The emergence of the Islamic State is the most significant development in Islamist extremism since the 9/11 attacks. It now controls significant portions of Iraq and Syria and has divided the global jihadist movement into two, offering a credible – and divisive – alternative to al-Qaeda. With its plethora of …
Amid fears Islamic State (ISIS) fighters are inspiring jihadists outside the Middle East, analysts warn the group has emboldened extremists in the Sahel-Sahara zone.
The body compiling a new constitution has continued working in the eastern town of Bayda and hopes to put a draft up for vote in December, its spokesman al-Sadiq al-Serrsi said.
Despite the government’s denunciation yesterday of the continuous shelling of the Warshefana area to the west of Tripoli by Libya Dawn forces and warnings from the UN that such action may constitute war crimes, there has been no let up in the attacks. There are reports of more people killed …
The recalls come as Abdullah al-Thinni, who the Tobruk-based parliament recognises as Libya’s prime minister, denies that he collaborated with the UAE and Egypt to conduct August air strikes in Tripoli
Across Benghazi, Ansar Al-Sharia and its allies appear to have been quietly withdrawing from a number of their positions, possibly in anticipation of a possibly imminent Operation Dignity counter-offensive.
