2014
Jun June 27th: Prominent civil society activist, Salwa Bughagis, killed likely by Jihadists
Jul July 14th: Libyan Abu Mahjan Al-Ta’ifi Brigade sends 50 men to Iraq to support ISIS
Aug
Sep Sept 8th: HoR moves against the Mufti, adding an overt religious dimension to the HoR/GNC conflict
Oct
Nov Nov 3rd: Shura Council of the Youth of Islam in Derna pledge their allegiance to ISIS, most high profile pledge to ISIS yet
Dec Dec 28th: Killing of Coptic doctor and daughter in Sirte and attack on Sidra both by ISIS precursor elements
2015
Jan Jan 19th: Coptic Christians abducted in Sirte
Feb Feb 16th: ISIS beheads 21 Egyptian Copts
Mar Mar 2nd: ISIS calls on fighters to come to Libya instead of Syria
Apr Apr 13th: Tripoli Wilaya of ISIS claim attacks against South Korean and Moroccan embassies
May May 11th: Clashes in Sirte btw Misratan 166 and local ISIS cells
Jun
Jul July 13th: In Twitter video ISIS acknowledges losses in Derna
Aug Aug 17th: Farjani uprising against ISIS in Sirte
Sep Sept 28th: Islamic State attacks the oil terminal at Sidra
Oct Oct 26th: Unidentified Jets bomb ISIS targets; executions continue in Sirte
Nov
Dec Dec 7th: In Tripoli, pro-GNC militias captured an alleged member of ISIS last week
Dec 15th: ISIS features Libya leader in Dabiq and establishes City Charter in Sirte
2016
Jan Jan 12th: 3-day ISIS assault on oil crescent ports
Jan 27th: Execution of 25 Sirte residents in the city square for various offenses
Feb Feb 17th: ISIS fights for survival in Benghazi and Derna, consolidating its forces in Sirte and Harwah
Mar Mar 22nd: After Brussels attacks videos show ISIS fighters in Sirte distributing celebratory candy
Apr Apr 5th: ISIS attacked the Al Beda 47 oil field, demands Sirte residents attend Fajr prayers
Apr 14th: Heavy fighting between ISIS and PFG between Bin Jawwad and Sidra
May May 9th: Surprise ISIS attack on Misratan forces in Abu Grein
May 30th: Significant gains by Bunyan Marsus GNA forces reduced ISIS to 200 km of coast line
Jun June 13th: Bunyan Marsus take full control of Sirte’s port
June 27th: Bunyan Marsus estimate only 500-700 ISIS fighters in Sirte
Jul July 25th: Fight in Sirte protracts as ISIS mounts SVBIEDs in Misratan-controlled areas
Aug Aug 1st: Serraj announces US airstrikes
Aug 29th: SVBIED attacks reveal ISIS strategy
Sep Sept 20th: ISIS seepage southwards confirmed by clashes
Oct Oct 4th: Dutch journalist killed by ISIS sniper
Oct 18th: BM forces declare imminent liberation of Sirte
Nov Nov 22nd: ISIS posts images of checkpoints south of Sirte
Dec Dec 20th: ISIS attack Man Mad River control station
2017
Jan Jan 10th: Captured ISIS fighters says missing Tunisian journalists killed in Derna
Jan 17th: ISIS sets up checkpoint in Wadi Bey, hijacks fuel tanker
Feb Feb 21th: US says obtained intelligence from ISIS camps hit by airstrikes. Displaced begin return to Sirte.
Mar Mar 28th: US AFRICOM estimates 100 – 200 ISIS fighters left in Libya
Apr Apr 25th: Libyan ISIS commander, Abdullah Dabbashi, killed in Sabratha
May May 7th: ISIS ambushes Misratan fighters south of Abu Grein
May 14th: ISIS hijacks fuel trucks south of Sirte
Jun Jun 14th: The LNA-affiliated 116 brigade arrest ISIS cell
Jul Jul 26th: Al-Bunyan al-Marsous anticipate ISIS attack on Sirte
Aug Aug 23rd: ISIS attack LNA-controlled al-Fugaha checkpoint in Jufra
Sep Sep 22nd: The US conduct an airstrike on a ISIS camp south-east of Sirte
Oct Oct 25th: ISIS attack the ‘Tisan’ checkpoint south of Ajdabiya
Nov Nov 15th: The LNA conduct two airstrikes against an ISIS target southeast of Sirte
Dec Dec 24th: A mass gave containing twenty ISIS fighters was uncovered in Sirte
2018
Jan Jan 11th: A would-be ISIS bomber surrenders to al-Bunyan al-Marsous
Feb Feb 21th: ISIS undertook a VBIED attack on a LNA checkpoint near Waddan
Mar Mar 11th: The Sirte Operations Room kill three ISIS leaders fleeing Derna
Apr Apr 19th: Civilians were injured in a shooting at an ISIS checkpoint near Marada
May May 7th: ISIS SVBIED targets LNA Checkpoint 60, south east of Ajdabiya
Jun Jun 2nd: ISIS fighters attack a police station in al-Qanan
Jul Jul 24th: ISIS fighters raided a police station in al-Uqaylah
Aug Aug 23rd: ISIS attack the Kaam checkpoint 20 km east of Khoms
Sep Sep 22nd: ISIS raid Libya’s National Oil Corporation offices in Tripoli
Oct Oct 12th: ISIS member Abdelhakim al-Mashout is arrested
Nov Nov 23rd: ISIS launch an assault on the town of Tazirbu, leaving at least 8 dead and 11 wounded
Dec Dec 8th: ISIS execute six of the ten men they abducted in Fuqaha
2019
Jan Jan 7th: Rada release details on individuals suspected of orchestrating ISIS attacks in Tripoli and the Oil Crescent
Feb Feb 19th: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister stated that ISIS in Libya was “boosting ties with al-Qaeda”
Mar Mar 7th: A gang of five men suspected of having connections to ISIS were arrested as they reportedly attempted in to ‘infiltrate’ Tripoli
Apr Apr 9th: ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on the town of Fuqaha, in the southern Jufra region
May May 4th: ISIS claimed an attack against the LNA’s 160 Brigade Jabril Baba training camp in Sebha
September 23, 2020
Isis in Action

On 21 September, the LNA claimed that it had arrested an ISIS member in the town of Ghadduwah. On 15 September, the LNA conducted a raid against an ISIS cell in Sebha. According to a press briefing by LNA spokesperson Ahmed Mismari, the raid resulted in clashes that lasted approximately 7 hours and in which 9 ISIS members were killed.

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August 27, 2020
Isis in Action

On 20 August, a British court sentenced 22-year old Hashem Abedi, the brother of Manchester Area bomber Salman Abedi, to jail for at least 55 years for the murder of 22 people. On 25 August, Assistant Secretary General Coninsx briefed the UNSC on the UNSG’s 11th ISIL report.

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August 19, 2020
Isis in Action

On 16 August, the LNA claimed to have killed three ISIS-Libya fighters in Ghadduwa. On 12 August, a military operation in the Murzuq region led to the arrest of ‘suspected’ ISIS Libya affiliates.

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