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Foreword Terrorism and ISIS in particular is an existential threat not only to Libya but to the global community. The massacre of 30 Ethiopian Christians, the murder of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Sirte, Libya, the burning alive of a Jordanian pilot in Syria, and the recent attacks in Tunisia, France, and Copenhagen are only a small portion of the heinous crimes committed by these criminals in the name of Islam. The document you have in your hands lists the atrocities committed on a daily basis in Libya. If these criminals are not dealt with, they will continue to murder, kidnap, extort, and enslave innocent people with ever greater impunity. LIAS will distribute these updates on a regular basis so that these crimes are widely reported and these criminals exposed for what they really are.
Dr. Aref Ali Nayed Chairman, Libyan Institute for Advanced Studies
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Table of Contents Glossary of Actors ...................................................................................................................... 5 Organizations ......................................................................................................................... 5 Individuals ............................................................................................................................. 5 Locations ................................................................................................................................ 5 Map of Libya and Provinces....................................................................................................... 6 Map of Libyan Population Density ............................................................................................ 7 Definition of Categorized Events ...............................................................................................8 ISIS Background, Situation, Expansion, and Strategy in Libya ................................................ 9 Overview................................................................................................................................. 9 Situation ................................................................................................................................. 9 Expansion ............................................................................................................................. 10 Strategy ................................................................................................................................. 11 Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 12 Terrorist Activity in Libya ........................................................................................................ 14 Week of 4 October, 2015 ...................................................................................................... 19 Week of 27 September, 2015 ................................................................................................ 19 Week of 13 September, 2015 ................................................................................................20 Week of 6 September, 2015 .................................................................................................. 21 Week of 30 August, 2015...................................................................................................... 21 Week of 23 August, 2015 ...................................................................................................... 21 Week of 16 August. 2015 ...................................................................................................... 22 Week of 2 August 2015 ......................................................................................................... 22 Week of 26 July 2015 ........................................................................................................... 23 Week of 19 July 2015 ............................................................................................................ 23 Week of 12 July 2015 ............................................................................................................ 23 Week of 5 July 2015 ............................................................................................................. 25 Week of 28 June 2015 .......................................................................................................... 26 Week of 21 June 2015 ........................................................................................................... 27 Week of 14 June 2015........................................................................................................... 31 Week of 7 June 2015 ............................................................................................................ 33 Week of 31 May 2015............................................................................................................ 36 Week of 24 May 2015 ........................................................................................................... 42 Week of 17 May 2015 ............................................................................................................ 51 2
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Week of 10 May 2015 ........................................................................................................... 62 Week of 3 May 2015 ............................................................................................................. 69 Week of 26 April 2015 .......................................................................................................... 76 Week of 19 April 2015 ..........................................................................................................82 Week of 12 April 2015 ..........................................................................................................89 Week of 5 April 2015 ............................................................................................................ 91 Week of 29 March 2015........................................................................................................ 96 Week of 22 March 2015........................................................................................................98 Week of 15 March 2015 ...................................................................................................... 101 Week of 8 March 2015 ....................................................................................................... 106 Week of 1 March 2015 ........................................................................................................ 109 Week of 22 February 2015 ..................................................................................................112 Week of 15 February 2015 ................................................................................................... 115 Week of 8 February 2015 ................................................................................................... 118 Week of 1 February 2015 .................................................................................................... 122 Week of 25 January 2015 ................................................................................................... 124 Week of 18 January 2015 ................................................................................................... 126 Week of 11 January 2015 .................................................................................................... 128 Week of 4 January 2015 ..................................................................................................... 129 Week of 28 December 2014 ............................................................................................... 130 Week of 21 December 2014 ................................................................................................. 131 Week of 14 December 2014 ................................................................................................ 132 Week of 7 December 2014 .................................................................................................. 132 Week of 30 November 2014 ............................................................................................... 132 Week of 23 November 2014 ............................................................................................... 133 Week of 16 November 2014................................................................................................ 133 Week of 9 November 2014 ................................................................................................. 134 Week of 2 November 2014 ................................................................................................. 137 Week of 19 October 2014 ................................................................................................... 137 Week of 5 October 2014 ..................................................................................................... 138 Week of 7 September 2014 ................................................................................................. 138 Week of 17 August 2014 ..................................................................................................... 138 Week of 20 July 2014 ......................................................................................................... 138 Week of 15 June 2014......................................................................................................... 139 3
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Week of 16 March 2014 ...................................................................................................... 139 Main Hubs of ISIS Activity .................................................................................................... 140
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Glossary of Actors Organizations Libya Dignity – The military operation led by General Khalifa Haftar commanding the Libyan Army to rid Benghazi of Islamist militias, he is allied to the internationally recognized House of Representatives in Tobruk. Libya Dawn – A coalition of militias based in Tripoli and Misrata, currently under the command of the now defunct General National Congress. Libya Sunrise – A faction of Libya Dawn, they are the armed units operating in western Libya, stationed in Bin Jawad. Currently, Operation Sunrise is attempting to seize the As Sidr and Ras Lanuf oil terminals from the Libyan National Army. Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi (AAS) aka Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries – Islamic Militia Islamic State in Cyrenaica (Barqa) - (MSSI) Majlis Shura Shabab al-Islam – Islamic Militia in Derna, associated with ISIL, largest ISIL affiliate Islamic State in Tripolitania – Islamic Militia, associated with ISIL Islamic State in Fezzan – Islamic Militia, associated with ISIL
Individuals Khalifa Haftar – Head of Operation Libya Dignity, allied to HoR, currently leading the Libyan Army against Islamist militias in Benghazi Wissam bin Humaid – Commander of Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries (AAS) Mohammed al-Zahawi – Former Commander of Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi, killed in January 2015 Abu Taleb al-Jazrawey – Yemeni Emir of Islamic State in Derna
Locations Tripolitania (aka Tarabulus) – NW province, capital is Tripoli Cyrenaica (aka Barqa) – Eastern Province, capital is Benghazi Fezzan – Southern Province, capital Sebha Derna – Eastern port city, IS headquarters and training center Sirte – Central port city, IS in Tripolitania headquarters (Ouagadougou Conference Center) Bayda – Eastern city, Home to Al-Thinni’s cabinet and Constitutional Drafting Assembly Bin Jawad – Central city, frontline for the As Sidr and Ras Lanuf oil terminal battles Sabratha – City west of Tripoli, stronghold for IS in Tripolitania Sebha – Southwestern city, capital of Fezzan, likely the headquarters for IS in Fezzan 5
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Map of Libya and Provinces
M AP 1 - PROVINCES OF L IBYA
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Map of Libyan Population Density
M AP 2 - L IBYAN P OPULATION D ENSITY M AP
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Definition of Categorized Events Armed Clashes – Battles or skirmishes between two armed organizations using but not limited to light, medium, and heavy weaponry. Beheading – The act of execution by decapitation. Human Rights Violations – Acts committed by a group or individual that deliberately disregard moral principles or norms outlined in international laws such as the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Kidnapping – The forceful abduction and detention of an individual or group. Murder – The act of intentionally killing another human, this includes targeted killings and assassinations. Propaganda/Recruitment – The production of media to deliberately spread the principles or doctrines of an organization in the attempt to further that organization’s agenda.
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ISIS Background, Situation, Expansion, and Strategy in Libya Overview The launch of Operation Dawn in July 2014 by militias based in Tripoli and Mistrata, provided the catalyst to sufficiently destabilize Libya’s already fragile political and security situation. During this time, elements of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, long present in eastern Libya, seized the opportunity to advance their own agenda. Over the past year, IS in Libya has grown from a small group of jihadists in Derna, allegedly sent in mid-September 2014 by ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to an increasingly dangerous force, with bases of operation within all three historical provinces of Libya.
Situation The beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians and the massacre of 30 Ethiopian Christians in videos released in February and April 2015 respectively shows that ISIS (or ISIL) has considerable influence outside areas originally declared in their “caliphate.” Towards the end of one of the videos, the leader of the group declared, in clear
P HOTO 1 – IS LEADER ABU SULEIMAN A L-J AHBATHY T HREATENS ROME
English, that Wilayat al-Tarbabulus will be the base for ISIS’s planned advance on Rome. In other videos, ISIS members announce their desire to use Libya as a platform for future expansion and attacks against Europe, notably Italy. An essay written by a prominent ISIS supporter outlines ISIS’s plans for Libya. The author calls Libya a “strategic gateway for the Islamic State.” The essay states that “Libya, by the permission of God, is the key to Tunisia, Sudan, Mali, Algeria, and Niger too. It is the anchor from which can be reached Africa and the Islamic Maghreb. However, for this dream to become a reality we must move quickly.” Finally the author states, “(Libya) has a long coastline and looks upon the southern Crusader states, which can be reached with ease by even a rudimentary boat and note that the number of ‘illegal immigration’ trips from this coast is massive, estimated to be as high as 500 people 9
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a day, as a low estimate. “According to many [of these immigrants], it is easily possible to pass through Maritime Security Checkpoints and arrive in cities. If this was even partially exploited and developed strategically, pandemonium could be wrought in the southern Europe. It is even possible that there could be a closure of shipping lines because of the targeting of Crusader ships and tankers.”
Expansion After the 2011 revolution, portions of the eastern city of Darnah, a city known for its sympathies for fundamentalist religious groups, had been under the control of Majlis Shura Shabab al-Islam (MSSI). Members of MSSI appear to have been the conduit for ISIS representatives to enter eastern Libya. Reports on social media website began showing members of MSSI implementing hisba (accountability patrols) throughout the city, in a manner mirroring patrols by ISIS members in Mosul and Raqqa. These patrols were the first tendrils of ISIS’s presence in Libya. By mid-September 2014 photos posted to social media sites showed several large ISIS parades throughout Darnah. On 3 October 2014, members of MSSI held a large rally in the center of Darnah declaring baya (allegiance) to ISIS and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. It was later noted by Atlantic Council research fellow Mohamed Eljarh that a Saudi Arabian named Abu Habib Al-Jazrawi was declared emir of the newly created Wilayat Darnah. This declaration has become the first substantial foothold for ISIS outside of Iraq and Syria. ISIS representatives have used Darnah as a springboard to spread its influence throughout the other provinces of Libya. The continued political and military chaos in Libya following the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 has provided an ideal situation for extremist organizations such as ISIS to expand throughout Libya. In the months following MSSI’s declaration of allegiance to ISIS in October, attacks attributed to other ISIS related groups have occurred across all regions of Libya. During the week of 9 November 2014, three car bombings and four beheadings were carried out by groups affiliated with ISIS in the eastern province of Barqa. In December 2014, IS affiliates of the Tarabulus province took credit for car bombings outside of the Diplomatic
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Security Headquarters in Tripoli, later detonating a car bomb outside of the Embassy of Algeria. Later that month, ISIS in Sirte kidnapped a group of Egyptian Coptic Christians. On 3 January, members of ISIS in Fezzan, Libya’s southern promise, attacked a Libyan Army checkpoint in Sokhna, killing 14 soldiers and two cooks while they were sleeping. Since then, ISIS affiliates have increased the diversity and lethality of their attacks. ISIS members in Libya have taken credit for the attack on the Corinthia hotel in Tripoli, the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians, the massacre of 30 Ethiopian Christians, and coordinated car bombings of three locations in Qubbah and around Derna. ISIS in Libya has repeatedly demonstrated a willingness to target both civilians and government officials. As of November 2015, ISIS in Libya has expanded to Harawah (Cyrenaica Province), Nawfaliyah (Cyrenaica Province), and Al-Khmes (Tripolitania Province). The momentum grows as it executes more attacks, gathers more followers and fighters, and moves towards attacking sensitive national infrastructure – including oil terminals across the Sirte Basin.
