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13Jun/15

Islamic State posts video to show seizure of Libyan power plant

June 13, 2015WarAfrica, Baladiyat of Libya, Continents, Fall of Nofaliya, Foreign relations of Libya, Gaddafi family, Geography of Africa, International reactions to the 2011 Libyan civil war, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya, Libya, Libyan civil war, Military dictatorship, Muammar Gaddafi, Pan-Africanism, Political geography, Politics, Said, Sirte, social media account, Tripoli, Tripolitania, War/Conflictsmbale

A social media account linked to Islamic State uploads video purporting to show IS fighters in control of a power plant west of the Libyan city of Sirte.

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17Feb/15

ISIS opens new front in North Africa

February 17, 2015WarAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Al-Qaeda, Algeria, Antisemitism in the Arab world, Antisemitism in the Middle East, Baghdadi, Continents, Earth, Egypt, Extremist Groups, International relations, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Islamist groups, Italy, Libya, Matteo Renzi, Military dictatorship, NEXT MEDIA, North Africa, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Pan-Islamism, Paramilitary organizations, Political geography, Syria, Terrorism, Tripoli, Tunisia, War/Conflictsmbale

(Next Media Online) – The influence of ISIS is gradually expanding from its stronghold in Syria and Iraq to extremist groups in North Africa.

Militants in several countries in North Africa, including Libya, Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia, have pledged allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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16Feb/15

Islamic State releases video purporting to show beheading of 21 Egyptians in Libya

February 16, 2015WorldAbdel Fattah al-Sisi, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Africa, Beheading video, Cairo, Coptic Church, Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, Egyptians, FBI Most Wanted Terrorists, Geography of Africa, Iraq, ISIL beheading incidents, Islamic terrorism, Jesus, Libya, Military dictatorship, Muammar Gaddafi, North Africa, Osama bin Laden, Pan-Africanism, Political geography, Politics, Rome, Said, Syria, Tripoli, Usama bin Laden, War/Conflictsmbale

A video released by Islamic State purportedly shows Egyptian Christians being marched along a beach, before being forced to their knees and beheaded.

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