Terrorism in Libya - 12 March 2015
62
12 March 2015
-
Upload
libya-institute-for-advanced-studies -
Category
Documents
-
view
222 -
download
2
description
Weekly reports on terrorism within Libya.
Transcript of Terrorism in Libya - 12 March 2015
12 March 2015
1
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Foreword
Terrorism and ISIS in particular is an existential threat not only to Libya but to the global
community. The murder of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Sirte, Libya, the burning alive of
a Jordanian pilot in Syria, and the recent attacks in France and Copenhagen are only a small
portion of the heinous crimes committed by these criminals in the name of Islam.
The document you have in your hands lists the atrocities committed on a daily basis in Libya.
If these criminals are not dealt with, they will continue to murder, kidnap, extort, and
enslave innocent people with ever greater impunity.
This is the second of our reports on ISIS in Libya. LIAS will distribute these updates on a
regular basis so that these crimes are widely reported and these criminals exposed for what
they really are.
Dr. Aref Ali Nayed
Chairman, Libyan Institute for Advanced Studies
2
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Table of Contents Glossary of Actors ........................................................................................................................ 4
Organizations ........................................................................................................................... 4
Individuals ................................................................................................................................ 4
Locations .................................................................................................................................. 4
Map of Libya and Provinces ........................................................................................................ 5
Map of Libyan Population Density ............................................................................................. 6
Definition of Categorized Events ................................................................................................ 7
Violence in Libya .......................................................................................................................... 8
Libyan Body Count ...................................................................................................................... 9
Islamic State Events over Time ................................................................................................... 9
ISIS Background, Situation, Expansion, and Strategy in Libya ............................................... 10
Overview ................................................................................................................................. 10
Situation ................................................................................................................................. 10
Expansion ................................................................................................................................ 11
Strategy .................................................................................................................................... 12
Conclusions ............................................................................................................................. 13
Terrorist Events in Libya ............................................................................................................ 15
Week if 8 March 2015 ............................................................................................................. 15
Week of 1 March 2015 ............................................................................................................. 16
Week of 22 February 2015 ......................................................................................................18
Week of 15 February 2015....................................................................................................... 21
Week of 8 February 2015 ....................................................................................................... 23
Week of 1 February 2015 ....................................................................................................... 27
Week of 25 January 2015 ....................................................................................................... 28
Week of 18 January 2015 ....................................................................................................... 30
Week of 11 January 2015 ......................................................................................................... 31
Week of 4 January 2015 ......................................................................................................... 32
Week of 28 December 2014 ................................................................................................... 34
Week of 21 December 2014.................................................................................................... 35
Week of 14 December 2014 ................................................................................................... 36
Week of 7 December 2014 ..................................................................................................... 36
Week of 30 November 2014 .................................................................................................. 36
Week of 23 November 2014 ................................................................................................... 36
3
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Week of 16 November 2014 ................................................................................................... 37
Week of 9 November 2014 ..................................................................................................... 38
Week of 2 November 2014 ...................................................................................................... 41
Week of 19 October 2014 ........................................................................................................ 41
Week of 5 October 2014 .......................................................................................................... 41
Week of 7 September 2014 ..................................................................................................... 41
Week of 17 August 2014 ......................................................................................................... 42
Week of 20 July 2014 ............................................................................................................. 42
Week of 15 June 2014 ............................................................................................................ 43
Week of 16 March 2014 .......................................................................................................... 43
Locations of ISIS and Affiliates’ Activites ................................................................................. 44
Photos of ISIS and Affiliates’ Activities .................................................................................... 45
Endnotes .................................................................................................................................... 54
4
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Glossary of Actors
Organizations Libya Dignity – The military operation led by General Khalifa Haftar commanding the
Libyan Army to rid Benghazi of Islamist militias, he is allied to the internationally recognized
House of Representatives in Tobruk.
Libya Dawn – A coalition of militias based in Tripoli and Misrata, currently under the
command of the now defunct General National Congress.
Libya Sunrise – A faction of Libya Dawn, they are the armed units operating in western
Libya, stationed in Bin Jawad. Currently, Operation Sunrise is attempting to seize the As Sidr
and Ras Lanuf oil terminals from the Libyan National Army.
Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi (AAS) aka Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries –
Islamic Militia
Islamic State in Cyrenaica (Barqa) - (MSSI) Majlis Shura Shabab al-Islam – Islamic
Militia in Derna, associated with ISIL, largest ISIL affiliate
Islamic State in Tripolitania – Islamic Militia, associated with ISIL
Islamic State in Fezzan – Islamic Militia, associated with ISIL
Individuals Khalifa Haftar – Head of Operation Libya Dignity, allied to HoR, currently leading the
Libyan Army against Islamist militias in Benghazi
Wissam bin Humaid – Commander of Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries (AAS)
Mohammed al-Zahawi – Former Commander of Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi, killed in
January 2015
Abu Taleb al-Jazrawey – Yemeni Emir of Islamic State in Derna
Locations Tripolitania (aka Tarabulus) – NW province, capital is Tripoli
Cyrenaica (aka Barqa) – Eastern Province, capital is Benghazi
Fezzan – Southern Province, capital Sebha
Derna – Eastern port city, IS headquarters and training center
Sirte – Central port city, IS in Tripolitania headquarters (Ouagadougou Conference Center)
Bayda – Eastern city, Home to Al-Thinni’s cabinet and Constitutional Drafting Assembly
Bin Jawad – Central city, frontline for the As Sidr and Ras Lanuf oil terminal battles
Sabratha – City west of Tripoli, stronghold for IS in Tripolitania
Sebha – Southwestern city, capital of Fezzan, likely the headquarters for IS in Fezzan
5
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Map of Libya and Provinces
MAP 1 - MAJOR CITIES AND PROVINCES OF LIBYA
6
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Map of Libyan Population Density
MAP 2 - LIBYAN POPULATION DENSITY MAP
7
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Definition of Categorized Events
Armed Clashes – Battles or skirmishes between two armed organizations using but not
limited to light, medium, and heavy weaponry.
Beheading – The act of execution by decapitation.
Human Rights Violations – Acts committed by a group or individual that deliberately
disregard moral principles or norms outlined in international laws such as the United
Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Kidnapping – The forceful abduction and detention of an individual or group.
Murder – The act of intentionally killing another human, this includes targeted killings and
assassinations.
Propaganda/Recruitment – The production of media to deliberately spread the
principles or doctrines of an organization in the attempt to further that organization’s
agenda.
8
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Violence in Libya
MAP 3 - VIOLENT DEATHS BY LOCATION
MAP 4 - IS EVENTS BY LOCATION
9
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Libyan Body Count
Islamic State Events over Time
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Ja
n
Fe
b
M
ar
Ap
r
M
ay
Ju
n
Jul Au
g
Se
p
Oc
t
No
v
De
c
Ja
n
Fe
b
M
ar
2014 2015
Murder 20 1 14 7 12 14 77 98 81 79 33 11 29 11 4
Kidnapping 1 1 1
Human Rights Violation 1 7 36 10 73 30 87 13 4 1
Car Bomb 10 1 1 1 7 43
Beheading 1 1 6 2 21
Armed Clashes 99 4 91 45 355 381 322 357 214 220 99 134 25
Tota
l De
ath
s
Number of Violent Deaths by Month
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Jul Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
2014 2015
Propaganda/Recruitment 4 5 1 14 18 2
Murder 3 2
Kidnapping 1 1 1 2
Human Rights Violation 1 2 4 1
Extortion 1
Car Bomb 4 3 1 3 3
Beheading 1 2 1 1
Armed Clashes 1 1 8 5 3
Nu
mb
er
of
Ev
en
ts
Islamic State in Libya - Events over Time
10
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
ISIS Background, Situation, Expansion, and Strategy in Libya
Overview
The launch of Operation Dawn in July 2014 by militias based in Tripoli and Mistrata,
provided the catalyst to sufficiently destabilize Libya’s already fragile political and security
situation. During this time, elements of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, long present
in eastern Libya, seized the opportunity to advance their own agenda. Over the past six
months, IS in Libya has grown from a small group of jihadists in Derna, allegedly sent in
mid-September 2014 by ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to an increasingly dangerous
force, with bases of operation within all three of historical provinces in Libya.
Situation
The beheading of 21 Egyptian
Coptic Christians in a video
released on 15 February shows
that the Islamic State in Iraq and
Syria (ISIS) has considerable
influence outside areas originally
declared in their “caliphate.” The
video, released by ISIS’s al-Hayat
Media Center, shows the
execution and beheading of 21
Egyptians by militants belonging
to ISIS’s Wilayat al-Tarabulus, or Tripoli Province of the caliphate. Following the
beheadings, the leader of the group declares, in clear English, that Wilayat al-Tarbabulus will
be the base for ISIS’s planned advance on Rome.
