Desperate ISIS moves headquarters to Libya
Dec 3, 2015 22:17:04 GMT -5
Post by Honoria on Dec 3, 2015 22:17:04 GMT -5
Desperate ISIS moves headquarters to Libya after Raqqa stronghold is BLITZED by airstrikes
ISLAMIC State militants have been forced to establish a new headquarters along Libya's Mediterranean coast as its stronghold in Syria is pounded by Western airstrikes.
By Jake Burman
PUBLISHED: 00:00, Wed, Dec 2, 2015 | UPDATED: 03:13, Wed, Dec 2, 2015
ISIS has been forced to set up a new stronghold in Sirte
Fighters for the depraved terror group have set up a new global base in Sirte - the former home of Colonel Gaddafi, just a few hours across the Mediterranean from Italy.
British and American forces have been deployed to Libya after a 200km stretch of the coast was seized by the evil jihadis.
The barbaric regime has been running training camps for international extremists from Sirte after coalition forces pounded its Syrian stronghold Raqqa.
The branch in the Libyan coastal city - which has evolved into an "actively managed colony" - is the only arm of ISIS its central leadership controls.
Leaders of the savage terror group have reportedly adopted a slogan reflecting Sirte's heightened profile within the abhorrent organisation: "Sirte will be no less than Raqqa."
The depraved group has even started encouraging recruits to meet them in Libya
There are concerns ISIS will sell Libyan oil to fund its barbaric regime
The new stronghold has reportedly seen a rapid growth - rocketing from 200 sick fighters to around 5,000 since ISIS announced its branch there.
There are fears the brutal extremists are using Libya's rich oil resources to finance its evil operations in Syria and Iraq.
Fathi Ali Bashaagha, a politician from Misrata, Libya, warned: "We don't have a real state. We have a fragmented government. Every day we delay on a political deal, it is a golden opportunity for Islamic State to grow."
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ISLAMIC State militants have been forced to establish a new headquarters along Libya's Mediterranean coast as its stronghold in Syria is pounded by Western airstrikes.
By Jake Burman
PUBLISHED: 00:00, Wed, Dec 2, 2015 | UPDATED: 03:13, Wed, Dec 2, 2015
ISIS has been forced to set up a new stronghold in Sirte
Fighters for the depraved terror group have set up a new global base in Sirte - the former home of Colonel Gaddafi, just a few hours across the Mediterranean from Italy.
British and American forces have been deployed to Libya after a 200km stretch of the coast was seized by the evil jihadis.
The barbaric regime has been running training camps for international extremists from Sirte after coalition forces pounded its Syrian stronghold Raqqa.
The branch in the Libyan coastal city - which has evolved into an "actively managed colony" - is the only arm of ISIS its central leadership controls.
Leaders of the savage terror group have reportedly adopted a slogan reflecting Sirte's heightened profile within the abhorrent organisation: "Sirte will be no less than Raqqa."
The depraved group has even started encouraging recruits to meet them in Libya
There are concerns ISIS will sell Libyan oil to fund its barbaric regime
The new stronghold has reportedly seen a rapid growth - rocketing from 200 sick fighters to around 5,000 since ISIS announced its branch there.
There are fears the brutal extremists are using Libya's rich oil resources to finance its evil operations in Syria and Iraq.
Fathi Ali Bashaagha, a politician from Misrata, Libya, warned: "We don't have a real state. We have a fragmented government. Every day we delay on a political deal, it is a golden opportunity for Islamic State to grow."
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