Law and order, ISIL style: New propaganda video features cops in white pickups

Special to WorldTribune.com

Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has released a new propaganda video which boasts that the terror group has brought law and order to lawless Libya.

The video shows footage of ISIL’s newly-formed Islamic police force patrolling the coastal city of Sirte, which the terror organization has controlled since June.

ISIL Islamic police in Sirte, Libya.
ISIL Islamic police in Sirte, Libya.

In a slap at the West, ISIL claims in the video that it is the only one capable of restoring order in the country.

The Islamic police, armed with Kalashnikovs, are dressed in matching uniforms and drive white pick up trucks complete with flashing blue and white sirens.

Analysts say ISIL is attempting to show in the video that it is building and running an actual state as civilians are filmed shopping on the streets and electricity runs without any problems.

While ISIL portrays the appearance of law and order in Sirte, the capital Tripoli continues to struggle with lawlessness amid a growing rise in kidnappings.

Most recently, gunmen kidnapped a Maltese doctor off the streets of Tripoli and demanded a $5 million ransom, according to the Libya Herald.

Libya’s rival ruling factions agreed last week to form a unity government.

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