The United Nations human rights office expressed concern yesterday over violence in Sirte, Libya involving militants claiming allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). “It seems ...

Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said Monday that Algeria was in contact with a number of countries with a view to assessing the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL)'s capabilities in Libya. The ...

The Libyan army said Monday that at least 40 militants had been killed in airstrikes on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in Libya in joint airstrikes carried out by the Egyptian and ...

Egypt’s air force bombed ISIL targets inside Libya on Monday, a day after the group released a video appearing to show the beheading of 21 Egyptians there. It was the first time Egypt confirmed ...

U.S. warplanes on Friday bombed an Islamic State camp in Libya, targeting a militant linked to two terror attacks in Tunisia last year, a U.S. Defense official ...

ISIL released a video on Sunday purporting to show its militants shooting and beheading what appeared to be about 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya. Reuters was not able to verify the authenticity of ...

ISIL militants in Libya have killed two Tunisian journalists kidnapped last year, Libyan officials said on Wednesday, following the murder of five television reporters discovered this week. The ...

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — U.S.-backed Libyan forces said on Wednesday they have taken over the Islamic State group's headquarters in Sirte, the militants' final bastion in Libya, breaking a weeks-long ...

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – Libya was listed on 4 March 2020 pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 4 of resolution 2368 (2017) as being associated with ISIL for “participating in the financing, ...

Militants claiming loyalty to ISIL said they were behind Sunday’s twin bomb attacks on the residence of the Iranian ambassador in the Libyan capital and a rocket strike on the eastern Labraq airport.

The Islamic State, also known as ISIL and ISIS, has gained a foothold in Libya, which has spiraled into chaos since a U.S.-backed coalition helped rebels overthrow the regime of leader Moammar Gadhafi ...