In later videos, ISIS members announce their desire to use Libya as a platform for future
expansion and attacks against Europe, notably Italy. An essay written by a prominent ISIS
supporter outlines ISIS’s plans for Libya. The author calls Libya a “strategic gateway for the
Islamic State.” The essay states that “Libya, by the permission of God, is the key to Tunisia,
Sudan, Mali, Algeria, and Niger too. It is the anchor from which can be reached Africa and
the Islamic Maghreb. However, for this dream to become a reality we must move quickly.”
PHOTO 1 – IS LEADER ABU SULEIMAN AL-JAHBATHY
THREATENS ROME
11
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Finally the author states, “(Libya) has a long coastline and looks upon the southern Crusader
states, which can be reached with ease by even a rudimentary boat and note that the number
of ‘illegal immigration’ trips from this coast is massive, estimated to be as high as 500 people
a day, as a low estimate. “According to many [of these immigrants], it is easily possible to
pass through Maritime Security Checkpoints and arrive in cities. If this was even partially
exploited and developed strategically, pandemonium could be wrought in the southern
Europe. It is even possible that there could be a closure of shipping lines because of the
targeting of Crusader ships and tankers.”
Expansion
After the 2011 revolution, portions of the eastern city of Darnah, a city known for its
sympathies for fundamentalist religious groups, had been under the control of Majlis Shura
Shabab al-Islam (MSSI). Members of MSSI appear to have been the conduit for ISIS
representatives to enter eastern Libya. Reports on social media website began showing
members of MSSI implementing hisbah (accountability patrols) throughout the city, in a
manner mirroring patrols by ISIS members in Mosul and Raqqa. These patrols were first
tendrils of ISIS’s presence in Libya. By mid-September 2014 photos posted to social media
sites showed several large ISIS parades throughout Darnah. On 3 October 2014, members of
MSSI held a large rally in the center of Darnah declaring baya (allegiance) to ISIS and its
leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. It was later noted by Atlantic Council research fellow
Mohamed Eljarh that a Yemeni named Abu Taleb al-Jazrawey was declared emir of the
newly created Wilayat Darnah. This declaration has become the first substantial foothold for
ISIS outside of Iraq and Syria. ISIS representatives have used Darnah as a springboard to
spread its influence throughout the other provinces of Libya.
The continued political and military chaos in Libya following the ouster of Muammar
Gaddafi in 2011 has provided an ideal situation for extremist organizations such as ISIS to
expand throughout Libya. In the months following MSSI’s declaration of allegiance to ISIS in
October, attacks attributed to other ISIS related groups have occurred across all regions of
Libya.
12
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
During the week of 9 November
2014, three car bombings and four
beheadings were carried out by
groups affiliated with ISIS in the
eastern province of Barqa.
In December 2014, IS affiliates of the
Tarabulus province took credit for
car bombings outside of the
Diplomatic Security Headquarters in
Tripoli, later detonating a car bomb
outside of the Embassy of Algeria. Later
that month, ISIS in Sirte kidnapped a
group of Egyptian Coptic Christians.
On 3 January, members of ISIS in Fezzan, Libya’s southern promise, attacked a Libyan Army
checkpoint in Sokhna, killing 14 soldiers and two cooks while they were sleeping.
Since then, ISIS affiliates have increased the diversity and lethality of their attacks. ISIS
members in Libya have taken credit for the attack on the Corinthia hotel in Tripoli, the
beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians, and the coordinated car bombing of three
locations in Qubbah. ISIS in Libya has repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to target both
civilians and government officials.
Strategy
Aaron Zelin, Richard Barrow Fellow for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy,
recently stated that ISIS in Libya seems to be attempting to follow the same tactics it so
effectively employed in Iraq and Syria last June. Unlike its predecessor al-Qaeda, ISIS has
effectively used media sharing websites such as JustPasteIt, Manbar, and Twitter to
continually update its supporters and potential recruits that it is active in the areas under its
control. These press releases not only show the results of attacks by ISIS affiliates
throughout Libya, but also show the same organizations distributing dawa (charity) to
children and the poor. Like in Iraq and Syria, the considerably well produced media
publications have been used a powerful tool to build both community support for the group
and attract new recruits.
PHOTO 2 - A MAP SHOWING THE THREE
PROVINCES TO BE GOVERNED BY ISIS IN
EASTERN, WESTERN, AND SOUTHERN LIBYA.
THE IMAGE WAS TAKEN FROM A POST
ENCOURAGING ISIS SUPPORTERS TO IMMIGRATE
TO LIBYA.
13
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
In regards to recruitment, ISIS
has recently launched a large
campaign to funnel fighters
from other extremist groups
within Libya. Again, this
follows a similar tactic
employed by ISIS in Syria,
attracting fighters from similar
organizations such as Jahbat al-
Nusra and recruiting them to fight
for the Islamic State. The Islamic
State in Libya’s largest target has been Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi. ISIS has released a series
of statements urging the seasoned fighters of Ansar al-Sharia to join ISIS’s ranks. This
campaign seems to have started following the announcement of the death of Ansar al-
Sharia’s leader, Mohammed al-Zahawi. A video released on 27 February 2015, shows an ISIS
fighter calling for supporters to travel to Libya and fight.
Other analysts note that ISIS is using Libya as a regional command center and a launching
point for further expansion. Large stockpiles of Gaddafi-era weapons can be found
throughout Libya. In addition, porous borders allow ISIS to easily smuggle fighters from
neighboring countries. On 25 February, Libya’s Tripoli based government abolished entry
visas for Algerian and Moroccan nationals. Over 2,000 Moroccans and Algerians are thought
to be currently fighting with ISIS.
Finally, ISIS attacks on Libyan oil facilities may suggest their desire to control portions of
Libya’s lucrative oil resources. It is estimated that ISIS in Iraq and Syria generated up to $2
million per day from illegal oil exports. A similar strategy in Libya would provide substantial
funding
Conclusions
As noted in the 5th edition of ISIS’s online magazine Dabiq, its largest foreign base of support
is Libya. The drastic increase in bombings, kidnappings, and beheadings throughout Libya
by organizations allied to ISIS seems to have proven these claims true. ISIS in Libya has been
able to take advantage of the nation’s post-revolutionary political turmoil to establish a base
of support, though to a lesser degree, using the same tactics as in Iraq and Syria. Like in Iraq
and Syria, ISIS in Libya has been able to recruit foreign fighters to join its ranks, as seen at
the Corinthia Hotel. Given heavy military setbacks in Kobane and Mosul, coupled with ISIS’s
PHOTO 3 - A PHOTO FROM AN ISIS PUBLICATION
URGING ANSAR AL-SHARIA MEMBERS TO PLEDGE
BAYA TO ABU BAKR AL-BAGHDADI. THE MEN ARE
SHOWN WEARING THE LOGO OF ANSAR AL-SHARIA
IN BENGHAZI.
14
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
heavy campaigning for immigration by ISIS officials, ISIS members have turned to Libya as
its next area of expansion. Without international cooperation with Libya’s recognized
government, ISIS will continue to flourish in Northern Africa.
15
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Terrorist Events in Libya
Week if 8 March 2015
Tripoli – On 12 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania carried out a VBIED attack on
the Dahmani Police Station in the Zawiyat Dahmani neighborhood.i
PHOTO 4 - IS CARRIES OUT VBIED ATTACK IN TRIPOLI
Benghazi – On 11 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos
promoting their military activities throughout Benghazi. IS militants are photographed using
81mm mortars, 120mm mortars, and a 155mm howitzer. ii
PHOTO 5 - IS MILITANTS USE 155MM HOWITZERS
16
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Week of 1 March 2015
Ghani Oilfield – On 6 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica carried out an attack on
the Ghani Oilfield in central Libya, killing 11 guards and kidnapping at least 10 foreigners.
Reports suggest that seven guards were beheadediii, while another three foreign workers
remain unaccounted for.iv
Derna – On 5 March 2015, The Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a video a member of the
Shahhat Security Directorate and a Colonel in the Al Jaweifi Brigade were executed at
pointblank.v While the video does feature the Islamic State’s black standard and a “nasheed”,
it does not contain extensive post-production work like many other IS videos.
PHOTO 6 - IS EXECUTES TWO LIBYAN ARMY MEMBERS
Benghazi – On 5 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a video showing their
recent activity in Benghazi. The video begins with an Egyptian man calling for youth around
the world to join the jihad in Libya. The video ends with Islamic State militants carrying out
drive-by shootings on civilians whom they call “sahawat”, or supporters of the Libyan
Army.vi
17
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 7 - IS CARRIES OUT DRIVE-BY SHOOTING IN BENGHAZI
Derna – On 3 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos showing
residents of Derna pledging allegiance to the Islamic State. The outdoor event appears to
have gathered hundreds of attendants.vii
PHOTO 8 - IS EVENT IN DERNA GATHERS HUNDREDS OF ATTENDANTS
Mabruk Oilfield – On 2 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica carried out
coordinated attacks on the Mabruk, Bahi, and Dahra oilfields in central Libya.viii Islamic
State militants shelled the oilfields, engaged in armed clashes, and subsequently captured at
least two of the three oilfields.ix
18
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
The Islamic State also carried out an attack on the Mabruk Oilfield on in early February
2015, which left at least 12 dead.
