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Document #2145053
USDOS – US Department of State (Author)
Aka: Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in Libya; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-Libya; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya; ISIS-L; ISIL-Libya; Wilayat Barqa; Wilayat Fezzan; Wilayat Tripolitania; Wilayat Tarablus; Wilayat al-Tarabulus.
Description: The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in Libya (ISIL-L) was designated as an FTO on May 20, 2016. In 2014, then-ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched ISIS operatives from Syria to Libya to establish a branch. In 2014, several hundred operatives set up a base in Darnah. The following month, Baghdadi formally established the branch after announcing he had accepted oaths of allegiance from fighters in Libya.
Activities: ISIS-L did not claim responsibility for any attacks in 2024.
Strength: ISIS-L was estimated to have between 50 and 150 members.
Location/Area of Operation: Libya.
Funding and External Aid: ISIS-L’s funding comes from a variety of sources, including criminal activities such as smuggling and extortion, as well as external funding. The group also receives support from ISIS.
Country Report on Terrorism 2024 - Chapter 1 - Libya (Periodical Report, English)
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