Individuals ISIS in Libya and Ansar al Sharia has been made up of a small clique of important and influential individual. They act as the connecting tissue between the group in Syria and Iraq, and the one transplanted in Libya. -
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Abu Taleb al-Jazwrawey (Yemeni national based in Derna) was the former Emir of the group in Libya before he was killed in clashes in the summer of 2015 Jalal Makhzoum (Libyan national and member of the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries) is the commander of the Al Hwari and Bouhdaima conflict areas Mohamed al Edresy (Libyan national and member of the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries) was released from Jordanian prison after his brother kidnapped the Jordanian Ambassador Ahmed al Tajouri (Libyan national and member of the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries) is the commander of the Western Benghazi war zone (al Tarya, Helles, and Al Mraysa)
Strategy Aaron Zelin, Richard Barrow Fellow for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, recently stated that ISIS in Libya seems to be attempting to follow the same tactics it so effectively employed in Iraq and Syria last June. Unlike its predecessor al-Qaeda, ISIS has effectively used media sharing websites such as JustPasteIt, Manbar, and Twitter to 11
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continually update its supporters and potential recruits that it is active in the areas under its control. These press releases not only show the results of attacks by ISIS affiliates throughout Libya, but also show the same organizations proselytizing (dawah) children and the poor. Like in Iraq and Syria, the considerably well produced media publications have been used as a powerful tool to build both community support for the group and attract foreign recruits. In regards to recruitment, ISIS has recently launched a large campaign to funnel fighters from other extremist groups within Libya. Again, this follows a similar tactic employed by ISIS in Syria, attracting fighters from similar organizations such as Jahbat al-Nusra and recruiting them to fight for the Islamic State. The Islamic State in Libya’s largest target has been Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi. ISIS has released a series of statements urging the seasoned fighters of Ansar al-Sharia to join ISIS’s ranks. This campaign seems to have started following the announcement of the death of Ansar al-Sharia’s leader, Mohammed alZahawi. A video released on 27 February 2015 shows an ISIS fighter calling for supporters to travel to Libya and fight. Other analysts note that ISIS is using Libya as a regional command center and a launching point for further expansion. Large stockpiles of Gaddafi-era weapons can be found throughout Libya. In addition, porous borders allow ISIS to easily smuggle fighters from neighboring countries. On 25 February, Libya’s Tripoli based government abolished entry visas for Algerian and Moroccan nationals. Over 2,000 Moroccans and Algerians are thought to be currently fighting with ISIS. Finally, ISIS attacks on Libyan oil facilities may suggest their desire to control portions of Libya’s lucrative oil resources. It is estimated that ISIS in Iraq and Syria generated up to $2 million per day from illegal oil exports. A similar strategy in Libya would provide substantial funding.
Conclusions As noted in the 5th edition of ISIS’s online magazine Dabiq, its largest foreign base of support is Libya. The drastic increase in bombings, kidnappings, and beheadings throughout Libya by organizations allied to ISIS seems to have proven these claims true. ISIS in Libya has been able to take advantage of the nation’s post-revolutionary political turmoil to establish a base of support, though to a lesser degree, using the same tactics as in Iraq and Syria. Like in Iraq and Syria, ISIS in Libya has been able to recruit foreign fighters to join its ranks, as seen at the Corinthia Hotel. Given heavy military setbacks in Kobane and Mosul, coupled with ISIS’s 12
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heavy campaigning for immigration by ISIS officials, ISIS members have turned to Libya as its next area of expansion. Without international cooperation with Libya’s recognized government, ISIS will continue to flourish in Northern Africa.
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Terrorist Activity in Libya Week of 8 November, 2015 Derna – On 15 November, ISIS in Libya declares that it had successfully launched a suicide bomber on Derna. The assailant is celebrated and his name, Abu Abdallah al Masray, is released.i
Sirte – On 14 November, ISIS militants celebrated what they called the blessed invasion of Paris after attacks in the French capital killed more than 120 innocents.
P HOTO 3: ISIS MEMBERS HAND CANDY AND L EAFLET PROPAGANDA TO CITIZENS IN S IRTEii
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P HOTO 4: BENGHAZI – ON 12 N OVEMBER , THE S HURA C OUNCIL OF B ENGHAZI REVOLUTIONARIES PUBLISHED A VIDEO WHERE THEY CLAIMED TO CONTROL CAMP 319 IN THE CITY.iii
Al Khumes – On 10 November, a suicide bomber struck the Al Khumes City Air Force academy. The attack was claimed by ISIS in Libya. iv
Week of 1 November, 2015 Cyrenaica -- On 7 November, Abu Omar al Maghrebi was featured in a video message calling on medical staff to come to support ISIS in ‘liberated territory.’ In the video, he
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referred to the necessity to liberate Al Andalus (Spain and Portugal) and Rome (Italy), and also stressed that Libya was only the beginning of the Islamic State’s territorial expansion.
P HOTO 5: SCREENSHOT FROM A BU OMAR’S VIDEO MESSAGE
P HOTO 6: ON 5 N OVEMBER , ISIS MEMBERS DISTRIBUTE PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS TO RESIDENTS OF H ARAWAH
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P HOTO 7: ON 1 N OVEMBER , ISIS IN S IRTE PUBLISHES PHOTOS OF MILITANTS WHIPPING A SUPPOSED ALCOHOLIC AND ANOTHER WHO HAS COMMITTED ADULTERY
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P HOTO 8: ON 30 OCTOBER , IN H ARAWAH, ISIS PROPAGANDA AND RECRUITMENT OFFICERS PORTRAY THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES
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P HOTO 9: ON 27 OCTOBER , ISIS BEHEADED A MAN IN FOR SUPPOSEDLY BEING A SORCERER .
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Week of 18 October, 2015 Benghazi – On 23 October, at least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when mortar shells hit a protest in Al Keesh area against a United Nations proposal for a unity government to end a political crisis, medical sources said. A popular pro-ISIS Facebook page claimed responsibility for firing the mortar rounds.viii
Derna – On 21 October, ISIS in Libya released a new shocking video showing an alleged spy being dragged to his death behind a vehicle. The horrific footage shows the man, Rushdi Ageela Omran AlMasouri, 43, being tied up to the back of the truck and driven along the main road until he dies from his injuries. Another man – Mohamed Tayib Ali AlAmri, 23 – was shot in the head after being made to dig his own grave.ix
P HOTO 10: M AN BEING DRAGGED TO HIS DEATH BY ISIS IN D ERNA
Benghazi -- On 19 October, the Islamic State in Barqah, Libya released a video featuring the beheading of a Christian man from South Sudan and the execution of a Libyan soldier. In the video, which was released on the ISIS-affiliated online forum Shumoukh Al-Islam, the South Sudanese national identified himself as Kuel Gai Owek Ajak, a Christian from the Bahr AlGhazal region. The other man, who identified himself as infantry soldier Faraj Ismael Abd Al-Hameed, said he had been captured in Al-Nawaqiyyah region, west of Benghazi.x
P HOTO 11: PHOTOS OF THE TWO MEN EXECUTED BY ISIS IN B ENGHAZI.
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Week of 11 October, 2015 Ajdabiya -- On 17 October, ISIS claimed credit for an adhesive explosive device (AED) attached to a car that killed one individual and wounded several others, allegedly in an attempt on the life of Salafi Preacher Sheikh Mohammed Budiam al-Fakhri. The next day, ISIS gunmen opened fire on Colonel Atiya Allah al-Orabi, head of the Libyan National Army (LNA) intelligence services in Ajdabiya, at his home, killing him. xi
P HOTO 12: ISIS CLAIMS CREDIT FOR ASSASSINATION OF LNA C OLONEL
Sirte -- On 16 October, IS militants executed two imams and stringing up their bodies in public. One was said to be a Sufi sheikh and the other a respected Salafi imam.xii
Week of 4 October, 2015 Sirte -- On 7 October, ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack on an army bus near Juffra.xiii Sirte – On 3 October, ISIS destroyed contraband and hundreds of cartons of tobacco products.xiv
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Sirte -- On 27 September, English-speaking female jihadis used social media to lure western Muslims to join them with Islamic State in Libya, a new front in the war on terror just 400 miles from Europe’s shores. In late June one woman calling herself Umm [sister] Unknown wrote: “Come to Libya. Hijra [religious migration] is not only to Shaam [Syria] now. Libya needs you too.” xv Benghazi – On 28 September, seven jihadists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group and three soldiers of Libya’s recognised government died in weekend clashes in the eastern city of Benghazi, military and medical sources said Sunday. Seven members of Libyan branches of ISIS were killed and seven others captured, according to the army’s central command.xvi
Week of 13 September, 2015 Tripoli -- On 18 September, four militants loyal to the Islamic State attacked a prison on inside the air base that serves as the only working airport in Tripoli. A group calling itself the Tripolitania Province of the Islamic State released a statement claiming responsibility for the assault, saying the aim was to free prisoners held at the facility. The group said its fighters “clashed with the guards and killed and wounded many of them.”xvii
P HOTO 13: A PHOTOGRAPH WITH THE STATEMENT SHOWED THE FOUR FIGHTERS SAID TO HAVE CARRIED OUT THE ATTACK SITTING ON A GRASSY LAWN .
Benghazi – On 14 September, Jihadis fighting for the Islamic State in Libya have filmed themselves brutally murdering a Tunisian baker after accusing him of spying on behalf of the terror group's enemies. Sickening video footage shared on social media showed masked militants interviewing the 39-year-old man before dragging him out into the street and P HOTO 14: ISIS BRUTALLY MURDERS A shooting him in the back of the head.xviii
BAKER AFTER ACCUSING HIM OF SPYING
Sirte -- On 13 September, a new leader of the Islamic State in Libya, Abul-Mughirah alQahtani, has been unveiled in an interview disseminated as propaganda in IS's Dabiq Magazine, however, there is a strong possibility the IS fighter may never have stepped foot in the North African state.xix
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Week of 6 September, 2015 Benghazi -- On 8 September, ISIS gunmen on Monday killed three Libyan pro-government soldiers and wounded four others in an attack outside the eastern city of Benghazi, LANA news agency reported. ISIS itself tweeted that its militants seized a tank and two military vehicles in the attack.xx
Week of 30 August, 2015 Tripoli -- On 31 August, a car bomb exploded outside the Tripoli headquarters of the Mellitah Oil and Gas Company in Tripoli. A twitter account linked to ISIS militants claimed responsibility for the bombing. The car exploded in a narrow street beside the building in Dahra. Witnesses said two other cars nearby had exploded, possibly as a result of the first blast. Mellitah is a joint venture between the National Oil Corporation and Italy’s
P HOTO 15: C INEMA DAESH OPENED IN S IRTE ON 1 S EPTEMBER .
energy giant Eni.xxi
Week of 23 August, 2015 Sirte -- On 24 August, the Islamic State released a video where they executed four people, including at least one member who they claim was Libya Dawn spy. His body was put on display, according to residents.xxii
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Week of 16 August. 2015 Sirte -- On 14 August, at least 36 people have been killed in clashes between Islamic State, a rival Salafist group loyal to the official government. Islamic State (IS) forces took the Sirte Residential District No. 3 and executed young men in the area, mainly from the Farjan tribe, according to sources in the town. A source at Ibn Sina Hospital confirmed that bodies of men P HOTO 16: D ECAPITATED HEADS and women shot in the head, execution style, had arrived there.xxiii BY ISIS IN S IRTE
Sirte -- Hassan al-Karami, the group's spiritual leader, delivered a chilling sermon. Standing before the faithful at Rabat mosque the bearded religious guide of Islamic State in the group's newest Libyan stronghold declared the leaders of the recent insurrection had been rounded up and were being held outside. Reports which followed said 12 men were killed in the ostentatious public display, their headless bodies strung up after being paraded through the town. He is in his early twenties, a Benghazi-bred preacher and the most senior Libyan in Islamic State's 'Tripoli State' offshoot.xxiv P HOTO 17: HASSAN A L KARAMI , A REPORTED LEADER OF ISIS IN S IRTE
Week of 2 August 2015
Sirte -- On 2 August, Islamic State distributed a video on social media called ‘Messages from Sirte’. ‘Abu Yahya al-Tunisi’ appeared in the video and threatened that ‘Hiftar and his ilk, infidels and apostates who meet and collude in Parliament, we will not show them mercy, we will find pleasure in their slaughter.’ al-Tunisi called on preachers and scholars to migrate to Islamic State territory in Libya.xxv Benghazi -- On 1 August, at Maidan al-Shajara, Benghazi, Islamic State forces overran the square in a surprise attack. Shortly afterwards, they published on Facebook a picture of a slain Libyan Army soldier with his throat cut.xxvi
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Week of 26 July 2015 Sirte -- On July 25, al-Arabiyya Net reported that Islamic State media sites were claiming that 6 Iraqi army officers travelled to Libya and were received by ‘Baba Hussain al-Karami’, the Islamic State leader in Sirt, carrying a message from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The same site reported that IS had sent weapons to Sabratha.xxvii
Week of 19 July 2015 Sirte – On July 21, the Misrata Military Council noted that fighters of different nationalities have joined the ranks of ISIS in the past few days in Sirte, including Sudanese, Tunisians and other foreigners, estimating that at least 300 have joined the terror group.xxviii
Week of 12 July 2015 Sirte -- On 18 July, a citizen was killed by ISIS at the western entrance of Sirte. ISIS reportedly shot then crucified the citizen. A sign saying "Spy for Libya Dawn" was written near his body. The identity is still not yet known, although the citizen is being reported as a Social Media moderator. Benghazi -- On 15 July in Al Leithi, Benghazi, field commander Salem Al-Naili, also known as "Afareet" (The Demon), was killed during fighting between the Libyan National Army and ISIS, 'Ansar al-Sharia' and 'Shura Council Benghazi' militant organizations. Al Naili died after being shot in the head by sniper fire. Sirte -- On 13 July, a members of the Awlad Suleiman tribe in Harawah (75 km east of Sirte) says that over 200 families have escaped to Sebha, Misrata and other areas west of Sirt, fleeing from ISIS militants that took over their town. Benghazi – On July 13, ISIS publishes new photos from the frontlines of the clashes in Benghazi.