Benghazi – On 2 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a video showing a
VBIED attack carried out in Benghazi.x The attack was carried out by a foreign fighter – most
likely a man from Tunisia.
PHOTO 9 - TUNISIAN FOREIGN FIGHTER CARRIES OUT
SUICIDE BOMBING IN BENGHAZI
Week of 22 February 2015
Benghazi – On 28 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a video calling for
foreign fighters to come to Libya.xi The video was recorded in the Leithi neighborhood of
Benghazi – an Ansar al-Sharia stronghold. The promotional video concludes with a drive-by
assassination. According to reports from social media, the man assassinated is Saiqa Special
Forces member Ibrahim Mitri.xii
19
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 10 - IS MILITANTS CALL FOR FOREIGN FIGHTERS IN BENGHAZI
Unspecified – On 27 February 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a video
named, “A Message to the Brothers in Tawheed.” In the video, a non-Libyan man calls for
foreign fighters to come to Libya and fight against General Khalifa Haftar.xiii
PHOTO 11 - IS MILITANT CALLS FOR FOREIGN FIGHTERS IN TRIPOLITANIA
20
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Unspecified – On 24 February 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a
promotional video of the two foreigners involved in the attack on the Corinthia Hotel in
Tripoli.xiv According to SITE Intel Group, the video is titled, “Convoys of the Martyrdom-
Seekers” and is the first of more to come.xv
PHOTO 12 - IS FOREIGN FIGHTER DELIVERS SPEECH PRIOR TO CORINTHIA ATTACK
Benghazi – On 23 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos
displaying their recent military action throughout Benghazi.xvi
PHOTO 13 - A MEMBER OF THE ISLAMIC STATE ENGAGES IN BATTLE
21
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Tripoli – On 22 February 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania claimed responsibility for
the double-IED attack on the Iranian Embassy in the Ben Ashour neighborhood of Tripoli.xvii
Week of 15 February 2015
Al-Qubbah – On 20 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica carried out at least two
simultaneous VBIED attacks in the eastern city of Al-Qubbah. In their official statement, the
Islamc State called the VBIED attacks revenge for the recent Egyptian airstrikes carried out
in the eastern city of Derna.xviii The attacks targeted the local Security Directorate building,
the house of Speaker of the House Agila Saleh Issa, and a nearby fuel station. At least 45
people were killed as a result. According to The National, the attacks were carried out Bitar
Al Libi and Abu Abdullah Al Jazrawi.xix
PHOTO 14 - BITAR AL LIBI AND ABU ABDULLAH AL JAZRAWI PRIOR TO THE VBIED
ATTACKS
Unspecified – On 19 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos
showing the distribution of medical aide somewhere in eastern Libya.xx
Derna – On 18 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica carried out Hisba
(accountability) activities by burning instruments in Derna.xxi
22
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 15 - IS CARRYING OUT BURNING INSTRUMENTS IN DERNA
Sirte – On 18 February 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a set of photos
showing off a parade they held in the city of Sirte.xxii A video later appeared on YouTube in
which at least 25 IS trucks can be seen.xxiii
Unspecified – On 17 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of their
recent activities in eastern Libya. This most recent release shows boxes of cigarettes being
destroyed by men wearing black masks and driving what appear to be newly acquired police
vehicles.xxiv
Sirte – On 15 February 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a video confirming
the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians.xxv The video was released by the Islamic
State’s Al-Hayat media division.xxvi According to the Washington Post:
“In the video, Islamic State fighters marched the Egyptians onto a stretch of coastline
before forcing them to kneel and severing their heads. The brutal murders were
portrayed as retaliation against what a masked fighter described as “the hostile
Egyptian church.”xxvii
Later reporting indicates that a large portion of ISIS members in Sirte are from Misrata.xxviii
23
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 16 - IS IN TRIPOLITANIA BEHEADS EGYPTIANS
Week of 8 February 2015
Sarir Oilfield – On 14 February 2015, El Sarir oilfield in southern Libya was attacked by
unnamed perpetrators. The Sarir oilfield provides crude oil to the Hariga port in Tobruk,
Libya.xxix Although unconfirmed, a Twitter account linked to IS in Libya posted pictures of a
vehicle approaching an oilfield in Libya.xxx
24
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Benghazi – On 13 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos
that appear to confirm their involvement in the VBIED attack on 6 February 2015.xxxi
PHOTO 17 - COLLAGE GLORIFYING AN IS SUICIDE BOMBER IN BENGHAZI
Derna – On 13 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of their most
recent floggings carried out in Derna. In this instance, at least seven youths were publically
flogged for consuming alcohol.xxxii
PHOTO 18 - YOUTH PUBLICALLY FLOGGED IN DERNA
25
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Sirte – On 13 February 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a set of photos in
which they claim to have received the repentance of 42 employees of the Ministry of Interior
in Sirte.xxxiii
PHOTO 19 - IS FORCES MAN TO OFFICIALLY REPENT
Sirte – On 13 February 2015, in addition to capturing a number of radio stations, the
Islamic State in Tripolitania seized the Ibn Sina Hospital in Sirte. According to the Libya
Herald, “A military convoy carrying IS flags reportedly surrounded the hospital this morning
and ordered Misrata-based Central Libya Shield which has been providing security there to
leave.”xxxiv
Sirte – On 13 February 2015, gunmen claiming to be members of the Islamic State jihadist
group have seized control of a state-run radio station in Libya's coastal city of Sirte, residents
said on Friday.xxxv
Jihadist websites also posted pictures showing armed men sitting in front of microphones in
a broadcasting studio and brandishing Kalashnikov assault rifles.xxxvi
26
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 20 - IS TAKES OVER RADIO STATION IN SIRTE
Unspecified – On 12 February 2015, ISIS released the newest edition of its Dabiq
magazine. The following is a passage taken from the magazine in which the recently
kidnapped Egyptians in Libya are referenced:
“This month, the soldiers of the Khilāfah in Wilāyat Tarābulus captured 21 Coptic crusaders, almost
five years after the blessed operation against the Baghdad church executed in revenge for Kamilia
Shehata, Wafa Constantine, and other sisters who were tortured and murdered by the Coptic Church
of Egypt. The operation was planned by Hudhayfah al-Battāwī (rahimahullāh), wālī of Wilāyat
Baghdad at the time, alongside the senior military commander, Abū Ibrāhīm azZaydī (rahimahullāh),
both of whom played a crucial role – through their passion and zealousness – in preserving the morale
of the Islamic State mujāhidīn after the martyrdom of Abū ‘Umar al-Baghdādī and Abū Hamzah al-
Muhājir (rahimahumallāh).”xxxvii
Benghazi – On 11 February 2015, the hospital of Benghazi received, “40 human heads with
no bodies” after a training camp in the Buatni Neighborhood was recaptured by the Libyan
National Army. The training camp was previously occupied by the Shura Council of Benghazi
Revolutionaries.xxxviii
Unspecified – On 10 February 2015, the Islamic State released a statement calling for
Operation Libya Dawn fighters to repent to God.xxxix
27
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
An Nawfaliyah – On 9 February 2015, the Islamic State was photographed arriving in An
Nawfaliyah, a city located southwest of Bin Jawad.xl Initials reports suggest that there were
clashes between Libya Dawn forces and ISIS forces.xli
Week of 1 February 2015
Benghazi – On 7 February 2015, a Palestinian man was reported to have died fighting for
the Islamic State in Libya.xlii
According to SkyNews Arabia, the man entered Libya via a tunnel somewhere along the
Egyptian border.xliii
Benghazi – On 6 February 2015, two people were killed and 20 were injured after a car
bomb exploded in the Al Leithi Neighborhood of Benghazi.xliv xlv
Mabruk Oilfield – On 4 February 2015, reports emerged stating that “extremists” attacked
the Mabruk Oilfield, approximately 170km south of Sirte.xlvi The Mabruk Oilfield is operated
by Total Oil and produces roughly 70,000 bbl/d.xlvii
Initial reports suggested that three foreigners were kidnapped, one of whom was French.
France denied that any French citizens were kidnapped, while the Philippines confirmed that
three of their oversea foreign workers went missing.xlviii Twelve people will killed overall.
Ain Marah - On 4 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos
showings its recent troop activity in Ain Marah.
The photos were released just days after clashes occurred between Islamic State forces and
Libyan National Army Forces.xlix
Unspecified - On 4 February 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a set of photos
showing their recent promotional activities somewhere in their self-declared state.
