by WorldTribune Staff, May 18, 2016 Residents of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL’s) Libyan stronghold say they live in constant fear as the terror group routinely executes those who practice Christianity, beheads accused “spies” and flogs men for smoking or listening to music. “There are spies on every street,” a resident of Sirte […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Old enemies have formed a new alliance in an effort to drive Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) out of Syria. Commanders who were loyal to longtime dictator Col. Moammar Gadhafi have teamed up with former foe and current Libyan military leader Gen. Khalifa Haftar in an attempt to surround ISIL’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com As Libya’s unity government shows signs of taking hold, the United States and European allies are developing a plan to strike Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) targets in the north African country. The establishment of a unity government is a key precondition for launching an international stabilization effort and to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has capitalized on the chaos in Libya to recruit a large number of jihadists and expand its area of control, according to a United Nations report. UN sanctions monitors, in their annual report to the UN Security Council, said ISIL now claims to be the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A skilled sniper is said to be assassinating Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL’s) top leaders in Libya. Three commanders at ISIL’s Libyan stronghold in Sirte have been shot dead from long range in recent weeks, according to a report by the London Telegraph, citing local Libyan media. Social media reports […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Egyptian forces near the Libyan border have been put on high alert following air strikes on Jan. 10 from unidentified fighter jets inside Libya. The fighter jets struck Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) targets inside Libya, according to news reports. The Libyan coastal city of Sirte has served as ISIL’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists attacked security forces at Libya’s Es Sider oil terminal on Jan. 4. Two guards were killed in the attack. ISIL said it attacked the Es Sider site after seizing the nearby town of Ben Jawad, although there was no independent confirmation of the town’s […]
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. In […]
Special to WorldTribune.com With an eye on Libya’s oil fields, Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is fighting to expand its territory beyond its coastal stronghold in Sirte. French Defense Minister Jean Yves Le Drian said ISIL jihadists have begun to move inland. “They are in Sirte, their territory extends 250 kilometers [155 miles] […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is solidifying its grip on territory in central Libya through a terror campaign that includes executions, beheadings and amputations, the United Nations said on Nov. 16. ISIL controls large swathes of territory in central Libya and is “committing gross abuses including public summary executions of […]