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  • Libya’s Terrorist Descent: Causes and Solutions

    Thomas Joscelyn

    News
    Sep 27, 2016

    Thomas Joscelyn testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. The hearing is titled, “Libya’s Terrorist Descent: Causes and Solutions.”

    Libya’s Terrorist Descent: Causes and Solutions
  • Islamic State fighters retreat from bases outside Derna, Libya

    Thomas Joscelyn

    News
    Apr 20, 2016

    The Islamic State’s fighters have withdrawn from their positions on the outskirts of Derna, Libya. The so-called “caliphate” faced stiff opposition from pro-al Qaeda jihadist groups in the city.

    Islamic State fighters retreat from bases outside Derna, Libya
  • Ansar al Sharia in Libya releases photos of graduates from its ‘mujahideen training camps’

    Bill Roggio

    Threat Matrix
    Mar 19, 2015

    The photographs show the fighters “graduating from the mujahideen training camps to join their brothers in the battlefronts in order to complete the journey of jihad.”

    Ansar al Sharia in Libya releases photos of graduates from its ‘mujahideen training camps’
  • Navy SEALs intercept tanker with Libyan oil

    Lisa Lundquist

    Threat Matrix
    Mar 17, 2014

    US commandos seized a renegade tanker off the coast of Cyprus that was loaded with stolen oil and are sailing it back to Libya. Ansar al Sharia Libya criticized the rebels’ takeover of Libyan oil ports as inviting foreign intervention.

    Navy SEALs intercept tanker with Libyan oil
  • Ansar al Sharia Libya honors Abu Anas al Libi

    Bill Roggio

    Threat Matrix
    Oct 19, 2013

    The group, which was involved in the assassination of the US ambassador and three American in Benghazi last year, distributed sheep to honor the captured al Qaeda operative.

    Ansar al Sharia Libya honors Abu Anas al Libi
  • Ansar al Sharia in Libya criticizes Muslim Brotherhood

    Bill Roggio

    Threat Matrix
    Aug 23, 2013

    Additionally, the jihadist group praises Syria as “the land of jihad and epics, in particular, whose jihad is still continuing against all the forces of falsehood.”

    Ansar al Sharia in Libya criticizes Muslim Brotherhood
  • Benghazi consulate assault was a ‘terrorist attack’

    Bill Roggio

    Threat Matrix
    Sep 19, 2012

    Matthew Olsen, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said that a “number of different elements,” including some linked to al Qaeda, were involved.

    Benghazi consulate assault was a ‘terrorist attack’
  • Ansar al Shariah issues statement on US Consulate assault in Libya

    Bill Roggio

    Threat Matrix
    Sep 12, 2012

    The group claimed it “didn’t participate as a sole entity,” but instead the attack “was a spontaneous popular uprising.”

    Ansar al Shariah issues statement on US Consulate assault in Libya
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  • Interactive visual: Profiles of 28 Iran-backed terrorist groups and branches in the West Bank

    Interactive visual: Profiles of 28 Iran-backed terrorist groups and branches in the West Bank

  • Profiles of 15 Iranian-backed Militias in the Middle East

    Profiles of 15 Iranian-backed Militias in the Middle East

  • Detailing Shabaab’s Leadership and Key Personnel

    Detailing Shabaab’s Leadership and Key Personnel

  • Al Qaeda leaders use Afghanistan as a safe haven

    Al Qaeda leaders use Afghanistan as a safe haven

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