28
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Many of the photos in this release show attendants enjoying themselves at IS-led events.l
Unspecified - On 4 February 2015, a Twitter account associated with the Islamic State in
Libya tweeted:
[W]e the #Mujahideen of #IslamicState in #Libya ask #Muslims in #Tunisia,
#Algeria #Morroco what are u waiting for Join #Ummah #Muhammad!li
Tripoli – On 3 February 2015, the Information Office of the Islamic State in Tripolitania
released photos claiming an attack on a checkpoint in Tripoli’s Souq al-Jumaa.lii
According to the Libya Herald, the bomb detonated near a building used by the Tripoli
Revolutionaries’ Brigade.liii Although unconfirmed, the Herald and Al Wasat suggest that the
attack was revenge for the Brigade’s involvement during the attack on the Corinthia Hotel.liv
PHOTO 21 - PHOTOS OF AN IS VBIED ATTACK ON THE TRIPOLI SECURITY
DIRECTORATE
Sirte – According to reports from social media, the Islamic State in Tripolitania turned
Qadhafi's Ouagadougou Conference Center in Sirte into a “command center.”lv
Week of 25 January 2015
29
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Benghazi - On 29 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of updated
photos of its recent troop activity throughout Benghazi.lvi
Benghazi - On 28 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of updated
photos of its recent activity throughout Benghazi.
This set of photos does not show any fighters, but instead displays the effects of the fighting
in the city. Many of the photographed buildings are riddled with bullet holes and are overall
dilapidated.lvii
Sirte - On 28 January 2015, the Information Office of the Islamic State in Tripolitania
released photos showing new members in Sirte swearing allegiance to the Islamic State.
According to the Islamic State, the men shown in the photographs are recent Christian
converts.lviii
PHOTO 22 - CONVERTS OF THE ISLAMIC STATE
Tripoli – On 27 January at approximately 0953 (UDT +2) a VBIED detonated outside of
Tripoli’s Corinthia Hotel. No casualties were reported as a result of the explosion.
Immediately following the blast five gunmen entered the hotel and engaged in a shootout
with local security, leaving at least three guards dead. Witnesses claim that three other hotel
staff members were injured. The Associated Press reported that the gunmen had taken three
to five hostages on the hotel’s twentieth floor.lix
30
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
According to the BBC’s Rana Jawad, security officials of the Corinthia Hotel have been aware
of possible threats for several days.lx A tweet posted by an account linked to the Islamic State
in Tripolitania claims that the attack was revenge for the death of Abu Anas al-Libi.lxi The
user claims that the attack was directed at the Corinthia Hotel because of its popularity
among foreigners. However, hotel staff have stated that the hotel was “approximately 90%
empty.” A security guard told the Associated Press that Omar al-Hassi usually stays at the
hotel with security guards, but that they were not present at the time of the bombing and
subsequent attack.
Twitter users began posting images that allegedly show some of the gunmen who
participated in the attack on the hotel.lxii
The attack on the Corinthia Hotel left at least nine dead.
Benghazi - On 26 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos of
its recent troop activity in the Buhidima Neighborhood of Benghazi.
IS troops can be seen climbing houses, viewing videos, and firing upon their opponents.lxiii
Week of 18 January 2015
Benghazi - On 20 January 2015, IS in Cyrenaica released photos of the distribution of aid in
what they allege to be Benghazi.lxiv
PHOTO 23 - IS PASSES OUT SWEETS TO CHILDREN
31
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Unspecified - On 20 January 2015, the Islamic State in Libya released an open letter to
Sheikh Abdullah and Sheikh Mamoon.lxv
Unspecified - On 20 January 2015, IS in Cyrenaica released a statement showing their
most recent Hisba activities in eastern Libya.lxvi
Benghazi – On 18 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos showing
their most recent military activity in Benghazi.lxvii
Unspecified - On 18 January 2015, The Islamic State in Libya released a statement dividing
Libya into three distinct regions. The statement also calls for foreign members of the Islamic
State to travel to Libya.lxviii
PHOTO 24 - IS DIVISION OF LIBYA – TARABULUS, FEZZAN, AND BARQA
Week of 11 January 2015
Tripoli – On 17 January a VBIED exploded Saturday in front of the Embassy of Algeria in
Tripoli, injuring two security personnel.
According to a Libyan security source, the two injured workers, whose condition is not
alarming, were quickly transported to the hospital of the capital.lxix
32
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Sabratha - On 17 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos showing
members distributing clothing and financial aid.lxx
Sirte - On 12 January 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania claimed responsibility for the
kidnapping of 21 Christians.lxxi According to The Telegraph:
“On January 3rd, Christian activists in Egypt had reported thirteen of their countrymen
kidnapped in the Libyan town of Sirte, and that seven others had been kidnapped a week
earlier.”lxxii
PHOTO 25 - PHOTOS OF THE KIDNAPPED EGYPTIANS
Sabratha - On 11 January 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos allegedly
showing their Hisba activities somewhere in western Libya. The photos were most likely
taken in Sabratha.lxxiii
Week of 4 January 2015
Unspecified - On 8 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos allegedly
showing the execution of two Tunisian journalists.lxxiv
33
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 26 - TUNISIANS ALLEGEDLY EXECUTED BY IS IN LIBYA
Benghazi – On 7 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of recent
troop activity throughout Benghazi.lxxv
Unspecified – On 4 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos showing
the execution of a man they labeled as an apostate.lxxvi
PHOTO 27 - "APOSTATE" EXECUTED BY THE IS
34
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Week of 28 December 2014
Benghazi – On 3 January 2014, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica posted photos of their recent
destruction to civilian homes throughout Benghazi.
This set of photos contains a photograph showing a civilian who died as a result of the
bulldozing.lxxvii
Sokhna – On 3 January 2014, the Islamic State in Fezzan claimed responsibilitylxxviii for an
attack on a Sokhna checkpoint in southern Libya.lxxix
According to the Libya Herald, nineteen people were killed in the attack.lxxx
PHOTO 28 - IS IN FEZZAN ATTACKS SOKHNA
Tobruk – On 30 December at approximately 1315 (UDT +2) an explosion occurred outside
the headquarters of the House of Representatives.lxxxi At the time the House of
Representatives met in the Dar Al Salam hotel. According to the spokesman for the General
Chief of Staff, Ahmed Al-Mismari, the vehicle exploded in the hotel car park and was not a
suicide attack as initially suggested.lxxxii The most current reports state that a total of 19
people were injured as a result of the explosion.lxxxiii
35
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Week of 21 December 2014
Tripoli – According to multiple sources, a VBIED detonated outside of the Diplomatic
Security Headquarters in Tripoli on the morning of 27 December. lxxxivThe Diplomatic
Security Headquarters is located in the Sidi al-Masry district of Tripoli.lxxxv
The jihadist Islamic State (IS) organisation said it carried out the bombing, according to the
US-based monitoring group SITE Intelligence.
"The provincial division of the Islamic State (IS) for Tripoli, Libya, claimed a car bombing at
the diplomatic security building in the capital, and provided a photo of the blast," SITE
said.lxxxvi
Ajdabiya – On 26 December 2014, a perfume company was damaged by a VBIED early
Friday morning in Ajdabiya. There were no reported casualties.lxxxvii
Benghazi – On 25 December 2015, an Al Wasat article reported that IS in Cyrenaica
published a video in which an "apostate" is burned alive. The video supposedly takes place in
the Al Leithi Neighborhood of Benghazi. The group claiming responsibility is led by
Mohammed Nus Idrissi. Idrissi was recently released by Jordanian authorities in exchange
for captured Jordanian diplomats.lxxxviii
PHOTO 29 - A LIBYAN ARMY MEMBER BURNED BY ISIS
36
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Week of 14 December 2014
Tripoli - At approximately 1200 (UDT +2) on 16 December 2014 social media users began
circulating a photo alleging to show a car bomb that exploded near the Security Directorate
Headquarters in Tripoli. According to accounts from social media no casualties were
reported.lxxxix On 17 December 2014, the original source claimed that ISIS claimed
responsibility for the car bomb via a Twitter page.xc
Ajdabiya - On 15 December 2014, a military police building near the eastern gate entrance
to Ajdabiya was targeted and subsequently damaged by an explosive device. Witnesses said
that an explosive device was placed under one of the building’s windows and caused damage
to the building while injuring no one.xci
Week of 7 December 2014
Benghazi – On 8 December 2014, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica posed photos allegedly
showing their military progress throughout Benghazi.xcii
Week of 30 November 2014
Ajdabiya - At approximately 1125 (UDT +2) on 1 December 2014, a car bomb exploded
outside the Ajdabiya Security Directorate.xciii The security directorate is located near the
Ajdabiya city center on al-Modoryia Road.xciv Initial reports suggest that three to seven
people were wounded.xcv Eyewitnesses reported that the vehicle that exploded was a white
Hyundai.xcvi
Week of 23 November 2014
Unspecified - The Islamic State (IS) released the fifth issue of its English magazine
“Dabiq,” focusing on the coordinated pledges from jihadi groups in Algeria, Libya, Sinai,
Saudi Arabia, and Yemen, and featuring a message attributed to British captive John Cantile
discussing the recent attacks in Australia, Canada, and the U.S., as well as musing what he
would do as American President.
