A video of an Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) member captured by a Libya Dawn militia has served to highlight the growing recognition by Dawn of the threat IS poses.

The prospect of bloody fighting between Islamists in Derna has taken a step closer to reality with an ultimatum from the “Shoura Council of Mujahideen in Derna” (SCMD) to the Islamic State (IS) telling it to renounce extremism or face the consequences.

The Libyan Air Force launched a series of airstrikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) positions in the eastern city of Derna on Saturday, the stronghold of a number of extremist groups currently operating in the war-torn country.

TRIPOLI, Libya: Libya’s internationally recognized government on Wednesday said five detainees had admitted to killing five reporters from a local television station as well as two Tunisian journalists, in murders previously claimed by ISIS.

Military sources denied Monday some media reports about the launching of Egyptian military operations against Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Libya, stressing that Libya is an independent sovereign state that no one should interfere with its affairs.

Libya’s Justice Minister, Mabruk Grera, said that he was unable to give an exact number of prisoners charged with terrorism offences, but that many of those held were foreign nationals from Yemen, Sudan, Egypt and Tunisia.

The eastern Libyan city of Derna has been in the news a lot lately. Last October it became the first place outside of Syria and Iraq to fall under the control of the Islamic State (IS). More recently, on Feb. 16, the Egyptian and Libyan air forces conducted airstrikes against …

In a cafe located on the main street of Bayda city, some 1,200 kilometers [746 miles] east of the Libyan capital, Abdullah sat alone in a corner. Sipping on his coffee, he was lost in thought about the fate of his family and relatives in Derna, the main stronghold of the …

The Libyan Army, headed by General Khalifa Haftar, has edged closer to the small coastal town of Derna, 250km east of Benghazi. It is believed to be preparing for an attack to rid the area of fighters with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

The Libyan Army, headed by General Khalifa Haftar, has edged closer to the small coastal town of Derna, 250km east of Benghazi. It is believed to be preparing for an attack to rid the area of fighters with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).