Tag - Islamists

Jubilant Libyan Militias Declare Victory Over ISIS in Surt

By Declan Walsh (Suliman Ali Zway contributed reporting from Berlin, and Nour Youssef from Cairo)

Libyan fighters declared victory over the Islamic State at its coastal stronghold of Surt on Tuesday, ending the extremist group’s ambitions for a caliphate on the southern shores of the Mediterranean. Read More

What peace in Libya?

By Richard Galustian

Do you suppose the words of Baron Rothschild in the 18th century, crossed subconsciously the mind of the Libyan British Business Council (LBBC) when they decided to hold a conference last week in Malta encouraging British industry to start commercial activity in Libya? Read More