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Sirte – On July 13, ISIS puts up a billboard on clothing requirements for women in Sirte. The terror group sets out 7 rules for females to follow: (1) No see-through clothes, (2) Only wear loose fitting clothes, (3) Must cover all body parts, (4) No name brands, (5) Do not wear masculine items or items worn by faithless women, (6) No clothes with designs that will attract attention, (7) No
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perfumed clothes. Benghazi – On 12 July, five civilians were killed and 15 were reported as injured during mortar fire. Rockets hit the residential Beirut Street. There was no immediate claim for the attack, but Islamic State militants have claimed previous rocket attacks. According to Nasser al-Hasi, an air force spokesman, the attack came hours
P HOTO 19: DAMAGE CAUSED IN BENGHAZI AS ISIS ROCKETS HIS A RESIDENTIAL AREA
after a jet had attacked a bulldozer loaded with ammunition west of Benghazi.xxix Al Wishka - On 12 July, in the district of Abu Grain (a small town, some 100 kilometres south-east of Misrata) ISIS forces took over the village of Al Wushka, 35 kilometres east of Abu Grain. Reports show them as not encountering any resistance. The attack in Al Wushka marks a continued push westwards by ISIS in Libya.xxx Sirt - On 12 July, Islamic State demolished houses of politicians opposing them. One of the wrecked properties, in the town’s Swawa district, belonged to GNC member Mohamed Abduljaleel Al-Shawesh. Allegedly at least a dozen homes were looted and then destroyed, either by explosive placed within the buildings or by fire from RPGs.xxxi
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Derna - On 12 July, the media office of the Islamic State in Barqa acknowledged losing control of the city of Derna in eastern Libya. They did so in a 10-minute video posted on Twitter. In the video, a man in military uniform promises to avenge the IS members who died in the fighting. Senior Middle East analyst Michael Nayebi-Oskoui at US-based global intelligence firm Stratfor said the loss of Derna does not greatly change IS's effectiveness in Libya. "IS being kicked out of Derna does not dramatically alter the capabilities or effectiveness of
P HOTO 20: IS TERRORIST ACKNOWLEDGING LOSING CONTROL OF D ERNA
the IS in Libya, as the group has faced and will continue to face stiff opposition from local competitors," he said.xxxii
Week of 5 July 2015 Benghazi – On 7 July, heavy clashes reported in Benghazi today between the Libyan Army and IS in Buhedema. Misrata - On 8 July, East of Misrata, clashes took place between Misrati battalions and ISIS fighters. There are rumors those same ISIS fighters wanted to
P HOTO 21: ISIS DEFENSE OF B ENGHAZI’S LAITHI NEIGHBORHOOD
bomb LISCO (the steel factory) but failed. Clashes also took place near Ras Al-Hilal between the Libyan Security Forces and ISIS with one soldier wounded. AlWasat also reported that 70+ fighters have arrived to Sudan to reinforce ISIS in Sirt.xxxiii Derna - On 9 July, in Derna, the Pearl Hotel was hit by shells, one of which hit a 3rd floor room igniting a fire. Shelling exchanges have been between the Shura Council Mujahideen group and ISIS militants. Kufra - On 10 July, a Libyan source for ‘Sputnik International’, a Russian media site, said that 70 Sudanese from Islamic State had travelled to Sudan via Kufra.xxxiv
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Sirt - On 10 July, sources from Abu Hadi (a town south of Sirt), said that an Islamic State convoy of nearly 100 cars left Sirt’s Qardabiyya airport south, towards Hun, and said they appeared to be preparing to enter Jufra. Another convoy made a similar journey last month to the Washka municipality, 100km west of Sirt. There are also reports of widespread checkpoints across
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Sirt asking for IDs, work and residence permits, and tribal affiliation. xxxv
Week of 28 June 2015 Harawa – On 30 June 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of its members throughout the coastal city of Harawa.
P HOTO 23 - IS PATROLS C OAST OFF HARAWA 0 Lamluda – On 29 June 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a video titled, “Storming the Barracks of the Apostates Close to Lamludah Area.” The video – recorded one month earlier – features IS militants carrying out a night raid on Lamluda, beheading a soldier, and displaying his dismembered body in Derna.xxxvi The video concludes with a boy from Derna expectorating on the soldier’s body.
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P HOTO 24 - B OY IN D ERNA SPITS ON S OLDIERS B ODY
Sirte – On 29 June 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos of its members raising IS flags in and around Sirte.xxxvii
P HOTO 25 - IS RAISES F LAGS OVER S IRTE
Week of 21 June 2015 Derna – On 27 June 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Derna released photos of its members distributing food for breaking fast in and around Derna.xxxviii
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P HOTO 26 - AAS F ILLS ISIS V OID IN DERNA
Sirte – On 25 June 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of its members treating its wounded in the Ibn Sina Hospital.xxxix The photos appear to indicate that the hospital is clean, is in working order, and is full of supplies.
P HOTO 27 - IS TREATS INJURED IN S IRTE
Nawfaliyah – On 24 June 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of a newly graduated group of recruits in Nawfaliyah.xl
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P HOTO 28 - FRESH BATCH OF IS RECRUITS
Benghazi – On 23 June 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released photos of a VBIED attack carried out against the Libyan Army. According to one of the photos, the vehicle was driven via remote control. Reuters reports that four Libyan Army soldiers were killed in the attack.xli
P HOTO 29 - AAS REMOTE C ONTROL VBIED
Benghazi – On 23 June 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released photos of ammunition and vehicles seized from a Libyan Army barracks.xlii
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P HOTO 30 - AAS DEFEATS L IBYAN A RMY
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Week of 14 June 2015 Unspecified – On 20 June 2015, the Islamic State's Al-Hayat Media division released a video highlighting the group's expansion throughout Libya. The highly produced video contains subtitles in English.xliii
P HOTO 31 - IS H IGHLIGHTS POSITIONS IN L IBYA
Benghazi – On 17 June 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released photos of its Department of General Services distributing gas cylinders to celebrate the beginning of Ramadan.xliv
P HOTO 32 - AAS I NDOCTRINATES C HILDREN 31
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Benghazi – On 16 June 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released photos of its Support and Supply Center within its Department of Economics.xlv
P HOTO 33 - AAS PROVISIONS FOR BENGHAZI RESIDENTS
Benghazi – On 14 June 2015, the Shura Council of Benghazi Revoluitionaries released a video of its members shelling Libyan Army positions in Benghazi. Jalal Makhzoum - leader of the Farouq Battalion - appears in the video.xlvi
P HOTO 34 - J ALAL MAKHZOUM OVERSEES SHELLING
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Week of 7 June 2015 Derna – On 12 June 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica attempted to quell a civilian uprising in the city of Derna. As a result, 30 civilians were injured and seven were killed. xlvii
Al-Jufrah – On 12 June 2015, the Islamic State in Libya called upon citizens of Al-Jufrah district to support their cause and to adhere to Sharia.xlviii
P HOTO 35 - IS EXTENDS TO A L-JUFRAH
Sirte – On 11 June 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a video titled "The Battle of Abu Ibrahim al-Misrati." The video depicts the May 2015 attack on Al-Jalet military compound wherein the Islamic State overran Libya Dawn and captured a Soviet-era tank.xlix
P HOTO 36 - IS S EIZES T ANK FROM A L-JALET 33
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Derna – On 10 June 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica and the Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna engaged in armed clashes that left at least 20 dead. Following the death of its leader, Salem Derby, the SCMD declared jihad against the Islamic State.l
P HOTO 37 - SCMD D ECLARES J IHAD AGAINST IS
Sirte – On 9 June 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos of the recently captured steam power station on the outskirts of Sirte. The set of photos shows that IS militants used a tank – most likely taken from Al-Jalet military compound – in the attack on Libya Dawn.li
P HOTO 38 - IS EXPANDS T ERRITORY NEAR SIRTE 34
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Derna – On 9 June 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Derna posted photos of its members inspecting checkpoints surrounding the city.lii
P HOTO 39 - AAS INSPECTS C HECKPOINTS IN DERNA
Misrata – On 7 June 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania launched an assault on the Abu Grain checkpoint, 100km southeast of Misrata. According to the Libya Herald, IS militants approached the checkpoint from three sides, killed three guards by slitting their throats, and then withdrew from the area.liii
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Week of 31 May 2015 Ajdabiya – On 6 June 2015, Ansar al-Sharia posted photos of its members meeting with the Shura Council of Ajdabiya Revolutionaries (SCAR) in Ajdabiya. This is the first time that Ansar al-Sharia has promoted such an activity.liv
P HOTO 40 - AAS A LLIES WITH SCAR
Benghazi – On 5 June 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released photos of its Support and Supply Center within its Department of Economics.lv
P HOTO 41 - AAS D ISTRIBUTION C ENTER
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Harawa – On 5 June 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of its members securing the city of Harawa.lvi
P HOTO 42 - IS S ECURING H ARAWA
Tripoli – On 3 June 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania kidnapped 86 Eritrean migrants in Tripoli.lvii
Nawfaliyah – On 3 June 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica killed two Eritrean migrants outside of Nawfaliyah.lviii
Derna – On 3 June 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica beheaded a man on charges of espionage in Derna. According to reports from social media, children were brought near the corpse for educational purposes.lix
P HOTO 43 - C HILDREN W ITNESS B EHEADING
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Benghazi – On 2 June 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a eulogy for a Saudi Arabian man named Hakeem Al-Madany. According to reports from social media, AlMadany travelled first to Yemen by land, then to Sudan via boat, and finally to Libya via migrant smuggling routes.lx
P HOTO 44 - EULOGY FOR ABU HAKEEM
Benghazi – On 2 June 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a eulogy for an Egyptian man called Abu Abdullah al-Masri. According to the eulogy, Al-Masri was an exEgyptian Army officer who trained terrorists in a number of other countries, came to Benghazi to join Ansar al-Sharia, and died fighting for the Islamic State.lxi
P HOTO 45 - ABU ABDULLAH A L-M ASRI
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Nawfaliyah – On 31 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of its members performing hisba activities in Nawfaliyah. The photos show IS militants gathering and later burning prohibited cassette tapes, alcohol, and other items believed to be associated with magic.lxii
P HOTO 46 - IS C OLLECTS AND BURNS MUNKARAT (PROHIBITED I TEMS)
Lamluda – On 31 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of its 28 May attack on the Lamluda Checkpoint in eastern Libya. The photo dump contains photos of confiscated weapons, dead soldiers, and the man beheaded and paraded around the streets of Derna.lxiii
P HOTO 47 - IS PROPAGANDIZES B EHEADING
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Sirte – On 31 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania eulogized Abu Wahib al-Tunsi for carrying out a VBIED attack on the Dafniya checkpoint in Misrata.lxiv
P HOTO 48 – IS EULOGIZES A BU WAHIB AL-TUNISI
Sirte – On 31 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania carried out a VBIED attack on the well-known Dafniya checkpoint in Misrata.lxv
P HOTO 49 - A FTERMATH OF IS CAR B OMB
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Nawfaliyah – On 31 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of its members distributing propaganda in Nawfaliyah.lxvi
P HOTO 50 - IS DISTRIBUTING PROPAGANDA
Benghazi – On 31 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of its members taking up defensive positions in the Sabri neighborhood of Benghazi.lxvii
P HOTO 51 - IS M ILITANTS IN BENGHAZI
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Benghazi – On 31 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia released photos of its members shelling the Libyan Army in Benghazi. According to the photo dump, Ansar al-Sharia developed a new rocket launcher called the “Zahawi-1.”lxviii
P HOTO 52 - AAS'S ZAHAWI -1
Week of 24 May 2015 Derna – On 29 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania publicly executed two men at the Sahaba Mosque in Derna.lxix
