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Terrorism in Libya saw a significant decline over the past year. According to a report by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), Libya ranked 39th in 2024 as opposed to 7th in 2023. 1. and 2.
ISIS-Libya (ISIS-L)
ISIS Libya is one of the terrorist groups that emerged in the aftermath of the Libyan civil wars. The group conducted terrorist attacks in Libya and has attempted expansion into other North African countries. It was responsible for the kidnapping and beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in 2015. In 2016, under pressure from Libyan government forces it lost its base in Sirte and retreated to the desert areas of central Libya to rebuild.
ISIS-Libya, Counter Terrorism Guide
https://www.dni.gov/nctc/ftos/isis_libya_fto.html
Reports on Terrorism in Libya
Country Reports on Terrorism 2022: Libya, U.S.
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/reports/country-reports-on-terrorism-2022/libya/
Global Terrorism Index 2024, Institute for
Economics and Peace, February 2024, PDF, 84 pages.
https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GTI-2024-web-290224.pdf
Threat Analysis
Critical Threats - Libya
https://www.criticalthreats.org/locations/libya
News Reports
January 16, 2024, "LARMO and Libyan Counter-Terrorism Center ink key MoU", Libya Observer.
August 24, 2023, "Libyan law enforcement trains in open-source intelligence skills", EUBAM Libya.
May 7, 2023, "US sponsors counter-terrorism training in Libya", Libya Update.
October 12, 2022, "Salafi-Jihadi Areas of Operation in Libya", by Kathryn Tyson, Critical Threats.
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Endnotes
1. "Libyan Army welcomes IEP's terrorism report results", Libya Update, March 13, 2024.
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