Libyan Militant
- All
- News
-
Libya Court Sentences 23 People To Death For Islamic State Campaign
A Libyan court sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison on Monday for their role in a deadly Islamic State militant campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015.
-
Libyan Forces Edge Forward Against ISIS Holdouts In Sirte
Libyan forces resumed their advance on Thursday against ISIS militants holding out in a few streets in their former stronghold of Sirte, saying they had captured 25 houses and a stash of arms.
-
As ISIS Closed In, Officials Raced To Remove Chemical-Weapon Materials
Late last year, as Islamic State fighters battled to expand their stronghold on Libya's coast, militants came within 45 miles of the country's sole remaining chemical-weapons site, unnerving Libyan and American officials who feared that potentially deadly chemicals could fall into extremist hands.
-
Libyan Forces In Fresh Clashes With ISIS in Sirte
Libyan forces engaged in renewed clashes with ISIS in Sirte on Thursday, a day after capturing a convention complex that had been a symbol of the militant group's authority in the city.
-
ISIS Briefly Takes Center Of Libyan City, Beheads 12
ISIS affiliates in Libya briefly took over the security headquarters in the western city of Sabratha, killing and beheading 12 security officers before being driven out early today morning, two city security officials said. The incident highlighted the enduring presence and unpredictable striking power of the local ISIS militants in this strategic ...
-
ISIS Claims Libyan Police Centre Bombing
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide truck bombing on a Libyan police training centre on Thursday that killed at least 47 people in the worst militant attack since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
-
With Eye On ISIS, Western Powers Push Libyans To Accord
The United States and Italy on Sunday led an international diplomatic push to get Libya's warring factions to sign a deal to form a unity government, hoping it will stop the spread of ISIS militancy in the North African country.
-
Eye On Islamic State, Western Powers Coax Libyans To Accord
After a year of UN talks to end Libya's conflict, Western powers are coaxing the warring factions closer to a deal they hope can help stop the spread of Islamic State militancy in the North African country.
-
Islamic State in Libya Fights to Emulate Iraq, Syria Success
The attack bore all the traits of Islamic State in Iraq. A small unit of militants, armed with Kalashnikov rifles and suicide belts, hit the Tripoli prison just before sunrise.
-
7 Libyan Soldiers Killed in Clashes With Islamic State
Seven Libyan soldiers were killed on Friday when Islamic State militants stormed a checkpoint manned by forces loyal to the official government, military officials said.
-
Hillary Clinton Ally Praised Her Libya 'Success' Year Before Benghazi Attacks: Emails
An unofficial adviser to Hillary Clinton when she was US Secretary of State told her during the 2011 rebellion that ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi that history had "vindicated" her and the "successful strategy" of the United States, emails released on Monday showed.
-
Libyan Militants Appear to Deny Veteran Fighter Killed in US Strike
A Libyan militant group appeared to deny reports that a U.S. strike had killed veteran Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, in a statement published on Twitter.
-
Rival Libya Militants Fight Islamic State Amid Suicide Bombings
A Libyan Islamist militant alliance joined forces with local people in Derna to drive back Islamic State fighters, capturing the group's Yemeni commander and retaking a city courthouse, local residents said on Saturday.
-
9 Killed in Clashes Between Islamic State and Other Militants in Eastern Libya
At least nine fighters were killed in clashes on Friday between Islamic State and another Islamist force in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, a source in one group said.
-
Islamic State Video Shows 2 Warplanes Blowing Up at Libyan Base
The militant group Islamic State's Libya wing released a video today purportedly showing it blowing up two warplanes at an air base while its fighters paraded heavy weapons in a show of force.
-
Libya Court Sentences 23 People To Death For Islamic State Campaign
A Libyan court sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison on Monday for their role in a deadly Islamic State militant campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015.
-
Libyan Forces Edge Forward Against ISIS Holdouts In Sirte
Libyan forces resumed their advance on Thursday against ISIS militants holding out in a few streets in their former stronghold of Sirte, saying they had captured 25 houses and a stash of arms.
-
As ISIS Closed In, Officials Raced To Remove Chemical-Weapon Materials
Late last year, as Islamic State fighters battled to expand their stronghold on Libya's coast, militants came within 45 miles of the country's sole remaining chemical-weapons site, unnerving Libyan and American officials who feared that potentially deadly chemicals could fall into extremist hands.
-
Libyan Forces In Fresh Clashes With ISIS in Sirte
Libyan forces engaged in renewed clashes with ISIS in Sirte on Thursday, a day after capturing a convention complex that had been a symbol of the militant group's authority in the city.
-
ISIS Briefly Takes Center Of Libyan City, Beheads 12
ISIS affiliates in Libya briefly took over the security headquarters in the western city of Sabratha, killing and beheading 12 security officers before being driven out early today morning, two city security officials said. The incident highlighted the enduring presence and unpredictable striking power of the local ISIS militants in this strategic ...
-
ISIS Claims Libyan Police Centre Bombing
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide truck bombing on a Libyan police training centre on Thursday that killed at least 47 people in the worst militant attack since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
-
With Eye On ISIS, Western Powers Push Libyans To Accord
The United States and Italy on Sunday led an international diplomatic push to get Libya's warring factions to sign a deal to form a unity government, hoping it will stop the spread of ISIS militancy in the North African country.
-
Eye On Islamic State, Western Powers Coax Libyans To Accord
After a year of UN talks to end Libya's conflict, Western powers are coaxing the warring factions closer to a deal they hope can help stop the spread of Islamic State militancy in the North African country.
-
Islamic State in Libya Fights to Emulate Iraq, Syria Success
The attack bore all the traits of Islamic State in Iraq. A small unit of militants, armed with Kalashnikov rifles and suicide belts, hit the Tripoli prison just before sunrise.
-
7 Libyan Soldiers Killed in Clashes With Islamic State
Seven Libyan soldiers were killed on Friday when Islamic State militants stormed a checkpoint manned by forces loyal to the official government, military officials said.
-
Hillary Clinton Ally Praised Her Libya 'Success' Year Before Benghazi Attacks: Emails
An unofficial adviser to Hillary Clinton when she was US Secretary of State told her during the 2011 rebellion that ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi that history had "vindicated" her and the "successful strategy" of the United States, emails released on Monday showed.
-
Libyan Militants Appear to Deny Veteran Fighter Killed in US Strike
A Libyan militant group appeared to deny reports that a U.S. strike had killed veteran Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, in a statement published on Twitter.
-
Rival Libya Militants Fight Islamic State Amid Suicide Bombings
A Libyan Islamist militant alliance joined forces with local people in Derna to drive back Islamic State fighters, capturing the group's Yemeni commander and retaking a city courthouse, local residents said on Saturday.
-
9 Killed in Clashes Between Islamic State and Other Militants in Eastern Libya
At least nine fighters were killed in clashes on Friday between Islamic State and another Islamist force in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, a source in one group said.
-
Islamic State Video Shows 2 Warplanes Blowing Up at Libyan Base
The militant group Islamic State's Libya wing released a video today purportedly showing it blowing up two warplanes at an air base while its fighters paraded heavy weapons in a show of force.
