ISIS in action
Tracking developments of ISIS activity and the anti-ISIS coalition in Libya.
Trial of suspected ISIS members begins in Misrata
On 8 August, the trial of 56 individuals suspected of being ISIS members began in Misrata. The accused were arrested at the end of 2016 after Sirte was retaken from ISIS by the Government of National Accord (GNA) following the Banyan al-Marsous (BAM) military...
ISIS suspect arrested in Gharyian
On 28 July, the Hashem Brigade reportedly arrested an individual suspected of being a member of ISIS in Gharyian. According to reports, the individual is alleged to be an Iraqi national.
ISIS leader captured in Bani Walid
On 18 June, sources from the 444 Brigade announced that the Brigade had arrested a prominent leader of ISIS in Libya, Mustafa bin Dallah, in Bani Walid.
ISWAP calls for loyalists to migrate to Africa
Last week, Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP) – based in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger – released a propaganda video that called for Muslims from around the world, especially those in Africa, to migrate to ISIS-held territory in the Chad basin. ISWAP’s...
LNA conducts raid on ISIS hideout near Ghani oilfield
On 11 June, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 128 Enhanced Brigade announced that it conducted a raid against an ISIS hideout, south of the Ghani oilfield and 50km north of Zillah.
LNA repels two suspected ISIS attacks in southern Libya
On 7 June, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) 634 Infantry Brigade issued a statement reporting that it had repelled two armed attacks from suspected ISIS operatives in southern Libya. In the first attack, a group of gunmen thought to be affiliated with ISIS targeted...
LNA arrests ISIS affiliates in Qatrun
On 29 May, the Libyan National Army’s (LNA) Southern Operations Room announced that it had launched a military campaign, ‘Operation One Day’, targeting ISIS operatives in southern Libya. According to the LNA, the operation successfully destroyed a number of ISIS...
Security forces comb Mizdah, Bani Walid, and Nasmah following reports of ISIS activity
This week security forces, including the Tripoli-based 444 Brigade and the Counter Terrorism Force (CTF), launched patrols in Mizdah, Bani Walid, and Nasmah (south of Tripoli) following reports of ISIS activity in the area. A spokesperson for the CTF stated that the...
SSA conduct patrols in Mizdah following reports of ISIS actvity
On 10 May, the Support and Stability Apparatus (SSA) announced that having received reports of cars bearing ISIS flags and of ISIS affiliates seizing a citizen’s property south of Mizdah, it had conducted a patrol of Mizdah and the surrounding valleys. The SSA...