IS struck against another foreign target in the capital this week, with the group’s Tripoli Wilaya claiming responsibility for the bombing of the Spanish embassy.
Action – 27 April 2015
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IS struck against another foreign target in the capital this week, with the group’s Tripoli Wilaya claiming responsibility for the bombing of the Spanish embassy.
There was no noteworthy ISIS activity in Libya this week.
The so-called Tripoli Wilaya of the Islamic State struck in the capital again this week, claiming responsibility for attacks against the South Korean and Moroccan embassies.
IS launched another attack on Misrata this week, detonating a car bomb on 5 April at the Sadada checkpoint to the east of the city. Operation Libya Dawn looks as far as ever from dislodging IS from Sirte. IS fighters are in key positions inside Sirte and clearly have no intention of backing down.