P HOTO 53 - IS EXECUTES "APOSTATES "
Sirte – On 29 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania claimed to have taken over the Gardabya Air Base and Great Manmade River Camp in Sirte. Reports from both social and traditional media state that IS defeated Operation Libya Dawn’s 166 Battalion and 136 Battalion.lxx 42
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P HOTO 54 - IS DEFEATS L IBYA D AWN
Derna – On 29 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica carried out two VBIED attacks in the Sidi Khaled neighborhood of Derna.lxxi
Derna – On 28 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica captured and beheaded a Libyan soldier by the name of Ehab Faraj Asholwatiya. Photos from social media show that Asholwatiya's body was attached to a vehicle and driven around Derna.lxxii
P HOTO 55 - IS B EHEADS S OLDIER
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Benghazi – On 28 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia released photos of its members fighting the Libyan Army in Benghazi. The photo dump also included photos of various beheaded Libyan soldiers.lxxiii
P HOTO 56 - AAS B EHEADS S OLDIER
Benghazi – On 28 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of one of its training camps in Benghazi.lxxiv
P HOTO 57 - IS T RAINING CAMP IN B ENGHAZI
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Ain Marah – On 27 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica posted photos of its members using 120mm mortars against Libyan Army forces in Ain Marah.lxxv
P HOTO 58 - IS M ILITANT L OADING 120MM M ORTAR
Nawfaliyah – On 27 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of its defensive positions in and around Nawfaliyah.lxxvi
P HOTO 59 - IS C HECKPOINT IN N AWFALIYAH
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An Nawwaqiyah – On 27 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of a raid carried out on a Libyan Army camp. According to the photo dump, the raid took place south of Benghazi in the village of An Nawwaqiyah.lxxvii
P HOTO 60 - C APTURED ARMY M ATERIEL
Benghazi – On 27 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released photos of its Environmental Protection Department clearing the streets of debris with a bulldozer and dump truck.lxxviii
P HOTO 61 - AAS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT 46
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Derna – On 26 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of a sandstorm in Derna.lxxix
P HOTO 62 - S ANDSTORM IN D ERNA
Sirte – On 26 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos of its members fighting against Operation Libya Dawn's 166 Battalion. The clashes took place on the outskirts of Sirte.lxxx
P HOTO 63 - IS C ELEBRATES V ICTORY AGAINST L IBYA DAWN
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Benghazi – On 26 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of its members firing large caliber mortars in Benghazi.lxxxi
P HOTO 64 - IS USING 120 MM MORTARS
Benghazi – On 26 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of recently deceased foreign fighters in Benghazi. Reports from social media suggest that the men were from Egypt, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia.lxxxii
P HOTO 65 - EULOGIZED F OREIGN F IGHTER
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Derna – On 25 May 2015, the Islamic Statein Cyrenaica released photos of its media center in Derna. The new media center features a small, outdoor cinema and a booth for distributing propaganda.lxxxiii
P HOTO 66 - IS M EDIA C ENTER IN D ERNA
Benghazi – On 25 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a photo of a beheaded Libyan soldier in Benghazi.lxxxiv
P HOTO 67 - IS BEHEADS L IBYAN S OLDIER
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Week of 17 May 2015 Harawa – On 23 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica posted photos of its members taking up defensive positions against the Libyan Army in Harawa.lxxxv
P HOTO 68 - IS F IGHTERS IN HARAWA
Benghazi – On 23 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released photos of its "Sheikh Abu Musab Al-Zahawi" sniper camp.lxxxvi Trainees can be seen using photos of General Khalifa Haftar and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as targets.
P HOTO 69 - AAS SNIPER CAMP IN BENGHAZI
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Benghazi – On 23 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of its members using mortars against the Libyan Army in Benghazi.lxxxvii
P HOTO 70 - IS U SING M ORTAR AGAINST L IBYAN ARMY
Derna – On 23 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of civilians being publicly flogged in Derna.lxxxviii
P HOTO 71 - IS F LOGS C IVILIANS IN D ERNA
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Benghazi – On 23 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of civilians being publicly flogged in Benghazi.lxxxix
P HOTO 72 - IS F LOGS C IVILIANS IN BENGHAZI
Sirte – On 22 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos showing its members driving a tank in Sirte. According to reports from social media, the tank was taken from the Al-Jalet military compound after Libya Dawn fled the area.xc
P HOTO 73 - IS C OMMANDEERS L IBYA DAWN T ANK
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Sirte – On 22 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos of its troops patrolling the streets of Sirte.xci
P HOTO 74 - IS M ILITANTS PATROLLING S IRTE
Unspecified – On 22 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a set of photos promoting its booby-trapping workshops. The release does not specify the location of the workshops, but they most likely took place in Sirte.xcii
P HOTO 75 - IS IED WORKSHOP
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Benghazi – On 21 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi posted photos of ammunition, body armor, and weapons seized from the Libyan Army.xciii
P HOTO 76 - AAS S EIZES A RMY SUPPLIES
Misrata – On 21 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania carried out a VBIED attack on Misrata’s “Checkpoint 60.” Reports from social media claim that a man called Abu Hafs AlMuhajer carried out the attack.xciv
P HOTO 77 - ABU H AFS A L-M UJAHER P RIOR TO D ETONATION
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Sirte – On 20 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos showing a victory against Operation Libya Dawn's 166 Battalion. According to reports from social media, IS militants also pushed the 166 Battalion out of Al-Jalet military compound.xcv
P HOTO 78 - IS C ELEBRATES V ICTORY OVER LIBYA DAWN
Harawa – On 20 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica carried out a VBIED attack on the eastern checkpoint in Harawa.xcvi Reports from social media claim that a Sudanese man called Abu Abdallah Sudany carried out the attack.
P HOTO 79 - IS C LAIMS VBIED IN H ARAWA 56
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Benghazi – On 20 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released photos promoting the work done by its Department of Education.xcvii
P HOTO 80 - AAS EDUCATES C HILDREN IN BENGHAZI
Al-Qubbah – On 19 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica carried out a VBIED attack on a security checkpoint in the eastern city of Al-Qubbah, killing one and injuring seven others. The group later released photos claiming responsibility for the attack. According to reports from social media, a man called Hamid Yousef Saleh Suleiman (nom de guerre: Mujahid AlDernawi) carried out the attack.xcviii
P HOTO 81 - MUJAHID A L-D ERNAWI PRIOR TO D ETONATION 57
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Nawfaliyah – On 19 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of mujahideen in Nawfaliyah celebrating the fall of Ramadi, Iraq.xcix
P HOTO 82 - IS EXTREMISTS C ELEBRATING IN N AWFALIYAH
Sirte – On 19 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos of mujahideen in Sirte celebrating the fall of Ramadi, Iraq.c
P HOTO 83 - IS EXTREMISTS C ELEBRATING IN S IRTE
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Derna – On 19 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of Dernawi citizens celebrating the fall of Ramadi, Iraq.ci
P HOTO 84 - C HILD CELEBRATING IN D ERNA
Derna – On 19 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a highlight reel of its "Beginning and End" children’s camp in Derna.cii
P HOTO 85 - C OLLAGE FROM IS YOUTH RETREAT
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Benghazi – On 18 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released photos of a weapon cache the group had allegedly seized from the Libyan Army.ciii
P HOTO 86 - AAS D ISPLAYS S EIZED W EAPONS AND AMMO
Misrata – On 17 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania claimed responsibility for a VBIED attack on a Libya Dawn headquarters in Misrata.civ
P HOTO 87 - IS C LAIMS VBIED A TTACK IN M ISRATA
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Derna – On 17 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Derna released a set of photos showing its militants securing the southern road that connects Tobruk to Derna.cv
P HOTO 88 - AAS M ONITORS ROAD TO DERNA
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Week of 10 May 2015 Derna – On 16 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Derna released a set of photos showing a recent aid distribution campaign. In what appears to be a new tactic, Ansar al-Sharia applied branding to bottles of holy water and olive oil.cvi
P HOTO 89 - AAS B RANDED WATER AND H ONEY
Sirte – On 15 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos of its troops using a 106mm anti-tank weapon against members of Operation Libya Dawn.cvii
P HOTO 90 - IS USES 106MM AGAINST L IBYA DAWN
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Harawa – On 14 may 2014, the Islamic State in Tripolitania kidnapped and beheaded two men from the central city of Harawa. According to reports from traditional and social media, IS militants raided the city sometime after dawn, kidnapped the men, and then beheaded them in the nearby IS stronghold of Nawfaliyah.cviii
P HOTO 91 - IS BEHEADS M EN FROM NAWFALIYAH
Benghazi – On 14 May 2014, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released a video showing the destruction of a Libyan Army tank.cix
P HOTO 92 - AAS DESTROYS L IBYAN ARMY TANK 63
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Derna – On 14 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica publicly flogged three men on charges of giving false testimonies in Derna.cx
P HOTO 93 - IS PUBLICLY PUNISHES C ITIZENS
Benghazi – On 14 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released a set of photos suggesting that the group used a tank against the Libyan Army.cxi
P HOTO 94 - AAS U TILIZES TANK AGAINST LIBYAN ARMY 64
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Benghazi - On 14 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of its most recent targeted shelling of Benghazi. According to the captioning, the Islamic State targeted the Beloun neighborhood – the location in which at least three children died from mortar shells.cxii
P HOTO 95 - IS IN BENGHAZI PREPARES M ORTAR ROUNDS
Nawfaliyah - On 14 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of its members burning contraband cigarettes in the city of Nawfaliyah.cxiii
P HOTO 96 - IS IN NAWFALIYAH BURNS C ONTRABAND 65
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Sirte – On 14 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos of its military fortifications on Airport Road in Sirte. The photos showcase checkpoints, anti-air units, and foot patrols.cxiv
P HOTO 97 - IS C HECKPOINT IN S IRTE
Derna – On 13 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Derna released photos of additional rallies held for children. According to the propaganda, the contests and entertainment were held to alleviate the stress put upon the children by the Libyan Army.cxv
P HOTO 98 - AAS INDOCTRINATES C HILDREN IN DERNA 66
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Sirte – On 11 May 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos of its dawah activities in Sirte.cxvi
P HOTO 99 - IS IN S IRTE D ISTRIBUTES BROCHURES
Benghazi – On 10 May 2015, the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries released a promotional video of its military activities in the Sabri neighborhood of Benghazi.cxvii
P HOTO 100 - S CREENCAP FROM SCBR PROMO
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Unspecified – On 10 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Libya released a video suggesting that the group sent humanitarian aid to Sudan.cxviii
P HOTO 101 - SUDANESE M AN IN K HARTOUM T HANKS AAS
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Week of 3 May 2015 Benghazi – On 9 May 2015, the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries released photos of their BM-21 Grad launch vehicle.cxix
P HOTO 102 - SCBR SHOWS OFF BM-21 GRAD
Derna – On 9 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Derna released photos of a rally held for children. According to the propaganda, the contests and entertainment were held in order to alleviate the stress put upon the children by the Libyan Army.cxx
P HOTO 103 - AAS IN D ERNA INDOCTRINATES C HILDREN
