ISIS in action
Tracking developments of ISIS activity and the anti-ISIS coalition in Libya.
29 April – 5 May: Rada arrests suspected ISIS member
On 28 April, the GNA Ministry of Interior-aligned Rada arrested suspected ISIS member Saaed Kamel Saaed Abdul Karim aka Aburami “Kimo” in Tripoli.
22 – 28 April: Continued airstrikes in Fezzan
LNA strikes alleged ISIS enclaves in South Libya.
15 – 21 April: No relevant developments.
No relevant developments.
8 – 14 April: No relevant developments.
No relevant developments.
1 – 7 April: Death of alleged ISIS member
On 5 April, alleged ISIS member, Faraj Abdussalam al-Derawi, was killed on the Wadi Rabea axis in southern Tripoli.
25 – 31 March: No relevant developments.
No relevant developments.
18 – 24 March: No relevant developments.
No relevant developments.
11 – 17 March: Hashem Abedi found guilty of the murder of 22 people
A UK court has found Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester bomber Salman Abedi, guilty of the murder of 22 people and helping to plan one of the deadliest terror attacks the UK has ever seen.
4 March – 10 March: Alleged ISIS member arrested
On 29 February a Sudanese doctor was arrested in Libya’s South on suspicion of being affiliated with ISIS and planning to undertake a terrorist attack. He is currently being processed by security forces, who suspect he has knowledge of other ISIS cells in the South.