37
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
In the newest edition, ISIS claims Libya has its strongest presence outside of Iraq and Syria.
It continues to state that “an abundance of arms and the condition of mayhem after Gaddafi
was ideal for jihad.”xcvii
Derna – On 23 November 2014, The Islamic Army, a militia in Derna, released photos of its
recent publicity campaign in Derna. Photos show groups of children meeting with Islamic
Army members. In addition, Islamic Army members passed out pamphlets to young men in
Derna’s vegetable market. The photos are similar to those released by ISIS members
conducting “charity” campaigns in Iraq and Syria.
The Islamic Army is one of the strongest militias present in Derna. Last week they were
among many foreign groups from across the Middle East to pledge allegiance to ISIS and
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The ISIS magazine Dabiq claims its strongest foreign following is in
Derna.xcviii
Week of 16 November 2014
Yemen – On 22 November 2014, a statement was released by spokesmen for Al-Qaida in
the Arabian Peninsula has acknowledged Libyan extremists in Derna pledge to ISIS and its
leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi.
The statement also called for all Libyan “Mujahideen” such as Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi to
pledge their support for ISIS and Abu Bakr al Baghdadi.xcix
Benghazi – On 16 November 2014, the Islamic State in Libya has released photos of nine
suicide bombers who died in Benghazi. According to the photos, five were Tunisian, two were
Egyptian, and two were Libyans.c
The Islamic State in Cyrenaica also released a statement taking credit for the series of VBIED
attacks on 12 November 2014ci, men pledging allegiance to the IScii, and photos of a convoy in
Derna.ciii
38
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 30 - IS CONVOY NEAR DERNA
Tripoli - A group in Tripoli claimed responsibility for the bombings of the UAE and
Egyptian embassies.civ The group also posted photos declaring their allegiance to the Islamic
State.cv cvi
Week of 9 November 2014
Tripoli - At approximately 06:45 (UDT +2) on 13 November 2014, two car bombs exploded
near the Egyptian and UAE embassies in the Al-Seyaheyya and Zawiyat Al-Dahmani
neighborhoods of Tripoli.cvii No casualties have been reported, though photoscviii show
significant damage to vehicles and buildings near the embassies. Both embassies have been
vacant since the inception of Operation Libya Dawn.cix
Marj - On 13 November 2014, two Libyan National Army (LNA) soldiers and one other were
slightly injured as a result of a bomb attack on a checkpoint in Marj.cx
Mohamed Hejazi, a spokesman for Operation Dignity, told the Libya Herald that a gelatina
bomb had been thrown at the checkpoint at the Saha Al-Karima roundabout, close to the
town’s main Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq mosque.cxi The car from which the bomb was thrown then
drove away at speed.cxii
39
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Ajdabiya – On 12 November 2014, a car bomb was discovered in Ajdabiya and subsequently
dismantled by the Libyan National Army.cxiii
Al Bayda - At approximately 11:57 (UDT +2) on 12 November 2014, a vehicle carrying
explosives detonated at the military checkpoint outside Labraq International Airport.cxiv
Eyewitnesses report that after stopping to be searched by security officials, the driver of the
vehicle detonated explosives. Current reports state that four members of the military have
been confirmed killed.cxv
Benghazi - At approximately 12:07 (UDT
+2) on 12 November 2014, Twitter users
reported the detonation of a car bomb
outside of the Al Shalal cafe, located in the Al
Majuri neighborhood in central Benghazi.
Eye witnesses report that a vehicle loaded
with explosives was parked on the street
outside the café. Reports indicate that there
were no casualties as a result of the bombing,
however the café and surrounding shops were destroyed. No indication if the café was the
intended target, neighborhoods in central Benghazi have been mostly abandoned due to
continued fighting.cxvi
At approximately 17:01 (UDT +2) another car bomb was discovered in the Ras Obeida
neighborhood of Benghazi.cxvii
Tobruk - At approximately 11:00 (UDT +2) on 12 November 2014, a large car bomb
exploded at a crowded intersection, near the Intelligence Headquarters, in Tobruk. Eye
witnesses report the driver of the vehicle refused to stop at a military checkpoint, continuing
on to a crowded intersection.cxviii
At approximately, 11:40 (UDT +2) vehicles damaged by the initial blast exploded at the site
of the car bombing. Initial reports suggested a second vehicle was involved in the attack,
however later reports proved that there was not a second vehicle involved.cxix
PHOTO 31 - VBIED IN BENGHAZI
40
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Final reports confirm two people have been killed and at least an additional 20 had been
taken for medical treatment.cxx
Derna – On 11 November 2014, three young activists were found beheaded in Derna,
eastern Libya. The three, who had relayed information about the city through social media,
had been kidnapped earlier in the month. The activists have been named as Siraj Ghatish,
Mohamed Battu and Mohamed al-Mesmari.cxxi
Two of the three activists in Derna had been kidnapped three months earlier.cxxii
Benghazi – On 11 November 2014, a Libyan Army soldier stationed at Benina Airport was
captured, forced to appear on videocxxiii, and then beheaded.cxxiv According to Al Wasat, the
group responsible calls itself the “Father of Injustice Battalion”.cxxv
PHOTO 32 - SOLDIER BEHEADED IN BENGHAZI
Shahat – On 9 November 2014, unidentified persons set off three car bombs in the city of
Shahat in eastern Libya near the building where the Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-
Thinni held talks with special UN envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon. cxxvi Eye witnesses
claimed the perpetrators parked vehicle packed with explosives and detonated them
remotely. Though there was significant material damage, no deaths or injuries were
reported. The intended target was the Security Directorate Building.cxxvii
Days later two suspects from Derna were arrested in connection to the car bombings.cxxviii
41
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Week of 2 November 2014
Sirte – On 4 November 2014, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos of lectures
given by Turki al-Bin’ali.cxxix
The original release also contains links to Turki al-Bin’ali’s lectures on YouTube.cxxx
Week of 19 October 2014
Derna - After pledging allegiance to ISIS, Darnah's Islamic Youth Shura Council (MSSI)cxxxi
launched an 'Islamic Court'.cxxxii The group announced that its leader is a Yemeni named Abu
Taleb al-Jazrawey.cxxxiii According to Al Wasat, Al-Jazrawey moved to Derna in mid-
September with a number of senior ISIS members.cxxxiv
PHOTO 33 - MSSI LAUNCHES ISLAMIC COURT IN DERNA
Week of 5 October 2014
Benghazi – On 10 October 2014, a car bomb exploded near the Tibesti Hotel, killing one
and injuring two others.cxxxv
Week of 7 September 2014
42
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Benghazi – On 12 September 2014, Tareq Ramadan Misrati was killed by an IED in the Al
Majori Neighborhood of Benghazi. Tareq Misrati was the brother of former intelligence
officer Colonel Juma Misrati who was assassinated in June 2013.cxxxvi
Week of 17 August 2014
Derna – Released on 20 August 2014, a video shows an execution-style killing by an armed
group at a football stadium in eastern Libya. cxxxviiAn amateur video published on social
media sites shows the purported execution of an Egyptian man apparently organized by an
armed group called the Shura Council of Islamic Youth in the eastern city of Derna.cxxxviii
PHOTO 34 - PUBLIC EXECUTION IN DERNA
Week of 20 July 2014
Benghazi – On 21 July 2014, a militia in Benghazi beheaded a Filipino construction worker,
allegedly for being a non-Muslim.
The beheading marks the first Filipino death in Libya since the 2011 revolution, according to
the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. It is also the first reported beheading in the
country since 2011. The construction worker was kidnapped July 15 at a checkpoint in the
Gwarsha district of Benghazi.
A department spokesperson told media that the kidnappers demanded a ransom of
$160,000. cxxxix
43
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Week of 15 June 2014
Benghazi – On 19 June 2014, a bodyguard for former National Transitional chairman
Mustafa Abdul-Jalil was killed by an IED.cxl
Week of 16 March 2014
Benghazi – On 17 March 2014, a car bomb targeting a military academy in Benghazi killed
eight soldiers and wounded another 12.cxli
44
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Locations of ISIS and Affiliates’ Activites
MAP 5 - LOCATIONS OF MAJOR IS ACTIVITIES FROM WEST TO EAST: SABRATHA, TRIPOLI, SUKNAH,
SIRTE, AN NAWFALIYAH, BENGHAZI, DERNA.
