Libyan Provinces | |
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Wilayah al-Fizan, Wilayah Barqah, Wilayah al-Tarabulus Participant in the Second Libyan Civil War |
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The Black Standard of ISIL.
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Active | 13 November 2014 - Present |
Ideology |
Salafist Islamism Salafist Jihadism |
Leaders |
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Leader of ISIL) Abu Nabil al Anbari (Nom de guerre Abul Mughirah al Qahtani) † Abdel Qader al-Najdi |
Headquarters | |
Area of operations | Libya |
Strength |
≈500, |
Part of | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Opponents |
Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna Egypt |
≈500,
or 5,000-6,500,
Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is a militant Islamist group active in Libya under three branches: Fezzan Province (Arabic: ولاية الفزان, Wilayah al-Fizan) in the desert south, Cyrenaica Province (Arabic: ولاية البرقة, Wilayah al-Barqah) in the east, and Tripolitania Province (Arabic: ولاية الطرابلس, Wilayah al-Tarabulus) in the west. The branches were formed on 13 November 2014, following pledges of allegiance to ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by militants in Libya.