ISIS in action
Tracking developments of ISIS activity and the anti-ISIS coalition in Libya.
ISIS release images of recruits in southern Libya
On approximately 25 April, ISIS Wilayat Libya published a photo diary for the month of Ramadan. The tightly cropped photos show no more than six ISIS members undertaking various activities, from reading the Quran, eating food, watching ISIS group videos and praying.
LNA clashes with suspected ISIS elements in security operation, south of Sebha
On 25 April, the Libyan National Army (LNA) Military Information Division announced that it had conducted a security operation against ISIS elements near Ghadduwa, approximately 70km south of Sebha. The LNA’s Commander of the Moral Guidance Department, Khaled Mahjoub,...
ISIS SVBIED attack at LNA checkpoint at Umm al-Aranib
On 19 April, ISIS conducted a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (SVBIED) attack at a Libyan National Army (LNA) Tariq Bin Ziyad Brigade checkpoint in Umm al-Aranib, south of Sebha. According to a statement published by ISIS affiliated Amaq News Agency,...
Airstrikes against ISIS in southern Libya
On 4 April, airstrikes reportedly targeted suspected ISIS members in Wadi Tilamsin in southern Libya, near the Algerian border. This followed an alleged airstrike on 1-2 April near Alawenat. No group, neither international nor domestic, has been identified or taken...
ISIS Wilayat Libya issues pledge of allegiance to new Caliph
This week, ISIS Wilayat Libya issued a second video showing fighters pledging allegiance to the new global caliph, Abu Hasan al-Hashemi al-Quarashi. The wilayah’s leader is identified as Abu Thabet al-Muhajir. Between 18 and 19 fighters are seen in the video and ten...
ISIS in Libya release photo set of pledge to new ISIS leader
On 13 March, ISIS in Libya released a photo set through its Amaq Media Agency showing several of its members offering a pledge of allegiance to the group’s new global leader, Abu Hasan al-Hashemi al-Quarashi. The tightly cropped photo set showed nine members in the...
LNA launch anti-ISIS operation in Libya’s South
On 7 March, the LNA’s Southern Operations Room launched an operation to pursue suspected ISIS operatives near the Chad and Niger borders, south of Qatrun. According to reports, the LNA uncovered an ISIS safehouse, a grave and a ‘secret prison.’
ISIS members arrested in Awbari
On 21 February, a number of ISIS operatives were reportedly arrested by the LNA’s 106th Battalion during a security operation in Awbari. The group was arrested when an ISIS flag was reportedly discovered.
Four ISIS operatives reveal their involvement in terrorist operations
On 19 February, the Misratan Joint Counter-Terrorism Operations Force published information obtained from the arrest and interrogation of four ISIS operatives in Tripoli. Three of the four had been injured during combat operations, with one claiming he had received...