45
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Photos of ISIS and Affiliates’ Activities
PHOTO 35 - THE BEHEADING OF A LIBYAN ARMY SOLDIER BY IS
PHOTO 36 - THE CORPSE OF A LIBYAN ARMY SOLDIER BURNED BY IS
46
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 37 - PHOTOS RELEASED BY IS AFTER A VBIED EXPLOSION
OUTSIDE THE TRIPOLI SECURITY DIRECTORATE
PHOTO 38 - THE DESTRUCTION OF TOMBS BY IS
47
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 39 - THE DESTRUCTION OF A STATUE IN DERNA BY IS
PHOTO 40 - COMMANDERS OF IS AFFILIATES IN BENGHAZI. FROM RIGHT
TO LEFT - MOHAMMED AL-ZAHAWI (ANSAR AL-SHARIA), WISSAM BIN
HUMAID (LIBYA SHIELD ONE), AND JALAL MAKHZOUM (RAFALLAH AL-SAHATI BRIGADE)
48
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 41 - IS AFFILIATES FIGHTING THE LIBYAN NATIONAL ARMY IN
AIN MARAH
PHOTO 42 - IS FIGHTERS IN BENGHAZI
49
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 43 - IS FIGHTERS IN AIN MARAH
PHOTO 44 - AN IS FIGHTER PLANTING A FLAG OVER IS CONTROLLED
TERRITORY IN BENGHAZI
50
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 45 - A BANNER IN BENGHAZI DECLARING IS'S OBJECTIVE TO
ESTABLISH SHARIA LAW ACROSS LIBYA
PHOTO 46 - A CONVOY OF NEW IS HISBA (MORALITY POLICE) VEHICLES
IN BENGHAZI
51
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 47 - A CONVOY OF IS FIGHTERS AND VEHICLES IN DERNA
PHOTO 48 - A RALLY AMONG FIGHTERS AND RESIDENTS IN DERNA
52
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 49 - AN AFRICAN CHRISTIAN CONVERTING TO ISLAM AND
PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE TO IS IN SIRTE
PHOTO 50 - A RALLY OF YOUNG MEN PLEDGING ALLEGIANCE TO IS IN
SIRTE
53
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
PHOTO 51 - AN IS FIGHTER GIVING DAWA (CHARITY) TO A CHILD IN
DERNA
PHOTO 52 - A CHILD IN DERNA SHOWING SUPPORT FOR IS
54
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
Endnotes
i Twitter,. 2015. 'Good Morning Libya On Twitter'. Accessed March 12 2015. https://twitter.com/Morning_LY/status/575946130929876992. ii Nasher.me,. 2015. ' ]ضمن مالحم الخالفة في بنغازي ]دك معاقل الصحوات وجند الطاغوت في منطقة المساكن بقنابر الهاون والهاوزر ./Accessed March 12 2015. http://nasher.me/haw-zer .'| ناشر iii Twitter,. 2015. '10 الغريب الليبي On Twitter'. Accessed March 8 2015. https://twitter.com/ramk00012/status/574436417490849792 iv Nytimes.com,. 2015. 'Foreign Workers Missing After Militants Attack Libyan Oil Field'. Accessed March 8 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/08/world/foreign-workers-missing-after-militants-attack-libyan-oil-field.html. v YouTube,. 2015. '1جاهز'. Accessed March 5 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxLRvE8Vykk&t=14. vi Twitter,. 2015. 'عبدالحميد القصيمي On Twitter'. Accessed March 5 2015. https://twitter.com/abdulhameed_91/status/573368323754340352. vii Nasher.me,. 2015. 'إقامة ملتقى دعوي في مدينة درنة | ناشر'. Accessed March 5 2015. http://nasher.me/moltaqa-darna/. viii Af.reuters.com,. 2015. ' UPDATE 1-Islamist Militants Shell Two Libyan Oilfields, Port Pipeline Damaged | News By Country | Reuters '. Accessed March 4 2015. http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL5N0W451A20150302 ix Middle East Eye,. 2015. 'Militants Take Control Of Oil Fields In Central Libya'. Accessed March 4 2015. http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/militants-take-control-oil-fields-central-libya-1103126308. x YouTube,. 2015. 'مالحم الخالفة في بنغازي عملية استشهادية على تجمع لجند الطاغوت'. Accessed March 2 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=430xyARAYOQ&feature=youtu.be. xi https://www.sendspace.com/file/db8xxd xii Twitter. February 28, 2015. Accessed March 1, 2015. https://twitter.com/wheelertweets/status/571773752708612097. xiii "والية طرابلس رسالة إلى إخوة التوحيد." YouTube. February 27, 2015. Accessed March 1, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMXjX-zbH7Y&feature=youtu.be. xiv Facebook.com,. 2015. 'Elizabeth Henderson | Facebook'. Accessed February 25 2015. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1422141928079423. xv News.siteintelgroup.com,. 2015. 'IS Video Shows Corinthia Hotel Suicide Bombers In First Installment Of “Convoys Of The Martyrdom-Seekers” Series | Jihadist News'. Accessed February 25 2015. https://news.siteintelgroup.com/Jihadist-News/is-video-shows-corinthia-hotel-suicide-bombers-in-first-installment-of-convoys-of-the-martyrdom-seekers-series.html. xvi Nasher.me,. 2015. 'ضمن مالحم بنغازي .. اإلغارة على تمركز لجند الطاغوت قرب مديرية المساكن | ناشر'. Accessed February 23 2015. http://nasher.me/egara1/. xvii Twitter,. 2015. 'أخبار مجاهدي ليبيا On Twitter'. Accessed February 23 2015. https://twitter.com/akhbar_m_libya_/status/569492000157728769 xviii Nasher.me,. 2015. 'تنفيذ عمليتين استشهاديتين على استهدفتا غرفة الطاغوت حفتر في المنطقة الشرقية والجبل األخضر | ناشر'. Accessed February 22 2015. http://nasher.me/qoppa/.
55
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
xix Libya, ISIL. 2015. 'ISIL Suicide Bombings Kill At Least 45 In Libya | The National'. Thenational.Ae. Accessed February 22 2015. http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/isil-suicide-bombings-kill-at-least-45-in-libya. xx Twitter,. 2015. 'Toyota Witness On Twitter'. Accessed February 19 2015. https://twitter.com/ToyotaWitness/status/568351774240714752. xxi Dump.to,. 2015. 'بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم المك... - Dump.To - Dump And Share Text & Images Easily And Anonymously!'. Accessed February 19 2015. https://dump.to/hesba11. xxii Twitter,. 2015. 'أخبار مجاهدي ليبيا On Twitter'. Accessed February 19 2015. https://twitter.com/akhbar_m_libya_/status/568164496297951232. xxiii YouTube,. 2015. 'جنود الدولة في سرت قبل قليل " دولة اإلسالم باقية"'. Accessed February 19 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOSXs6NsAog&feature=youtu.be. xxiv Dump.to,. 2015. 'بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم المك... - Dump.To - Dump And Share Text & Images Easily And Anonymously!'. Accessed February 17 2015. https://dump.to/shorta10. xxv بوابة الفجر,. 2015. 'بالفيديو والصور.. 'داعش' يذبح األقباط المصريين المختطفين في ليبيا'. Accessed February 16 2015. https://www.elfagr.org/1654270. xxvi Justpaste.it,. 2015. 'بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم مركز الحياة لإلعالم يقدم Al-Hay... - Justpaste.It'. Accessed February 16 2015. http://justpaste.it/jfg4. xxvii Washington Post,. 2015. 'Video Shows Purported Beheading Of Egyptian Christians In Libya'. Accessed February 16 2015. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/video-shows-purported-beheading-of-egyptian-christians-in-libya/2015/02/15/b8d0f092-b548-11e4-bc30-a4e75503948a_story.html. xxviii Nytimes.Com. Accessed March 11 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/11/world/africa/isis-seizes-opportunity-in-libyas-turmoil.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=photo-spot-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1. xxix Reuters,. 2015. 'UPDATE 3-Libyan Oil Pipeline Sabotaged, Gunmen Storm Sirte Offices'. Accessed February 15 2015. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/14/libya-security-idUSL5N0VO08120150214. xxx Twitter,. 2015. 'Good Morning Libya On Twitter'. Accessed February 15 2015. https://twitter.com/Morning_LY/status/566623961266814977. xxxi Nasher.me,. 2015. 'ضمن مالحم بنغازي .. عملية استشهادية استهدفت نقطة عسكرية لجند الطاغوت في منطقة الليثي | ناشر'. Accessed February 17 2015. http://nasher.me/bingazi8/. xxxii Ansamed.info,. 2015. 'Libya: Isis Flogs Youths For Alcohol Consumption In Derna - General News - Ansamed.It'. Accessed February 15 2015. http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/generalnews/2015/02/13/libya-isis-flogs-youths-for-alcohol-consumption-in-derna_ed20e04e-4a56-4cec-a2bf-2802f7370166.html. xxxiii Nasher.me,. 2015. 'توبة 42 عنصرا يعملون في وزارة الداخلية | ناشر'. Accessed February 17 2015. http://nasher.me/tawba4/. xxxiv "IS Seizes Sirte Hospital: Report." Libya Herald. February 13, 2015. Accessed February 15, 2015. http://www.libyaherald.com/2015/02/13/is-seizes-sirte-hospital-report/. xxxv Telegraph.co.uk,. 2015. 'Alleged Isil Gunmen In Libya 'Seize Radio Station' - Telegraph'. Accessed February 15 2015. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/11412386/Alleged-Isil-gunmen-in-Libya-seize-radio-station.html.
