting with EU and North African countries on the Libyan migrant crisis Sep Sep 15th: The UN Security Council extend the UNSMIL mandate for another year Sep 25th: Salame outlines the proposed new UN roadmap for Libya Oct Oct 30th: The third round of ‘Libyan-Libyan’ meetings between LNA and Misrata military officers occurs in Cairo Nov Nov 17: AFRICOM conducted airstrikes against ISIS targets near Fuqaha Dec Dec 10th: Libyan military officers meet in Cairo for the 4th round of the Libyan army unification talks 2018 Jan Jan 17th: The Italian parliament votes to increase its military presence in Libya Feb Feb 26th: The US impose sanctions on several Libyans Mar Mar 24th: The US military undertake drone strikes targeting a house near Ubari Apr Apr 5th: UNSMIL launch its first round of ‘consultative meetings’ May May 29th: French President Emmanuel Macron hosts the “Paris” Libya summit Jun Jun 5th: U.S AFRICOM conduct a drone strike near Eshmikh Jun 13th: U.S AFRICOM conduct a drone strike near Bani Walid Jul Jul 7th: Italy reactivate Qadhafi era “friendship treaty” Aug Aug 28th: U.S AFRICOM launch drone strike near Bani Walid Sep Sep 11th: The UN Security Council Committee sanction rebel militant Ibrahim Jadhran Oct Oct 16th: Italy’s Prime Minister declares that his country was ready to facilitate Libyan reconciliation Nov Nov 29th: AFRICOM conduct an airstrike killing eleven AQIM members near al-Uwaynat Dec Dec 14th: Italian diplomat Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi is appointed as Italy’s new ambassador to Libya 2019 Jan Jan 22nd: Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini says France has no interest in stabilising the situation in Libya Feb Feb 3rd: French fighter jets had launches airstrikes on armed groups that entered northern Chad from Libya Mar Mar 20th: UN envoy to Libya announces that the UN National Conference will take place in Ghadames on 14-16 April Apr Apr 15th: US President Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar May May 5th: UNSMIL called for a week-long humanitarian truce to start on 6 May at 4:00am (local time), coinciding with the beginning of Ramadan 2014 Jun June 21st: Haftar says ‘terrorists should leave now or die here.’ Mufti calls for anti-Haftar jihad Jul Aug Aug 3rd: BRSC overrun Saiqa base in Benghazi Aug 25th: HoR responds to the triumph of Libya Dawn by branding it terrorists Sep Oct Oct 19th: Hafter reverses slide in Benghazi with major offensive Nov Nov 23rd: Haftar courts Ferjan tribe of Sirte in Dawn/Dignity wars Dec Dec 14th: Anti-ISIS coalition between Haftar and DMSC in response to Shuruq 2015 Jan Feb Feb 16th: Egypt bombs Derna Mar Mar 28th: Misrata tries to dislodge ISIS from Sirte Apr May Jun Jul Aug Aug 17th: Rebellion against ISIS in Sirte Sep Sept 28th: Heavy fighting across the east, cooperation between LNA & DMSC Oct Nov Nov 23rd: Assassinations in Ajdabiya stoke tensions between LNA and PFG Dec Dec 22nd: Joint Operations Room set up in Sabratha after explosions 2016 Jan Jan 5th: Jadhran says Haftar is as bad as ISIS Feb Mar Mar 2nd: LNA declares Ajdabiya liberated and makes significant gains in Benghazi Mar 29th: Misrata militias declare support for GNA Apr Apr 5th: UN-mediated Presidential Council arrives in Tripoli May May 9th: PC sets up operations room to combat ISIS in Sirte area Jun June 6th: GNA reinstates Jadhran as head of PFG, advances on Sirte Jul July 11th: LNA suffers setbacks after suicide attacks, Jadhran occupies Zueitina port Aug Aug 22nd: HoR rejects GNA, tensions grow in Tripoli between rival militias Sep Sept 13th: Haftar seizes oil crescent ports from Jadhran Oct Oct 4th: Haftar and LNA continue militarization of eastern Libya Oct 14th: Khalifa al-Ghwell seizes Rixos in Tripoli in coup attempt Nov Nov 1st: Third Force cede control of Brak al-Shatti to LNA Nov 28th: PM Serraj says PC will not submit new cabinet to HoR Dec Dec 7th: BDB forces attempt to retake oil ports from LNA, LNA extend control to Brak al-Shati 2017 Jan Jan 3rd: PC deputy prime minister for South Musa al-Koni resigns Jan 31st: Dialogue group agree in principle amendments to the