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Islamists in Libya

Jihadists accused of being members of the Islamic State (IS) group sit in the defendant booth during their trial, in the northwestern Libyan city of Misrata on May 29, 2023. (Mahmud Turkia / AFP)
May 29, 2023, 8:57 pm
Libyan court sentences 35 people to death for fighting for Islamic State
The accused, who have been in custody since late 2016, are Palestinian, Sudanese and Libyan, and were convicted of joining a terrorist group as well as of murder
By AFP
A picture shows the abandoned Dar Bishi synagogue in the Libyan capital Tripoli on September 28, 2011. (Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)
April 16, 2021, 10:31 am
Ancient Libyan synagogue being converted into Islamic center, Jewish group says
Sla Dar Bishi in Tripoli is now in the hands of local militias amid the chaotic civil war; World Organization of Jews in Libya hopes it will be restored one day
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is received by an honor guard at the presidential palace in N'Djamena, Chad, January 20, 2019 (Koby Gideon/GPO)
January 22, 2019, 6:42 am
Chad has an appalling democracy and rights record. Why is Netanyahu courting it?
PM’s delight in ties with a problematic regime is part of a strategy to warm relations with Muslim world, brings prospect of improved airplane routes, can boost him domestically
By Raphael Ahren
Screen capture from video showing smoke coming from the Foreign Minister building in Tripoli following a suicide bombing, December 25, 2018. (Twitter)
December 25, 2018, 12:15 pm
Suicide bomber attacks Libya’s Foreign Ministry; 3 killed
Another attacker shot dead before he can detonate explosive vest; at least seven injured by assault
By Agencies
Illustrative image of Libyan soldiers at a checkpoint. (Screen capture: YouTube)
October 25, 2017, 10:20 pm
Islamic State attacks checkpoint in Libya’s east, killing two
Three soldiers wounded; militants desecrate bodies, loot weapons and ammunition and leave vehicles burning
By AP
Smoke rises following an explosion in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula, as seen from the Israel-Egypt border, near Kerem Shalom in southern Israel, July 1, 2015. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
July 16, 2017, 7:24 pm
Egypt says nine militants killed in Sinai
Security forces destroy 15 vehicles transporting weapons, ammunition and contraband into country from Libya
By AFP
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) gather in the coastal city of Sirte, east of the capital Tripoli, during their military operation to clear IS jihadists from the city, on October 14, 2016. (AFP/Mahmud Turkia)
May 28, 2017, 4:07 am
In boost to IS, Libya jihadists Ansar al-Sharia announce dissolution
With Manchester, Egypt attacks linked to North African country, collapse of group responsible for Benghazi US embassy onslaught points to growing strength of Islamic State
By Agencies
Buildings ravaged by fighting in Sirte, Libya, October 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)
May 27, 2017, 11:38 pm
After UK, Egypt attacks, Libya seen as jihadist haven
Attacks in Manchester and Egypt highlight threat posed by Islamist groups that have thrived in chaotic North African nation
By RAMI MUSA and Hamza Hendawi
A police officer stands on duty outside a residential property on Aston Avenue in Fallowfield, Manchester, May 24, 2017. (AFP/Oli SCARFF)
May 24, 2017, 2:50 pm
3 more arrested in Manchester, terrorist’s Libya ties probed
Army deployed to guard Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing street and other sites until security forces certain no active plot in place, says UK home secretary
By Jill Lawless and Gregory Katz
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) gather in the coastal city of Sirte, east of the capital Tripoli, during their military operation to clear IS jihadists from the city, on October 14, 2016. (AFP/Mahmud Turkia)
October 22, 2016, 6:23 pm
Libya says it freed 13 foreigners held by IS
Eleven Eritrean women among those released as troops fight last jihadists left in city of Sirte
By AFP
Ark Futura vessel used to remove the chemical weapons from Libya (CC BY-SA Dirk Ingo Franke, Wikipedia)
August 30, 2016, 4:05 pm
Last chemical weapons shipped out of Libya — officials
Government sends arsenal to Germany under UN supervision to prevent it falling into hands of terrorists
By AFP
Members of the forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) gather in the coastal city of Sirte, east of the capital Tripoli, prior to their military operation to clear the Islamic State group's (IS) jihadists from the city on August 28, 2016. (AFP/Mahmud Turkia)
August 29, 2016, 12:00 am
Libyan forces retake Islamic State stronghold of Sirte
Backed by US airstrikes, pro-government troops besiege strategic jihadist-held city after 3-month offensive
By Mahmud Turkia
US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) is greeted upon his arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, on August 24, 2016. AFP / STRINGER / Saudi Arabia
August 25, 2016, 5:45 pm
Kerry meets key Mideast allies before Syria parley with Lavrov
In Saudi Arabia, agenda includes push for Yemen peace, exploring ways to strengthen Libya government against IS
By IAN TIMBERLAKE
The late US ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, killed in the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi in 2012 (photo credit: courtesy/US State Department)
August 9, 2016, 8:32 pm
Parents of Benghazi victims file lawsuit against Clinton
Plaintiffs say it is ‘highly probable’ then-secretary’s reckless use of email led to death of ambassador Christopher Stevens
By AFP
Smoke billows from buildings after the air force from the pro-government forces loyal to Libya's Government of National Unity (GNA) fired rockets targeting Islamic State (IS) group positions in Sirte on July 18, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA)
August 3, 2016, 2:37 am
Benghazi car bombing kills 23 people, Libyan official says
Attack comes hours after American forces begin airstrikes campaign against Islamic State in Libya
By AP
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