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Unspecified – On 9 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Libya released the 10th edition of its periodical. Produced by Al Raya Media Foundation, this edition not only highlights Ansar alSharia's services in Benghazi and Derna, but also calls attention to the lives of Al-Qaida members Nasr bin Ali Al-Ansi and Atiyatallah Al-Libi.cxxi
P HOTO 104 - AAS EULOGIZES AQ LEADERSHIP
Benghazi and environs – On 8 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrencaica released a video highlighting its battles against the Libyan Army in the Leithi neighborhood of Benghazi. The video begins with IS militants pledging allegiance to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, transitions to what appears to be the execution of Tunisian journalists Soufian Chourabi and Nadhir Ktari, and concludes with the mass execution of unknown individuals.cxxii
P HOTO 105 - IS REVEALS EXECUTION OF TUNISIAN J OURNALISTS
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Derna – On 7 May 2015, the Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna released a video showing the group's battles against the Libyan Army. Towards the end of the video, Saad AlTayra – one of the group’s leaders – challenges General Khalifa Haftar to approach Derna.cxxiii
P HOTO 106 - SAAD A L-T AYRA CALLS OUT HAFTAR
Ajdabiya – On 7 May 2015, the newly formed Shura Council of Ajdabiya Revolutionaries released a promotional video highlighting the group's presence in Ajdabiya. The video features a convoy of technicals adorned with black standards parading through the city.cxxiv
P HOTO 107 - CAVALCADE OF S HURA C OUNCIL TRUCKS IN AJDABIYA
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Benghazi – On 7 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released a set of photos highlighting its Islamic Police. This release claims that Ansar al-Sharia's Islamic Police confiscated stolen goods and intend to prosecute those who are responsible.cxxv
P HOTO 108 - AAS IS LAMIC P OLICE IN B ENGHAZI
Derna – On 7 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos showcasing their hisba activities in Derna. This release features Islamic State militants gathering and burning cigarettes, hashish, and water pipes.cxxvi
P HOTO 109 - IS BURNS C ONTRABAND 72
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Derna - On 7 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos highlighting the aftermath of Libyan Air Force airstrikes in Derna.cxxvii
M AP 3 - IS IN D ERNA V ILLAINIZES L IBYAN A IR F ORCE
Benghazi – On 6 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos showcasing the extremist group’s use of underground tunnels in the Sabri district of Benghazi.cxxviii
P HOTO 110 - IS U TILIZES TUNNELS UNDER BENGHAZI 73
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Benghazi – On 5 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released a video promoting its selfdeclared Department of Transport. The video features masked extremists repairing a technical in front of Ansar al-Sharia's black standard. One interviewee points out that jihad can be carried out in many ways, including fixing cars.cxxix
P HOTO 111 - AAS PROMOTES D EPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
Benghazi – On 3 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of a public execution carried out in Benghazi. According to reports from social media, the Islamic State executed the man on charges of sorcery.cxxx
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P HOTO 112 - IS EXECUTES A LLEGED S ORCERER
Benghazi – On 3 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released a set of photos highlighting its maintenance of downed electrical lines. In this release, Ansar al-Sharia claims that its men are beginning a new phase in upgrading the nation's infrastructure.cxxxi
P HOTO 113 - AAS PROMOTES D EPARTMENT OF S ERVICES
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Week of 26 April 2015 Unspecified – On 2 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia's Al Raya Media Foundation published the ninth edition of its newspaper. The newspaper is a compilation of Ansar al-Sharia's recent propaganda.
P HOTO 114 - AAS RELEASES 9 TH N EWSPAPER
Benghazi – On 2 May 2015, the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries released a set of photos showing, “mujahideen relaxing with a game of football in as-Sabri.” The photos show masked extremists playing football under the protection of armed children.cxxxii
P HOTO 115 - SCBR RELAXES BY P LAYING F OOTBALL 76
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Benghazi – On 1 May 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released a set of photos promoting a newly opened health center. According to the release, Ansar al-Sharia's Health Bureau oversees operations at the new facility.cxxxiii
P HOTO 116 - AAS PROMOTES D EPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Derna – On 1 May 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica executed three men near Derna’s central square. According to the Libya Herald, the men, accused of being homosexuals, were shot and killed outside of the Ateeq Mosque.cxxxiv
P HOTO 117 - IS EXECUTES A LLEGED H OMOSEXUALS 77
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Benghazi – On 30 April 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released a set of photos promoting its Fire Department. According to Ansar al-Sharia, their services were required in order to put out a fire started by the Libyan Army.cxxxv
P HOTO 118 - AAS D EPLOYS F IRE TRUCK IN BENGHAZI
Benghazi – On 29 April 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released photos of a member's wedding. The ceremony allegedly took place in the Guwarsha neighborhood of Benghazi.cxxxvi
P HOTO 119 - A NSAR AL-S HARIA WEDDING IN B ENGHAZI 78
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Derna – On 28 April 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos promoting life in the city of Derna.cxxxvii
P HOTO 120 - IS P ROMOTES I DYLLIC L IFE IN D ERNA
Sirte – On 28 April 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos of their members patrolling the streets of Sirte.cxxxviii
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Tripoli/Sirte – On 28 April 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a video highlighting a VBIED attack that was carried out in February 2015. The video, recorded outside of the Ouagadougou Conference Center in Sirte, calls for foreigners to join the Islamic State's ranks.
P HOTO 122 - IS M ILITANT URGES F OREIGNERS TO C OME TO LIBYA
Benghazi – On 27 April 2015, the Islamic State in Benghazi released a set of photos showcasing the destruction of items considered to be haram, namely cigarettes.cxxxix
P HOTO 123 - IS BURNS C IGARETTES IN BENGHAZI
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Benghazi – On 26 April 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi eulogized Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb’s (AQIM) Abu Masoud Miloud Sdaqa.cxl According to the eulogy, Sdaqa died fighting against the Libyan Army in Benghazi.cxli
P HOTO 124 - AAS M OURNS AQIM'S SDAQA
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Week of 19 April 2015 Benghazi – On 25 April 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos promoting their military activity against the Libyan Army in Benghazi.cxlii
P HOTO 125 - IS M ILITANT USES RIFLE GRENADE
Sirte – On 24 April 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a set of photos showing Friday prayers at the Rabat Mosque in Sirte. The Islamic State in Sirte's spiritual leader, Hussein Al-Karamy, makes an appearance in this release.cxliii
P HOTO 126 - HUSSEIN AL-KARAMY SPEAKS AT FRIDAY PRAYERS
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Benghazi - On 23 April 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos showing a recently graduated group of IS militants. According to the release, the men and children in the photos are a new batch of recruits for the fight against the Libyan Army in Benghazi.cxliv
P HOTO 127 - IS M ILITANTS INDOCTRINATE YOUNG B OY
Sirte – On 23 April 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released propaganda stating that Operation Libya Dawn indiscriminately shelled innocent Muslims in Sirte.cxlv
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Tripoli – On 22 April 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania claimed responsibility for the IED attack on the Spanish Embassy. The embassy, located in the Ben Ashour district of Tripoli, was targeted on the night of 20 April. No one was injured in the attack.cxlvi
P HOTO 129 - IS C LAIMS E MBASSY BOMBING
Sirte – On 22 April 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a set of photos showcasing the city of Sirte.cxlvii
P HOTO 130 - IS PROMOTES I DYLLIC L IFE IN S IRTE
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Derna – On 21 April 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos showing the distribution of informational pamphlets throughout Derna.cxlviii
P HOTO 131 - IS D ISTRIBUTES P ROPAGANDA IN D ERNA
Benghazi – On 20 April 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of its most recent military activities in Benghazi, specifically the Sabri neighborhood. This set of photos highlights the Islamic State's use of heavy machine guns against the Libyan Army.
P HOTO 132 - IS IN B ENGHAZI ENGAGES IN SABRI D ISTRICT
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Benghazi – On 20 April 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released photos of aid distribution throughout Benghazi.
P HOTO 133 - C HILDREN IN BENGHAZI RECEIVE F OOD FROM AAS
Derna – On 20 April 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica engaged in clashes with the Harir Al-Mansouri family. After roughly 12 hours of clashes, the Islamic State defeated the entire family and hung three of their bodies in Derna as a deterrent to others.cxlix
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Derna – On 19 April 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of the group publically punishing a man accused of theft. In the set of photos, IS extremists chop off the hands of a Dernawi citizen.cl
P HOTO 135 - IS D ISMEMBER C ITIZEN OF D ERNA
Cyrenaica/Fezzan – On 19 April 2015, the Islamic State in Libya released a video wherein two groups of Ethiopian Christians are executed. Titled Until There Came to Them Clear Evidence, the video begins with a lengthy history lesson and ends with the execution of two distinct groups of Ethiopian Christians. According to the Associated Press, the group held in Fezzan was killed via firing squad, while the group in Cyrenaica was beheaded.cli
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Benghazi – On 19 April 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of its recent military activity in Benghazi. In this set of photos, the Islamic State shows its use of GRAD missiles against the Libyan National Army.clii
P HOTO 137 - IS I NDISCRIMINATELY S HELLS B ENGHAZI
Derna – On 19 April 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Derna released photos of a rally held Derna.cliii
P HOTO 138 - A NSAR AL -S HARIA IN DERNA HOLDS RALLY
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Week of 12 April 2015 Benghazi - On 15 April 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released a video showcasing the use of a wire-guided missile against the Libyan National Army. According to the uploaders of the video, Byan Media, the operation was carried out from the University of Benghazi.cliv
P HOTO 139 - AAS EMPLOYS W IRE-GUIDED M ISSILE
Unspecified – On 15 April 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released a statement that put bounties on several Libyan Army leaders. According to the statement, Ansar al-Sharia is willing to pay between 25,000 and 100,000LYD for the murder of Wanis Bukhamada, Mohammed Hijazi, Faraj Barasi, Saqir Jeroushi, and Khalifa Haftar.clv
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Benghazi – On 13 April 2015, the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries (SCBR) released a video interview with Mohammed Drissi. In the video, Drissi denies rumors of his death. In 2014, Drissi was released from a Jordanian prison in exchange for then-kidnapped Ambasassador Fawaz Al-Etan.clvi
P HOTO 141 - M OHAMMED D RISSI P ROMOTES S HURA C OUNCIL
Tripoli – On 13 April 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania claimed responsibility for the VBIED attack on the Morrocan embassy and the drive-by shooting at the South Korean embassy.clvii
P HOTO 142 - IS C LAIMS A TTACK ON S OUTH KOREA' S EMBASSY
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Week of 5 April 2015 Sirte – On 9 April 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos of its military activities in and around Sirte.clviii
P HOTO 143 - IS M ILITANTS C ONVENE IN S IRTE
Unspecified – On 8 April 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos showing the destruction of CDs that contained haram material.clix The photos were most likely taken in Derna.
P HOTO 144 - IS BURNS CDS AND OTHER HARAM I TEMS
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Unspecified – On 8 April 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a video in which a member threatens Tunisia. In the video, the IS militant stated that once their work is done in Libya, the Islamic State would then move to Tunisia and free their brothers and sisters from jail.clx The end of the video shows heretofore unreleased footage of the VBIED attack on the Iranian embassy.