56
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
xxxvi Twitter,. 2015. 'Rida On Twitter'. Accessed February 15 2015. https://twitter.com/libyanproud/status/566150811387166720. xxxvii "Dabiq 7." February 12, 2015. Accessed February 12, 2015. http://ia601506.us.archive.org/27/items/Dabiq7/Dabiq_7.pdf. xxxviii Ansamed.info,. 2015. 'Libya; Sources, 40 Severed Heads Found In Bengasi - General News - Ansamed.It'. Accessed February 12 2015. http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/generalnews/2015/02/11/libya-sources-40-severed-heads-found-in-bengasi_23764bf5-d466-44e2-97a8-fab567f1168c.html. xxxix Nasher.me,. 2015. 'فجر ليبيا .. قتال في سبيل الديمقراطية | ناشر'. Accessed February 12 2015. http://nasher.me/fajrlibya/. xl Twitter,. 2015. 'Islamuntiltheend On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/zholimun_anti/status/564617602828222464 xli Twitter,. 2015. 'Ahmed Sanalla On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/ASanalla/status/564537410831515648 xlii Twitter,. 2015. 'Good Morning Libya On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Morning_LY/status/564078582558097408 xliii مئات األجانب والعرب بصفوف "داعش" في ليبيا Sky News Arabia,. 2015. 'مئات األجانب والعرب بصفوف "داعش" في ليبيا'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.skynewsarabia.com/web/article/722649/%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%94%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%94%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A8-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%88%D9%81-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B4-%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7 xliv Louisa Loveluck, Cairo. 2015. 'Benghazi Faces 'Medical Diasaster' As Libyan City Cut Off By Heavy Fighting - Telegraph'. Telegraph.Co.Uk. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/11396855/Benghazi-faces-medical-diasaster-as-Libyan-city-cut-off-by-heavy-fighting.html. xlv Reuters,. 2015. 'Car Bomber Kills Two, Wounds Around 20 In Libya's Benghazi: Medics'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/06/us-libya-security-idUSKBN0LA0PH20150206. xlvi Twitter,. 2015. 'Mohamed Eljarh On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Eljarh/status/562756943664914434. xlvii Twitter,. 2015. 'James Wheeler On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/wheelertweets/status/562784888987070464. xlviii "Five Oil Workers Still Missing from Mabruk Oil Field Attack." Libya Herald. February 7, 2015. Accessed February 11, 2015. http://www.libyaherald.com/2015/02/07/five-oil-workers-still-missing-from-mabruk-oil-field-attack/. xlix اإلغارة على ثكنات المرتدين في منطقة عين مارة | ناشر Nasher.me,. 2015. 'اإلغارة على ثكنات المرتدين في منطقة عين مارة | ناشر'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://nasher.me/marah6/. l جانب من نشاطات المكتب الدعوي في والية طرابلس | ناشر Nasher.me,. 2015. 'جانب من نشاطات المكتب الدعوي في والية طرابلس | ناشر'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://nasher.me/daawi3/.
57
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
li Islam4libya2. February 4, 2015. Accessed February 15, 2015. https://twitter.com/islam4libya2/status/563171801279516672. lii Twitter,. 2015. 'Good Morning Libya On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Morning_LY/status/562681055585792002/photo/1. liii "Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade Again Attacked: Report." Libya Herald. February 3, 2015. Accessed February 11, 2015. http://www.libyaherald.com/2015/02/03/tripoli-revolutionaries-brigade-again-attacked-report/. liv مقتل شرطي وجرح اثنين في تفجير طرابلس .Accessed February 11 2015 .'بوابة الوسط,. 2015. 'مقتل شرطي وجرح اثنين في تفجير طرابلسhttp://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/59320/. lv Twitter,. 2015. 'Good Morning Libya On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Morning_LY/status/561793439940243456. lvi Manbar.me,. 2015. ' 2 ضمن مالحم بنغازي .. صور من خط الرباط'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://manbar.me/rebat2. lvii Manbar.me,. 2015. ' "صحوات بنغازي .. وآثار الدمار"'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://manbar.me/sahawa4. lviii Nasher.me,. 2015. 'خير لك من حمر النعم( اعتناق ثالثة من نصارى إفريقيا الدين اإلسالمي | ناشر('. Accessed February 11 2015. http://nasher.me/trablos2/. lix Times of Malta,. 2015. 'New Video, Pictures - At Least Nine Killed In Corinthia Tripoli Hotel Attack, Assailants Killed By Grenade - PM To Make Statement In Parliament '. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150127/local/new-video-pictures-at-least-nine-killed-in-corinthia-tripoli-hotel-attack-assailants-killed-by-grenade-pm-to-make-statement-in-parliament.553624. lx Twitter,. 2015. 'Rana Jawad On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Rana_J01/status/560027880546377729. lxi "Fulaan_akh." Twitter. Accessed February 11, 2015. https://twitter.com/fulaan_akh/status/559982490434027521. lxii Twitter,. 2015. 'Libyan™ On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/dovenews/status/560054173946093569. lxiii Manbar.me,. 2015. ' بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم دولة الخالفة اإلسالمية...'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://manbar.me/urnft. lxiv Manbar.me,. 2015. ' توزيع الهدايا والحلوى على أطفال بنغازي'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://manbar.me/atfalben. lxv Justpaste.it,. 2015. 'بسم هللا والصالة والسالم على رسول هللا رسالة مفتوحة إلى... - Justpaste.It'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://justpaste.it/izmy. lxvi Nasher.me,. 2015. 'ضمن نشاطات رجال الحسبة إزالة أحد التماثيل وهدم إحدى األضرحة الشركية | ناشر'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://nasher.me/hesba4/. lxvii Manbar.me,. 2015. ' تقرير مصور اشتباكات مع جند الطاغوت في عين مارة'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://manbar.me/ma3barqa. lxviii Manbar.me,. 2015. ' حيم) قصة هجرة حمن الر .Accessed February 11 2015 .'...بسم هللا الرhttps://manbar.me/grmmz.
58
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
lxix allAfrica.com,. 2015. 'Libya: Ramtane Lamamra Condemns Car Bomb Attack Outside Algeria's Embassy In Tripoli'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://allafrica.com/stories/201501191785.html. lxx Justpaste.it,. 2015. 'بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم توزيع كسوة الشتاء ومساعدات مالية... - Justpaste.It'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://justpaste.it/sadaqat_2. lxxi Justpaste.it,. 2015. ' بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم المكتب اإلعالمي لوالية طرابلس يقد... - Justpaste.It'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://justpaste.it/iv5h. lxxii Cairo, Louisa. 2015. 'Isil Group In Libya Claims Mass Kidnap Of Christians - Telegraph'.Telegraph.Co.Uk. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/11341195/Isil-group-in-Libya-claims-mass-kidnap-of-Christians.html. lxxiii Justpaste.it,. 2015. 'Content Has Been Removed - Justpaste.It'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://justpaste.it/Nsha9hesba. lxxiv Justpaste.it,. 2015. 'Content Has Been Removed - Justpaste.It'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://justpaste.it/2jornalest. lxxv Justpaste.it,. 2015. 'Content Has Been Removed - Justpaste.It'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://justpaste.it/rebat1. lxxvi Justpaste.it,. 2015. 'بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم المكتب اإلعالمي في والية برقة يقدم... - Justpaste.It'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://justpaste.it/estyad. lxxvii Manbar.me,. 2015. ' بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم تقرير مصور عن...'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://manbar.me/taqnasf. lxxviii Twitter,. 2015. 'Good Morning Libya On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Morning_LY/status/551429333483790337 lxxix Justpaste.it,. 2015. 'Content Has Been Removed - Justpaste.It'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://justpaste.it/GazAoth. lxxx "Massacre in Sukna: Report." Libya Herald. January 2, 2015. Accessed February 11, 2015. http://www.libyaherald.com/2015/01/02/massacre-in-sukna-report/. lxxxi Twitter,. 2015. 'بنغازي ستنتصر On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/LIBYA_BREAKNEWS/status/549890839594688512 lxxxii Twitter,. 2015. 'ANADOLU AGENCY (AR) On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/aa_arabic/status/549891835209199616 lxxxiii "Car Bomb outside House of Representatives Hotel in Tobruk." Libya Herald. December 30, 2014. Accessed February 11, 2015. http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/12/30/car-bomb-outside-house-of-representatives-hotel-in-tobruk/. lxxxiv Twitter,. 2015. 'Egypt Speaks On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/egypt_speaks/status/548792251930124289. lxxxv Twitter,. 2015. 'Mohamed Eljarh On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Eljarh/status/548789172744765440. lxxxvi Au.news.yahoo.com,. 2015. 'Car Bomb Hits Diplomatic Security Building In Libyan Capital'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/25864172/car-bomb-hits-diplomatic-security-building-in-libyan-capital/. lxxxvii Libya-al-mostakbal.org,. 2015. '«Libya Al-Mostakbal»'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.libya-al-mostakbal.org/news/clicked/60647.