LPA Feb Feb 14th: Anti-GNA militias form ‘Libyan National guard’ as tensions rise in Tripoli Mar Mar 7th: GNA condemns BDB takeover of oil crescent ports Mar 21st: Pro-GNA militias evict Ghwell from Tripoli Apr Apr 11th: Clashes escalate between LNA and Misratans near Sebha Apr 25th: Saleh and Swehli meet in Rome May May 23rd: GNA-affiliated forces kill up to 140 LNA fighters in surprise attack on Brak al-Shatti airbase May 30th: Pro-GNA militias evict hard-line anti-GNA militias from Tripoli Jun Jun 14th: A Zintani militia claims to have released Saif al-Islam al-Qadhafi. Jun 17th: A convoy of anti-GNA militias from Misrata attempted to deploy to Tripoli. Jul Jul 14th: GNA President Serraj announced a new plan to realize the LPA, which would include parliamentary and Presidential elections. Jul 25th: LNA Commander Haftar and GNA PM Serraj have ‘committed to a ceasefire’ Aug Aug 29th: Haftar, Nayed and Igtit have indirectly launched their bids for candidacy in prospective presidential elections in 2018 Sep Sep 16th: Clashes broke out in Sabratha among units affiliated with the Anas Dabbashi Brigade and the 48 Brigade Oct Oct 6th: The Anti-ISIS Operations Room announced its control of Sabratha after defeating the Anas Dabbashi Brigade Nov Nov 20th: The HoR voted to approve the proposed amendments to the 2015 Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) Nov 23rd: The HCS President Swehli issued a statement rejecting the HoR vote Dec Dec 6th: UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame co-chaired the official launch of the voter registration process for elections in 2018 Dec 17th: The 17 December ‘expiry’ date of the LPA was marked by an official television announcement from Khalifa Haftar declaring the LPA and its institutions expired 2018 Jan Jan 24th: Mahmoud al-Werfalli publicly executed 10 people imprisoned by the LNA in Benghazi following a double bomb attack in the city. Feb Feb 7th: Mahmoud al-Werfalli, a LNA commander wanted by the ICC, handed himself into the LNA for questioning. Mar Mar 20th: The sixth round of discussions aimed at unifying Libya’s military concluded in Cairo. Apr Apr 10th: Unconfirmed reports began circulating that LNA commander Khalifa Haftar was transferred a hospital France. Apr 8th: Khalid Mishri was elected as the President of the High Council of State. May May 7th: Khalifa Haftar announced that the ‘zero hour’ for the ‘liberation’ of Derna had begun. May 11th: The PC announced a decree that would significantly expand the powers of the Rada Jun Jun 14th: Forces under the command of Ibrahim Jadhran attacked and took control of Sidra and Ras Lanuf oil ports Jun 25th: Khalifa Haftar ordered all ports ‘liberated’ from Ibrahim Jadhran to be handed over to the Benghazi-based National Oil Corporation Jul Jul 10th: Forces under the command of Ibrahim Jadhran attacked and took control of Sidra and Ras Lanuf oil ports Jul 11th: The NOC lifted force majeure on all of the Oil Crescent ports and Tobruq’s Hariga port Aug Aug 26th: The Kani militia deployed from Tarhuna to south Tripoli Sep Sep 25th: A ceasefire was brokered between the Tripoli Protection Force and Tarhuna’s 7th Brigade Oct Oct 6th: The GNA and its new UN-backed Security Arrangements Committee announced new security arrangements in Tripoli Nov Nov 7th: The Governors of competing Central Banks of Libya reach a consensus on audit terms Dec Dec 4th: The LNA state that they have removed “terrorist” elements from the area around Tazirbu 2019 Jan Jan 15th: LNA confirmed that an operation to liberate southern Libya from “terrorist” groups is underway Feb Feb 13th: GNA claim it coordinated an airstrike with joint U.S.-Libyan forces targeting al-Qaeda members near Awbari Mar Mar 17th: The eastern-based Interim government’s launchs a security operation to remove “terrorists and criminals” from Libya’s South Apr Apr 4th: LNA leader Khalifa Haftar released a statement declaring Operation “Flood of Dignity” to liberate Tripoli May May 20th: The Chief of Staff of the LNA Naval Forces declared a state of emergency with a ban on shipments to all western maritime ports