P HOTO 145 - IS MILITANT T HREATENS TUNISIA
Derna - On 8 April 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos showing a youth recruitment rally in Derna.clxi
P HOTO 146 - IS M ILITANT RECRUITS C HILD IN DERNA
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Derna – On 7 April 2015, Ansar al-Sharia released photos showing a convoy of fuel trucks allegedly delivering fuel to citizens in Derna. The group claims that they were able to bypass the blockade put into place by the Libyan Army.clxii
P HOTO 147 - A NSAR AL -S HARIA SUPPLIES FUEL TO D ERNA
Benghazi - On 6 April 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi posted photos of its troops engaged in battle against the Libyan National Army. The photos highlight Ansar al-Sharia's use of snipers, heavy artillery, and mobile anti-aircraft.clxiii
P HOTO 148 - AAS M ILITANT T ARGETS L IBYAN ARMY
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Benghazi – On 6 April 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica posted photos showing their most recent military operations near Airport Road in Benghazi.clxiv
P HOTO 149 - IS M ILITARY ACTIVITY IN BENGHAZI
Tripoli – On 5 April 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a video showing a VBIED attack carried out in Benghazi. The attack was carried out by an Egyptian man named Abu Musaab Al-Muhajir.clxv
P HOTO 150 - EGYPTIAN CARRIES OUT VBIED ATTACK IN BENGHAZI
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Misrata – On 5 April 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania claimed reasonability for the VBIED attack on the Sdada Checkpoint in Misrata.clxvi According to reports from social media, a Sudanese man named Abu Dujana Al-Sudani carried out the attack with a truck laden with four tons of explosives.clxvii
P HOTO 151 - SUDANESE IS M ILITANT IN L IBYA
Sirte – On 5 April 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos of a vegetable market in Sirte.clxviii
P HOTO 152 - IS V EGETABLE MARKET IN S IRTE
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Week of 29 March 2015 Benghazi – On 4 April 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released photos of a raid on a Christian church. The set of photos show the collection and destruction of instruments and books.clxix In February 2015, the Islamic State in Derna carried out similar activities.
P HOTO 153 - ANSAR AL -S HARIA DESTROYS C HURCH'S INSTRUMENTS
Derna – On 3 April 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a statement calling Derna’s Abu Salim Martyrs’ Brigade an infidel and apostate.clxx The Abu Salim Martyrs’ Brigade – led by former Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) member Salem Derby – also seeks to implement Sharia in Derna.
Unspecified – On 30 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos showing their most recent hisba activities somewhere in western Libya. The set of photos shows IS militants collecting and burning items they believe to be associated with magic. The photos are most likely from Sirte or Sabratha.clxxi
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P HOTO 154 - IS D ESTROYS MUNKARAT (PROHIBITED ITEMS )
Unspecified – On 29 March 2015, the Islamic State in Libya eulogized Ansar al-Sharia’s Mohammed “Buka” Oraibi. The eulogy also chastised the “Libya Dawn Government” for holding a funeral for Oraibi. According to the Islamic State, Oraibi did not die fighting for democracy, but rather for the implementation of Sharia.clxxii
P HOTO 155 - IS EULOGIZES M OHAMMED ORAIBI
Derna – On 29 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica carried out an IED attack on Derna’s Higher Careers Institute, killing three people. The attack is said to have been carried out because the institute was not abiding by the strict gender segregation policies implemented by the Islamic State.clxxiii
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Week of 22 March 2015 Benghazi – On 25 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a photo showing the dismembered remains of Bashir Mustafa Agha, a retired member of the military.clxxiv The photo was most likely taken in the Laithi district of Benghazi – an Ansar al-Sharia and IS stronghold.
P HOTO 156 - IS D ISMEMBERS EX-MILITARY M EMBER
Unspecified – On 25 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos showing their most recent hisba activities somewhere in eastern Libya. The set of photos shows IS militants collecting and burning items they believe to be associated with magic. The photos are most likely from Derna.clxxv
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Sirte – On 25 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania carried out a VBIED attack on an Operation Sunrise checkpoint near the steam power station in Sirte. The attack left five dead.clxxvi
Benghazi – On 24 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica claimed responsibility for one of the two VBIED attacks carried out in Benghazi. According to the Associated Press, 12 people were killed in the attack.clxxvii Photos from social media show that the Islamic State used a drone equipped with a camera to capture the aftermath of their attack – a first for the group.clxxviii The attack was carried out by a Tunisian man named Abu Yaqeen al-Tunisi.
Reports from social media and the Libya Herald claim that the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries (SCBR) carried out a separate attack in the Masakel neighborhood. Twitter accounts tied to both the SCBR and the Islamic State claim that the attacks were carried out as revenge for the death of SCBR commander Mohammed Oraibi.
P HOTO 158 - IS EMPLOYS DRONE F OR PROPAGANDA
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Misrata – On 22 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania carried out a remote VBIED attack in the Zarouk area of Misrata. According to reports from social media, the Islamic State targeted the barracks of a Misratan militia.clxxix
P HOTO 159 - IS VBIED ATTACK IN M ISRATA
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Week of 15 March 2015 Benghazi – On 19 March 2015, Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi released a set of photos showing a graduating class from one of its training camps. According to the Long War Journal, the photographs are captioned thus: “This is the latest class of the protectors of the Shariah and the opposers of injustice graduating from the mujahideen training camps to join their brothers in the battlefronts in order to complete the journey of jihad.” clxxx
P HOTO 160 - ANSAR AL -S HARIA GRADUATES
Unspecified - On 18 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released video and text that threatened Misratan politicians, Misratan militias, and the current UNSMIL dialogues taking place in Morocco.clxxxi According to Al Wasat, an Islamic State leader by the name of Abu Mohammed Ferjani threatened to turn Misrata into a city like Mosul or Fallujah.clxxxii
P HOTO 161 - T HE ISLAMIC S TATE T HREATENS UNSMIL
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An Nawfaliyah – On 18 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania carried out a surprise attack on members of Battalion 166. According to reports from social media, the Islamic State first distracted sleeping soldiers, then murdered them with suppressed weapons.clxxxiii The Associated Press reports that 10 members of the 166 Brigade were killed.clxxxiv
Sirte – On 17 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released 20 foreign medical workers they had kidnapped one day prior in Sirte. According to Reuters, IS militants told the medical staff that they would remain safe as long as they treated any wounded fighters.clxxxv
Derna – On 16 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos showing their most recent hisba activities in Derna.clxxxvi IS militants were photographed collecting and destroying water pipes.
P HOTO 162 - IS M ILITANTS D ESTROY WATER P IPES IN DERNA
Sirte – On 16 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a video showing the destruction of Sufi tombs in Sirte.clxxxvii According to reports from social media, the man who appears in the first half of the video is named Hussein Al-Karamy.clxxxviii Prior to his appearances in Sirte, Al-Karamy was photographed in Derna.clxxxix
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P HOTO 163 - IS M ILITANTS D ESTROY SUFI TOMBS
Sirte – On 16 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released images armed vehicles that were destroyed in the armed clashes against Battalion 166 in and around Sirte.cxc
P HOTO 164 - BATTALION 166 V EHICLE DESTROYED BY THE IS
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Sirte – On 15 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos showing its troops patrolling the streets of Sirte.cxci
P HOTO 165 - IS C HECKPOINT IN SIRTE
Sirte/Harawa – On 15 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania eulogized the recently deceased Ahmed Al-Rwaisy.cxcii Known also as Abu Zakaria al-Tunisi, Al-Rwaisy was killed during clashes between the Islamic State and Battalion 166. According to the New York Times, Al-Rwaisy was the mastermind behind the assassination of Tunisian politicians Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi.cxciii Prior to joining the Islamic State, Al-Rwaisy helped lead Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia.
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Misrata – On 15 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania carried out VBIED attacks on the barracks of Battalion 166 and an unknown target in the Qasr Ahmed neighborhood of Misrata.cxciv According to reports from social media, the VBIED attack on Battalion 166’s barracks was carried out remotely.cxcv
Tripoli – On 15 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania carried out a VBIED attack on a security headquarters in the Janzour district of Tripoli. According to Reuters, five policemen were injured and another was killed.cxcvi
P HOTO 167 - IS VBIED IN TRIPOLI CRITICALLY I NJURES P OLICEMEN
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Week of 8 March 2015 Ras Al-Hilal – On 14 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica posted photos of militants operating in the vicinity of Ras Al-Hilal, Libya.cxcvii In the past, extremist militias like Ansar al-Sharia used Ras Al-Hilal as a staging ground for their GRAD missile attacks against Labraq International Airport.
P HOTO 168 - IS M ILITANTS OPERATING IN RAS A L-H ILAL
Sirte/Harawa – On 14 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania engaged in armed clashes with pro-GNC Battalion 166 – a contributor to Operation Sunrise. Battles took place outside of Sirte in the western area known as Daheera and the eastern city of Harawa. According to Reuters, 17 Islamic State fighters were killed, while others were taken back to Misrata for questioning.cxcviii
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Derna – On 12 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos titled, "Missionary Tour in Derna." The photos show citizens of Derna carrying out every-day activities under the protection of the Islamic State.cxcix
P HOTO 169 - IS ACTIVITIES IN DERNA
Unspecified – On 12 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a video in which a man speaking Tebu calls for more Toubou tribesmen to join.cc This was the first time the Islamic State in Libya released a video in the Tebu language.
P HOTO 170 - IS M ILITANT C ALLS FOR M ORE T OUBOU TO J OIN
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Tripoli – On 12 March 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania carried out a VBIED attack on the Dahmani Police Station in the Zawiyat Dahmani neighborhood.cci
P HOTO 171 - IS CARRIES OUT VBIED A TTACK IN T RIPOLI
Benghazi – On 11 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos promoting their military activities throughout Benghazi. IS militants are photographed using 81mm mortars, 120mm mortars, and a 155mm howitzer. ccii
P HOTO 172 - IS M ILITANTS USE 155MM H OWITZERS
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Week of 1 March 2015 Ghani Oilfield – On 6 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica carried out an attack on the Ghani Oilfield in central Libya, killing 11 guards and kidnapping at least 10 foreigners. Reports suggest that seven guards were beheadedcciii, while another three foreign workers remain unaccounted for.cciv
Derna – On 5 March 2015, The Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a video a member of the Shahhat Security Directorate and a Colonel in the Al Jaweifi Brigade were executed at pointblank.ccv While the video does feature the Islamic State’s black standard and a “nasheed”, it does not contain extensive post-production work like many other IS videos.
P HOTO 173 - IS EXECUTES T WO L IBYAN A RMY M EMBERS
Benghazi – On 5 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a video showing their recent activity in Benghazi. The video begins with an Egyptian man calling for youth around the world to join the jihad in Libya. The video ends with Islamic State militants carrying out drive-by shootings on civilians whom they call “sahawat”, or supporters of the Libyan Army.ccvi
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P HOTO 174 - IS C ARRIES OUT DRIVE-B Y S HOOTING IN BENGHAZI
Derna – On 3 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos showing residents of Derna pledging allegiance to the Islamic State. The outdoor event appears to have gathered hundreds of attendants.ccvii
P HOTO 175 - IS E VENT IN D ERNA GATHERS HUNDREDS OF A TTENDANTS
Mabruk Oilfield – On 2 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica carried out coordinated attacks on the Mabruk, Bahi, and Dahra oilfields in central Libya.ccviii Islamic State militants shelled the oilfields, engaged in armed clashes, and subsequently captured at least two of the three oilfields.ccix 110
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The Islamic State also carried out an attack on the Mabruk Oilfield on in early February 2015, which left at least 12 dead.
Benghazi – On 2 March 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a video showing a VBIED attack carried out in Benghazi.ccx The attack was carried out by a foreign fighter – most likely a man from Tunisia.
