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.
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Action – 18 August 2014
While some groups have expressed their support for Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, ISIS in Libya did not exist yet.
Action – 10 August 2014
While some groups in Libya have expressed their support for Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, ISIS in Libya did not exist yet.
Action – 3 August 2014
While some groups expressed their support for Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, ISIS in Libya did not exist yet.
Action – 1 September 2014
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.