ISIS

Our archive of political and security incidents relating to Islamic State activity in Libya

22-28 Nov: LNA Declares Oil Crescent Closed Military Zone Due to ISIS

Last week, the LNA declared the Oil Crescent to be a closed military zone after a number of ISIS convoys were seen inside Harawah town, between Sirte and Sidra. On 26 November, al-Ghani oil field was ransacked and buildings torched by unknown assailants. The LNA announced it captured Dernawi ISIS fighter Anis Bualjieh Awami last month.

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1 – 7 Nov: LNA post in Jufra attacked

On 4 November, an LNA security post on the road between Jufra and Brak al-Shatti in south-west Libya was attacked by unknown assailants, killing two people. Reports that ISIS fighters still present on the coast east of Sirte.

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