P HOTO 176 - TUNISIAN F OREIGN F IGHTER CARRIES OUT SUICIDE B OMBING IN B ENGHAZI
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Week of 22 February 2015 Benghazi – On 28 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a video calling for foreign fighters to come to Libya.ccxi The video was recorded in the Leithi neighborhood of Benghazi – an Ansar al-Sharia stronghold. The promotional video concludes with a drive-by assassination. According to reports from social media, the man assassinated is Saiqa Special Forces member Ibrahim Mitri.ccxii
P HOTO 177 - IS M ILITANTS C ALL FOR F OREIGN F IGHTERS IN B ENGHAZI
Unspecified – On 27 February 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a video named, “A Message to the Brothers in Tawheed.” In the video, a non-Libyan man calls for foreign fighters to come to Libya and fight against General Khalifa Haftar.ccxiii
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Unspecified – On 24 February 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a promotional video of the two foreigners involved in the attack on the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli.ccxiv According to SITE Intel Group, the video is titled, “Convoys of the MartyrdomSeekers” and is the first of more to come.ccxv
P HOTO 179 - IS F OREIGN F IGHTER D ELIVERS SPEECH PRIOR TO CORINTHIA A TTACK
Benghazi – On 23 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos displaying their recent military action throughout Benghazi.ccxvi
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Tripoli – On 22 February 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania claimed responsibility for the double-IED attack on the Iranian Embassy in the Ben Ashour neighborhood of Tripoli.ccxvii
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Week of 15 February 2015 Unspecified – On 21 February 2015, the Islamic State in Libya released a video message that threatened politicians and businessmen from Misrata.
P HOTO 181 - IS T HREATENS M ISRATAN P OLITICIANS
Al-Qubbah – On 20 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica carried out at least two simultaneous VBIED attacks in the eastern city of Al-Qubbah. In their official statement, the Islamc State called the VBIED attacks revenge for the recent Egyptian airstrikes carried out in the eastern city of Derna.ccxviii The attacks targeted the local Security Directorate building, the house of Speaker of the House Agila Saleh Issa, and a nearby fuel station. At least 45 people were killed as a result. According to The National, the attacks were carried out Bitar Al Libi and Abu Abdullah Al Jazrawi.ccxix
P HOTO 182 - B ITAR AL L IBI AND ABU ABDULLAH A L J AZRAWI
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Unspecified – On 19 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos showing the distribution of medical aid somewhere in eastern Libya.ccxx
Derna – On 18 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica carried out hisba (accountability) activities by burning instruments in Derna.ccxxi
P HOTO 183 - IS CARRYING OUT BURNING INSTRUMENTS IN D ERNA
Sirte – On 18 February 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a set of photos showing off a parade they held in the city of Sirte.ccxxii A video later appeared on YouTube in which at least 25 IS trucks can be seen.ccxxiii
Unspecified – On 17 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of their recent activities in eastern Libya. This most recent release shows boxes of cigarettes being destroyed by men wearing black masks and driving what appear to be newly acquired police vehicles.ccxxiv
Sirte – On 15 February 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a video confirming the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians.ccxxv The video was released by the Islamic State’s Al-Hayat media division.ccxxvi According to the Washington Post:
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“In the video, Islamic State fighters marched the Egyptians onto a stretch of coastline before forcing them to kneel and severing their heads. The brutal murders were portrayed as retaliation against what a masked fighter described as “the hostile Egyptian church.”ccxxvii Later reporting indicates that a large portion of ISIS members in Sirte are from Misrata.ccxxviii
P HOTO 184 - IS IN T RIPOLITANIA B EHEADS EGYPTIANS
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Week of 8 February 2015 Sarir Oilfield – On 14 February 2015, El Sarir oilfield in southern Libya was attacked by unnamed perpetrators. The Sarir oilfield provides crude oil to the Hariga port in Tobruk, Libya.ccxxix Although unconfirmed, a Twitter account linked to IS in Libya posted pictures of a vehicle approaching an oilfield in Libya.ccxxx
Benghazi – On 13 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos that appear to confirm their involvement in the VBIED attack on 6 February 2015.ccxxxi
P HOTO 185 - COLLAGE GLORIFYING AN IS SUICIDE BOMBER IN BENGHAZI
Derna – On 13 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of their most recent floggings carried out in Derna. In this instance, at least seven youths were publically flogged for consuming alcohol.ccxxxii
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P HOTO 186 - YOUTH PUBLICALLY FLOGGED IN D ERNA
Sirte – On 13 February 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a set of photos in which they claim to have received the repentance of 42 employees of the Ministry of Interior in Sirte.ccxxxiii
P HOTO 187 - IS F ORCES MAN TO OFFICIALLY REPENT
Sirte – On 13 February 2015, in addition to capturing a number of radio stations, the Islamic State in Tripolitania seized the Ibn Sina Hospital in Sirte. According to the Libya Herald, “A military convoy carrying IS flags reportedly surrounded the hospital this morning 119
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and ordered Misrata-based Central Libya Shield which has been providing security there to leave.”ccxxxiv
Sirte – On 13 February 2015, gunmen claiming to be members of the Islamic State jihadist group have seized control of a state-run radio station in Libya's coastal city of Sirte, residents said on Friday.ccxxxv Jihadist websites also posted pictures showing armed men sitting in front of microphones in a broadcasting studio and brandishing Kalashnikov assault rifles.ccxxxvi
P HOTO 188 - IS TAKES OVER RADIO S TATION IN S IRTE
Unspecified – On 12 February 2015, ISIS released the newest edition of its Dabiq magazine. The following is a passage taken from the magazine in which the recently kidnapped Egyptians in Libya are referenced: “This month, the soldiers of the Khilāfah in Wilāyat Tarābulus captured 21 Coptic crusaders, almost five years after the blessed operation against the Baghdad church executed in revenge for Kamilia Shehata, Wafa Constantine, and other sisters who were tortured and murdered by the Coptic Church of Egypt. The operation was planned by Hudhayfah al-Battāwī (rahimahullāh), wālī of Wilāyat Baghdad at the time, alongside the senior military commander, Abū Ibrāhīm azZaydī (rahimahullāh), both of whom played a crucial role – through their passion and zealousness – in preserving the morale of the Islamic State mujāhidīn after the martyrdom of Abū ‘Umar al-Baghdādī and Abū Hamzah alMuhājir (rahimahumallāh).”ccxxxvii
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Benghazi – On 11 February 2015, the hospital of Benghazi received, “40 human heads with no bodies” after a training camp in the Buatni Neighborhood was recaptured by the Libyan National Army. The training camp was previously occupied by the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries.ccxxxviii
Unspecified – On 10 February 2015, the Islamic State released a statement calling for Operation Libya Dawn fighters to repent to God.ccxxxix
An Nawfaliyah – On 9 February 2015, the Islamic State was photographed arriving in An Nawfaliyah, a city located southwest of Bin Jawad.ccxl Initials reports suggest that there were clashes between Libya Dawn forces and ISIS forces.ccxli
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Week of 1 February 2015 Benghazi – On 7 February 2015, a Palestinian man was reported to have died fighting for the Islamic State in Libya.ccxlii According to SkyNews Arabia, the man entered Libya via a tunnel somewhere along the Egyptian border.ccxliii
Benghazi – On 6 February 2015, two people were killed and 20 were injured after a car bomb exploded in the Al Leithi Neighborhood of Benghazi.ccxliv ccxlv
Mabruk Oilfield – On 4 February 2015, reports emerged stating that “extremists” attacked the Mabruk Oilfield, approximately 170km south of Sirte.ccxlvi The Mabruk Oilfield is operated by Total Oil and produces roughly 70,000 bbl/d.ccxlvii
Initial reports suggested that three foreigners were kidnapped, one of whom was French. France denied that any French citizens were kidnapped, while the Philippines confirmed that three of their oversea foreign workers went missing.ccxlviii Twelve people will killed overall.
Ain Marah - On 4 February 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos showings its recent troop activity in Ain Marah. The photos were released just days after clashes occurred between Islamic State forces and Libyan National Army Forces.ccxlix
Unspecified - On 4 February 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released a set of photos showing their recent promotional activities somewhere in their self-declared state. Many of the photos in this release show attendants enjoying themselves at IS-led events.ccl
Unspecified - On 4 February 2015, a Twitter account associated with the Islamic State in Libya tweeted: [W]e the #Mujahideen of #IslamicState in #Libya ask #Muslims in #Tunisia,
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#Algeria #Morroco what are u waiting for Join #Ummah #Muhammad! ccli
Tripoli – On 3 February 2015, the Information Office of the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos claiming an attack on a checkpoint in Tripoli’s Souq al-Jumaa.cclii According to the Libya Herald, the bomb detonated near a building used by the Tripoli Revolutionaries’ Brigade.ccliii Although unconfirmed, the Herald and Al Wasat suggest that the attack was revenge for the Brigade’s involvement during the attack on the Corinthia Hotel.ccliv
P HOTO 189 - P HOTOS OF AN IS VBIED ATTACK ON THE TRIPOLI S ECURITY D IRECTORATE
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Week of 25 January 2015 Sirte – On 31 January 2015, reports from social media suggested that the Islamic State in Tripolitania turned Qadhafi's Ouagadougou Conference Center in Sirte into a “command center.”cclv Benghazi - On 29 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of updated photos of its recent troop activity throughout Benghazi.cclvi Benghazi - On 28 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of updated photos of its recent activity throughout Benghazi. This set of photos does not show any fighters, but instead displays the effects of the fighting in the city. Many of the photographed buildings are riddled with bullet holes and are overall dilapidated.cclvii Sirte - On 28 January 2015, the Information Office of the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos showing new members in Sirte swearing allegiance to the Islamic State. According to the Islamic State, the men shown in the photographs are recent Christian converts.cclviii
P HOTO 190 - C ONVERTS OF THE ISLAMIC STATE Tripoli – On 27 January at approximately 0953 (UDT +2) a VBIED detonated outside of Tripoli’s Corinthia Hotel. No casualties were reported as a result of the explosion. Immediately following the blast five gunmen entered the hotel and engaged in a shootout with local security, leaving at least three guards dead. Witnesses claim that three other hotel 124
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staff members were injured. The Associated Press reported that the gunmen had taken three to five hostages on the hotel’s twentieth floor.cclix According to the BBC’s Rana Jawad, security officials of the Corinthia Hotel have been aware of possible threats for several days.cclx A tweet posted by an account linked to the Islamic State in Tripolitania claims that the attack was revenge for the death of Abu Anas al-Libi.cclxi The user claims that the attack was directed at the Corinthia Hotel because of its popularity among foreigners. However, hotel staff have stated that the hotel was “approximately 90% empty.” A security guard told the Associated Press that Omar al-Hassi usually stays at the hotel with security guards, but that they were not present at the time of the bombing and subsequent attack. Twitter users began posting images that allegedly show some of the gunmen who participated in the attack on the hotel.cclxii The attack on the Corinthia Hotel left at least nine dead. Benghazi - On 26 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released a set of photos of its recent troop activity in the Buhidima Neighborhood of Benghazi. IS troops can be seen climbing houses, viewing videos, and firing upon their opponents.cclxiii
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Week of 18 January 2015 Benghazi - On 20 January 2015, IS in Cyrenaica released photos of the distribution of aid in what they allege to be Benghazi.cclxiv
P HOTO 191 - IS PASSES OUT S WEETS TO C HILDREN Unspecified - On 20 January 2015, the Islamic State in Libya released an open letter to Sheikh Abdullah and Sheikh Mamoon.cclxv Unspecified - On 20 January 2015, IS in Cyrenaica released a statement showing their most recent Hisba activities in eastern Libya.cclxvi Benghazi – On 18 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos showing their most recent military activity in Benghazi.cclxvii Unspecified - On 18 January 2015, The Islamic State in Libya released a statement dividing Libya into three distinct regions. The statement also calls for foreign members of the Islamic State to travel to Libya.cclxviii
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P HOTO 192 - IS DIVISION OF L IBYA – TARABULUS , F EZZAN , AND BARQA
