Would-be ISIS affiliate the Jaish al-Islam has been carving out a territory of its own along the eastern Libyan coast over the past few weeks, and admonishing residents of their largest city, Derna, to throw their weight behind the ISIS Caliphate.
Libya is falling apart with a collection of rival militias both Islamist and secular taking over various cities and regions, and the government itself controlling little more than a hotel at the town of Tobruk.
Most of the cities are de facto independent entities at this point, and as the government pushes for Western intervention, many of those factions are likely to look to affiliate themselves with regional organizations like ISIS.
No group is bigger or more successful in this regard than ISIS, and while it might make groups like Jaish al-Islam more likely targets, it also makes them much, much higher profile than their comparatively small territory would otherwise be.
Oh someone please, ask Juanito Cole how that Libyan intervention looks now.
Most of news coming of Libya are totally made up and many are out right lies made to shore up support for a parliament that is losing support and reason to exist among most Libyans.The source of this news is suspect and has always advance the view points of its true owners.Its reporters and journalists are paid mouthpieces of the Saudi royal family ,the same way the United Arab Emirates pays reporters and journalists to make up stories and spread false news in its ongoing wars against any people who don not follow its directives.
"The New York Times in 2005 called Asharq Al-Awsat "one of the oldest and most influential in the region".[2] Although published under the name of a private company, the Saudi Research and Marketing Group, the paper was founded with the approval of the Saudi royal family and government ministers, and is noted for its support of the Saudi government.[2] The newspaper is owned by Faisal bin Salman, a member of the Saudi royal "