59
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
lxxxviii بوابة الوسط,. 2014. '»داعش« ينشر تقريرا مصورا لحرق »المرتدين« ببنغازي'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/53674/. lxxxix Twitter,. 2015. 'Good Morning Libya On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Morning_LY/status/544794684670087168. xc Twitter,. 2015. 'Good Morning Libya On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Morning_LY/status/545340546676695040. xci العسكرية بمدخل إجدابيا الشرقي'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/52065/. xcii Manbar.me,. 2015. ' بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم صولة لألسود على...'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://manbar.me/saolaa. xciii Twitter,. 2015. 'Mohamed Eljarh On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Eljarh/status/539350913136484352. xciv Twitter,. 2015. 'لؤي عمران On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/loayomran/status/539354251647283201. xcv Twitter,. 2015. 'لؤي عمران On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/loayomran/status/539356734486487040. xcvi بوابة الوسط,. 2014. 'انفجار سيارة مفخخة أمام مديرية أمن أجدابيا'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/50045/. xcvii News.siteintelgroup.com,. 2014. 'IS Releases 5Th Issue Of English Magazine “Dabiq” | Jihadist News'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://news.siteintelgroup.com/Jihadist-News/is-releases-5th-issue-of-english-magazine-dabiq.html. xcviii Manbar.me,. 2015. ' تقرير مصور عن ديوان الحسبة في والية برقة'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://manbar.me/alhsbah. xcix Justpaste.it,. 2015. ' من ليبيا الرد : على ما ذكره الشيخ حارث النظاري بالدقيق... - Justpaste.It'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://justpaste.it/libyarad. c Manbar.me,. 2015. Accessed February 11 2015. https://manbar.me/isteshhade. ci Manbar.me,. 2015. ' بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيمالحد هلل معز جند ، وناصر...'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://manbar.me/baeanbarqa. cii Manbar.me,. 2015. ' بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيمبيعة العشرات من أهالي والية برقة...'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://manbar.me/baeaat. ciii Manbar.me,. 2015. ' بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم استعراض جيش الخالفة في والية برقة '. Accessed February 11 2015. https://manbar.me/isteraad. civ https://www.alplatformmedia.com/vb/showthread.php?t=69352 cv بوابة الوسط,. 2014. '»داعش« ينشر صورا لمقاتليه في طرابلس'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/48232/. cvi Manbar.me,. 2015. Accessed February 11 2015. https://manbar.me/aasaad. cvii Twitter,. 2015. 'Nizar Elennabi.نـزار On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/NizarElannabi/status/532763879869521920. cviii witter,. 2015. 'Nizar Elennabi.نـزار On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/NizarElannabi/status/532765253449547777.
60
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
cix English.alarabiya.net,. 2015. Accessed February 11 2015. http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/11/13/Car-explodes-near-Egypt-embassy-in-Libya-.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twitter. cx "Bomb Attack on Marj Checkpoint Injures Three." Libya Herald. November 14, 2014. Accessed February 11, 2015. http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/11/14/bomb-attack-on-marj-checkpoint-injures-three/. cxi Twitter,. 2015. 'Mohanid Elghadi مهند On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/MElghadi/status/533228558165237760. cxii بوابة الوسط,. 2014. 'إصابة عنصري أمن في انفجار عبوة ناسفة في مدينة المرج'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/47428/. cxiii Twitter,. 2015. 'Majed On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/alwahieshi/status/532617411485523969. cxiv Twitter,. 2015. 'Mohamed Eljarh On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Eljarh/status/532472048682299392. cxv Twitter,. 2015. 'Mohamed Eljarh On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Eljarh/status/532479247726968832. cxvi Twitter,. 2015. 'لؤي عمران On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/loayomran/status/532474754629107712. cxvii Twitter,. 2015. 'Libyaalhurra On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/LibyaAlHurraTV/status/532699654291734529. cxviii Twitter,. 2015. 'Mohamed Eljarh On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Eljarh/status/532457775918764032. cxix Twitter,. 2015. 'Libyaalhurra On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/LibyaAlHurraTV/status/532485635047956480. cxx Twitter,. 2015. 'Mohamed Eljarh On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Eljarh/status/532466468248907776. cxxi BBC News,. 2014. 'Activists Beheaded In Eastern Libya'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30011640. cxxii Twitter,. 2015. 'Military Studies On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/ArmedResearch/status/532215243356000256/photo/1. cxxiii Facebook.com,. 2015. 'Facebook'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=378181275681301&set=vb.100004682946200&type=2&theater. cxxiv Twitter,. 2015. 'Mutaz Gedalla On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/mutaz20042000/status/532310833863610368. cxxv بوابة الوسط,. 2014. 'ذبح متطوع بقاعدة بنينا الجوية'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/46923/. cxxvi Twitter,. 2015. 'Mohamed Eljarh On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Eljarh/status/531447615452631041. cxxvii Reuters,. 2015. 'Bomb Explodes In Libyan Town As U.N. Envoy Meets PM Thinni'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/09/us-libya-security-idUSKCN0IT0K920141109?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews.
61
Beheadings, Car Bombings, and the Islamic State’s Expansion in Libya
cxxviii Mail Online,. (2014). 2 arrested in bombings near Libya-UN meeting. Retrieved 11 February 2015, from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-2828396/2-arrested-bombings-near-Libya-UN-meeting.html cxxix Twitter,. 2015. 'Good Morning Libya On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Morning_LY/status/551484415382409217. cxxx Justpaste.it,. 2015. 'قناة التوحيد تقدم الدورة العلمية لفضيلة الشيخ تركي البنعل... - Justpaste.It'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://justpaste.it/huch. cxxxi Washingtoninstitute.org,. 2015. 'The Islamic State's First Colony In Libya'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-islamic-states-first-colony-in-libya. cxxxii Twitter,. 2015. 'Good Morning Libya On Twitter'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://twitter.com/Morning_LY/status/524356201535270912. cxxxiii بوابة الوسط,. 2014. '»داعش« في ليبيا: يمني أميرا على درنة وسعودي يتلقى البيعة للبغدادي'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/45321/. cxxxiv YouTube,. 2015. 'بيعة البغدادي في ملتقى مد االيادي - درنة ليبيا'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nttnpy1UcrE. cxxxv بوابة الوسط,. 2014. 'قتيل وجريحين جراء انفجار سيارة في بنغازي'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/41051/. cxxxvi بوابة الوسط,. 2014. 'اغتيال شقيق العقيد جمعة المصراتي في بنغازي'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/36397/. cxxxvii Amnesty.org,. 2015. '‘Public Execution’ In Football Stadium Shows Libya’S Descent Into Lawlessness | Amnesty International'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/public-execution-football-stadium-shows-libya-s-descent-lawlessness-2014-08-21. cxxxviii YouTube,. 2015. 'Libyan Islamists Hold Public Execution At Soccer Field'. Accessed February 11 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlpA182B7cU. cxxxix Banco, Erin. 2015. 'In Libya's First Known Beheading, Militia Kills Filipino Construction Worker '. International Business Times. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.ibtimes.com/libyas-first-known-beheading-militia-kills-filipino-construction-worker-1634354. cxl "Abdel Jalil Bodyguard Dies after Bomb Attack." Tripoli. June 19, 2014. Accessed February 11, 2015. http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/06/19/abdel-jalil-bodyguard-dies-following-bomb-attack/. cxli Aljazeera.com,. 2014. 'Deadly Bomb Blast Hits Libya Army Camp'. Accessed February 11 2015. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2014/03/libya-army-camp-blast-2014317111142983333.html.
![Libya news [backup libyasos] 09. March - 15. March 2012.](https://static.fdocuments.in/doc/165x107/577d1e8c1a28ab4e1e8eb9ac/libya-news-backup-libyasos-09-march-15-march-2012.jpg)
![Libya news [backup libyasos] 23. March - 01. April 2012.](https://static.fdocuments.in/doc/165x107/577d1e8c1a28ab4e1e8eb9f0/libya-news-backup-libyasos-23-march-01-april-2012.jpg)