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Week of 11 January 2015 Tripoli – On 17 January a VBIED exploded Saturday in front of the Embassy of Algeria in Tripoli, injuring two security personnel. According to a Libyan security source, the two injured workers, whose condition is not alarming, were quickly transported to the hospital of the capital.cclxix Sabratha - On 17 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos showing members distributing clothing and financial aid.cclxx Sirte - On 12 January 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of 21 Christians.cclxxi According to The Telegraph: “On January 3rd, Christian activists in Egypt had reported thirteen of their countrymen kidnapped in the Libyan town of Sirte, and that seven others had been kidnapped a week earlier.”cclxxii
P HOTO 193 - P HOTOS OF THE K IDNAPPED EGYPTIANS Sabratha - On 11 January 2015, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos allegedly showing their Hisba activities somewhere in western Libya. The photos were most likely taken in Sabratha.cclxxiii
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Week of 4 January 2015 Unspecified - On 8 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos allegedly showing the execution of two Tunisian journalists.cclxxiv
P HOTO 194 - TUNISIANS A LLEGEDLY EXECUTED BY IS IN L IBYA Benghazi – On 7 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos of recent troop activity throughout Benghazi.cclxxv Unspecified – On 4 January 2015, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica released photos showing the execution of a man they labeled as an apostate.cclxxvi
P HOTO 195 - "APOSTATE " EXECUTED BY THE IS
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Week of 28 December 2014 Benghazi – On 3 January 2014, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica posted photos of their recent destruction to civilian homes throughout Benghazi. This set of photos contains a photograph showing a civilian who died as a result of the bulldozing.cclxxvii Sokhna – On 3 January 2014, the Islamic State in Fezzan claimed responsibilitycclxxviii for an attack on a Sokhna checkpoint in southern Libya.cclxxix According to the Libya Herald, nineteen people were killed in the attack.cclxxx
P HOTO 196 - IS IN FEZZAN ATTACKS S OKHNA Tobruk – On 30 December at approximately 1315 (UDT +2) an explosion occurred outside the headquarters of the House of Representatives.cclxxxi At the time the House of Representatives met in the Dar Al Salam hotel. According to the spokesman for the General Chief of Staff, Ahmed Al-Mismari, the vehicle exploded in the hotel car park and was not a suicide attack as initially suggested.cclxxxii The most current reports state that a total of 19 people were injured as a result of the explosion.cclxxxiii
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Week of 21 December 2014 Tripoli – According to multiple sources, a VBIED detonated outside of the Diplomatic Security Headquarters in Tripoli on the morning of 27 December. cclxxxivThe Diplomatic Security Headquarters is located in the Sidi al-Masry district of Tripoli.cclxxxv The jihadist Islamic State (IS) organisation said it carried out the bombing, according to the US-based monitoring group SITE Intelligence. "The provincial division of the Islamic State (IS) for Tripoli, Libya, claimed a car bombing at the diplomatic security building in the capital, and provided a photo of the blast," SITE said.cclxxxvi Ajdabiya – On 26 December 2014, a perfume company was damaged by a VBIED early Friday morning in Ajdabiya. There were no reported casualties.cclxxxvii
Benghazi – On 25 December 2015, an Al Wasat article reported that IS in Cyrenaica published a video in which an "apostate" is burned alive. The video supposedly takes place in the Al Leithi Neighborhood of Benghazi. The group claiming responsibility is led by Mohammed Nus Idrissi. Idrissi was recently released by Jordanian authorities in exchange for captured Jordanian diplomats.cclxxxviii
P HOTO 197 - A L IBYAN ARMY M EMBER BURNED BY ISIS
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Week of 14 December 2014 Tripoli - At approximately 1200 (UDT +2) on 16 December 2014 social media users began circulating a photo alleging to show a car bomb that exploded near the Security Directorate Headquarters in Tripoli. According to accounts from social media no casualties were reported.cclxxxix On 17 December 2014, the original source claimed that ISIS claimed responsibility for the car bomb via a Twitter page.ccxc Ajdabiya - On 15 December 2014, a military police building near the eastern gate entrance to Ajdabiya was targeted and subsequently damaged by an explosive device. Witnesses said that an explosive device was placed under one of the building’s windows and caused damage to the building while injuring no one.ccxci
Week of 7 December 2014 Benghazi – On 8 December 2014, the Islamic State in Cyrenaica posed photos allegedly showing their military progress throughout Benghazi.ccxcii
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Week of 30 November 2014 Ajdabiya - At approximately 1125 (UDT +2) on 1 December 2014, a car bomb exploded outside the Ajdabiya Security Directorate.ccxciii The security directorate is located near the Ajdabiya city center on al-Modoryia Road.ccxciv Initial reports suggest that three to seven people were wounded.ccxcv Eyewitnesses reported that the vehicle that exploded was a white Hyundai.ccxcvi
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Week of 23 November 2014 Unspecified - The Islamic State (IS) released the fifth issue of its English magazine “Dabiq,” focusing on the coordinated pledges from jihadi groups in Algeria, Libya, Sinai, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen, and featuring a message attributed to British captive John Cantile discussing the recent attacks in Australia, Canada, and the U.S., as well as musing what he would do as American President. In the newest edition, ISIS claims Libya has its strongest presence outside of Iraq and Syria. It continues to state that “an abundance of arms and the condition of mayhem after Gaddafi was ideal for jihad.”ccxcvii Derna – On 23 November 2014, The Islamic Army, a militia in Derna, released photos of its recent publicity campaign in Derna. Photos show groups of children meeting with Islamic Army members. In addition, Islamic Army members passed out pamphlets to young men in Derna’s vegetable market. The photos are similar to those released by ISIS members conducting “charity” campaigns in Iraq and Syria. The Islamic Army is one of the strongest militias present in Derna. Last week they were among many foreign groups from across the Middle East to pledge allegiance to ISIS and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The ISIS magazine Dabiq claims its strongest foreign following is in Derna.ccxcviii
Week of 16 November 2014 Yemen – On 22 November 2014, a statement was released by spokesmen for Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has acknowledged Libyan extremists in Derna pledge to ISIS and its leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. The statement also called for all Libyan “Mujahideen” such as Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi to pledge their support for ISIS and Abu Bakr al Baghdadi.ccxcix Benghazi – On 16 November 2014, the Islamic State in Libya has released photos of nine suicide bombers who died in Benghazi. According to the photos, five were Tunisian, two were Egyptian, and two were Libyans.ccc The Islamic State in Cyrenaica also released a statement taking credit for the series of VBIED attacks on 12 November 2014ccci, men pledging allegiance to the IScccii, and photos of a convoy in Derna.ccciii 133
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P HOTO 199 - IS C ONVOY NEAR D ERNA Tripoli - A group in Tripoli claimed responsibility for the bombings of the UAE and Egyptian embassies.ccciv The group also posted photos declaring their allegiance to the Islamic State.cccv cccvi
Week of 9 November 2014 Tripoli - At approximately 06:45 (UDT +2) on 13 November 2014, two car bombs exploded near the Egyptian and UAE embassies in the Al-Seyaheyya and Zawiyat Al-Dahmani neighborhoods of Tripoli.cccvii No casualties have been reported, though photoscccviii show significant damage to vehicles and buildings near the embassies. Both embassies have been vacant since the inception of Operation Libya Dawn.cccix Marj - On 13 November 2014, two Libyan National Army (LNA) soldiers and one other were slightly injured as a result of a bomb attack on a checkpoint in Marj.cccx Mohamed Hejazi, a spokesman for Operation Dignity, told the Libya Herald that a gelatina bomb had been thrown at the checkpoint at the Saha Al-Karima roundabout, close to the town’s main Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq mosque.cccxi The car from which the bomb was thrown then drove away at speed.cccxii Ajdabiya – On 12 November 2014, a car bomb was discovered in Ajdabiya and subsequently dismantled by the Libyan National Army.cccxiii
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Al Bayda - At approximately 11:57 (UDT +2) on 12 November 2014, a vehicle carrying explosives detonated at the military checkpoint outside Labraq International Airport.cccxiv Eyewitnesses report that after stopping to be searched by security officials, the driver of the vehicle detonated explosives. Current reports state that four members of the military have been confirmed killed.cccxv Benghazi - At approximately 12:07 (UDT +2) on 12 November 2014, Twitter users reported the detonation of a car bomb outside of the Al Shalal cafe, located in the Al Majuri neighborhood in central Benghazi. Eye witnesses report that a vehicle loaded with explosives was parked on the street outside the café. Reports indicate that there were no casualties as a result of the bombing, however the café and surrounding shops were
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destroyed. No indication if the café was the intended target, neighborhoods in central Benghazi have been mostly abandoned due to continued fighting.cccxvi At approximately 17:01 (UDT +2) another car bomb was discovered in the Ras Obeida neighborhood of Benghazi.cccxvii Tobruk - At approximately 11:00 (UDT +2) on 12 November 2014, a large car bomb exploded at a crowded intersection, near the Intelligence Headquarters, in Tobruk. Eye witnesses report the driver of the vehicle refused to stop at a military checkpoint, continuing on to a crowded intersection.cccxviii At approximately, 11:40 (UDT +2) vehicles damaged by the initial blast exploded at the site of the car bombing. Initial reports suggested a second vehicle was involved in the attack, however later reports proved that there was not a second vehicle involved.cccxix Final reports confirm two people have been killed and at least an additional 20 had been taken for medical treatment.cccxx Derna – On 11 November 2014, three young activists were found beheaded in Derna, eastern Libya. The three, who had relayed information about the city through social media,
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had been kidnapped earlier in the month. The activists have been named as Siraj Ghatish, Mohamed Battu and Mohamed al-Mesmari.cccxxi Two of the three activists in Derna had been kidnapped three months earlier.cccxxii Benghazi – On 11 November 2014, a Libyan Army soldier stationed at Benina Airport was captured, forced to appear on videocccxxiii, and then beheaded.cccxxiv According to Al Wasat, the group responsible calls itself the “Father of Injustice Battalion”.cccxxv
P HOTO 201 - S OLDIER B EHEADED IN BENGHAZI Shahat – On 9 November 2014, unidentified persons set off three car bombs in the city of Shahat in eastern Libya near the building where the Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah alThinni held talks with special UN envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon. cccxxvi Eye witnesses claimed the perpetrators parked vehicle packed with explosives and detonated them remotely. Though there was significant material damage, no deaths or injuries were reported. The intended target was the Security Directorate Building.cccxxvii Days later two suspects from Derna were arrested in connection to the car bombings.cccxxviii
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Week of 2 November 2014 Sirte – On 4 November 2014, the Islamic State in Tripolitania released photos of lectures given by Turki al-Bin’ali.cccxxix The original release also contains links to Turki al-Bin’ali’s lectures on YouTube.cccxxx
P HOTO 202 - TURKI AL -B IN 'ALI D ELIVERS LECTURE
Week of 19 October 2014 Derna – After pledging allegiance to ISIS, Darnah's Islamic Youth Shura Council (MSSI)cccxxxi launched an 'Islamic Court'.cccxxxii The group announced that its leader is a Yemeni named Abu Taleb al-Jazrawey.cccxxxiii According to Al Wasat, Al-Jazrawey moved to Derna in mid-September with a number of senior ISIS members.cccxxxiv
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Week of 5 October 2014 Benghazi – On 10 October 2014, a car bomb exploded near the Tibesti Hotel, killing one and injuring two others.cccxxxv
Week of 7 September 2014 Benghazi – On 12 September 2014, Tareq Ramadan Misrati was killed by an IED in the Al Majori Neighborhood of Benghazi. Tareq Misrati was the brother of former intelligence officer Colonel Juma Misrati who was assassinated in June 2013.cccxxxvi
Week of 17 August 2014 Derna – Released on 20 August 2014, a video shows an execution-style killing by an armed group at a football stadium in eastern Libya. cccxxxviiAn amateur video published on social media sites shows the purported execution of an Egyptian man apparently organized by an armed group called the Shura Council of Islamic Youth in the eastern city of Derna.cccxxxviii
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Week of 20 July 2014 Benghazi – On 21 July 2014, a militia in Benghazi beheaded a Filipino construction worker, allegedly for being a non-Muslim. The beheading marks the first Filipino death in Libya since the 2011 revolution, according to the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs. It is also the first reported beheading in the country since 2011. The construction worker was kidnapped July 15 at a checkpoint in the Gwarsha district of Benghazi.
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A department spokesperson told media that the kidnappers demanded a ransom of $160,000. cccxxxix
Week of 15 June 2014 Benghazi – On 19 June 2014, a bodyguard for former National Transitional chairman Mustafa Abdul-Jalil was killed by an IED.cccxl
Week of 16 March 2014 Benghazi – On 17 March 2014, a car bomb targeting a military academy in Benghazi killed eight soldiers and wounded another 12.cccxli
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