Tunisia Feeling Pressure from Increased IS Presence
Earlier today, March 7, 2016, Islamic State (IS) followers attacked Tunisian soldiers and police officers in the town of Ben...
Libya
Libyan Military’s Successes in Benghazi Drive Fear into Illegitimate Government
Early yesterday, February 23, 2016, Libyan government forces led by Gen. Khalifa Haftar reclaimed two major sections of Benghazi, Libya’s...
U.S. Targets IS in Libya Despite Ongoing Unity Talks
A U.S. airstrike targeting a major Islamic State (IS) operative, Noureddine Chouchane, may have killed upwards of 40 IS trainees...
House Committee Grills Ambassador Over Lack Of Progress With The Islamic State
On February 10, 2016, Ambassador Brett McGurk testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, in regards to the growing...
U.S. Conditions IS Libya Fight on Unity Government
February 2, 2016, Secretary of State John Kerry met with officials from 23 nations in Rome to discuss combating IS....
Benghazi: The Cover-Up Timeline
#WhyWasntAnythingDone 1990s-2010: Libyan Muslim Brotherhood & Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), an Al-Qa’eda affiliate struggled unsuccessfully to oust Libyan dictator...
The West Can Defeat ISIS – But What Comes Next?
French President François Hollande is making the rounds of the world’s capitals, jet setting between London, Washington and Moscow with...
Lessons from the Libyan Quagmire
The fledgling internationally recognized Libyan government is very particular about who can come and go through eastern Libya. That is...
4 Indian Teachers Detained in Islamic State-Held Territory
Four Indian men were taken hostage late Wednesday night at a checkpoint in Libya while attempting to leave Libya and...
Deal for United Libyan Government Signed … by Some
On July 11, representatives from the internationally recognized government of Libya and from various factions that create the Islamist opposition...
Tunisia Faces Double-Edged Sword, Terrorism In and Out of it’s Borders
The Tunisian government has revealed its plans to build a 100 mile long sand wall along its border with Libya...
Does the killing of top Al Qaeda officials help Islamic State expansion?
The US conducted airstrikes in eastern Libya over the weekend targeting Mokhtar Belmokhtar. A US official said that multiple 500-pound bombs were...
Forcing Libyan Government to Accept Islamists is a Mistake
Attempts at peace talks and agreements between the UN-recognized Libyan government and the unofficial government, Libya Dawn, have been unproductive...
Islamic State Seizes Power Plant at Sirte
As of Tuesday, Islamic State fighters seized control of a power plant west of the Libyan city of Sirte after...
ISIS Takes Control of Airport in Sirte, Libya
Islamic State (ISIS) forces raided the civilian airbase Al-Qardabiya, near the northern city of Sirte Libya, Thursday, May 28, 2015....
ISIS Seizes Sirte in Central Libya
On May 21, the Islamic State seized the Libyan city of Sirte, the hometown of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi after...