ROME-- Nations fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) discussed Tuesday how to prevent the extremist group from gaining a stranglehold in resource-rich Libya, though no one appeared resolved just yet to launch a second military intervention in the North African country this decade. ...
Roughly 200 members of the Islamic State group remaining in Libya are pinned down in three neighborhoods in the port city of Sirte, and U.S. military officials predict their defeat is certain. "They don't have any place else to retreat to at this point," Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Je...
The breadth and length of the videos were also broadcast and shown in different languages and countries such as Algeria, Libya and Egypt, thus reflecting the transnational appeal of Isis. The videos specifically called for; ‘young men and Muslims in various parts of the world to fight for ...
ISIS in Libya and beyond, 2014–2016Andrea Beccaro
The U.S.-led effort has lowered the number of ISIS fighters in Syria and Iraq from roughly 32,000 last year to between 18,000 and 22,000 now, Brennan said. But in the same time, the number of ISIS fighters has doubled in Libya, where the organization has gained a foothold, to bet...
On August 1, 2016, the U.S. conducted rare airstrikes against inside Libya. This video shows the first strike, which the Pentagon says successfully destroyed a T-72 tank used by ISIS militants.
“It is really a political statement, a call to action, to draw attention to what is happening in Syria and Iraq and now Libya,” said Roger Michel, executive director of the IDA. “We are saying to them if you destroy something we can rebuild it again. The symbolic value of these si...
April 19, 2015 - ISIS releases a video that appears to show militants beheading two groups of prisoners in Libya. The Ethiopian government confirms that 30 of the victims were Ethiopian citizens. May 16, 2015 - A key ISIS leader is killed during a US Special Operations raid in Syria, accor...
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ISIS operatives have executed two groups of prisoners, believed to be Ethiopian Christians, in Libya, according to a video released Sunday by the terror network’s media arm. The Ethiopian government confirmed Monday that 30 of its citizens were among the two groups, according to the Ethiopian...