ISIS did not exist in Libya but Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi and various jihadis in Derna were aligning themselves increasingly with the Tripoli/GNC faction as the country fragmented into two blocs.

While some groups have expressed their support for Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, ISIS in Libya did not exist yet.

While some groups in Libya have expressed their support for Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, ISIS in Libya did not exist yet.

While some groups expressed their support for Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, ISIS in Libya did not exist yet.

Although ISIS did not formally exist in Libya, the forces of Operation Libya Dawn, the umbrella group comprising brigades from Misrata and other allied Islamist brigades in the West, were continuing to consolidate their control of the capital.