Title page
Contents
Summary 4
01. Network analysis of Libyan armed groups 6
02. Inside the LAAF's armed networks 11
03. Leveraging external support 26
04. Utilizing networks in the 'state' 30
05. Conclusions: Prospects for the LAAF alliance 38
About the author 41
Acknowledgments 41
Figure 1. Types of armed networks 9
Figure 2. Operation Dignity Units (2014) 18
Figure 3. Brigade 106 and its subunits 20
Figure 4. Battalion 128 and its subunits 22
Figure 5. LAAF units (2021) 25
Boxes
Box 1. Types of networks and their features 8
Maps
Map 1. Map of Libya 7