One of the Islamic State's so-called "provinces" in Libya has claimed responsibility for two suicide attacks in the Libyan town of Qubba earlier today. The group says the attacks were retaliation for the airstrikes carried out in nearby Derna.
Before the September 10 storm and flooding killed thousands, Libya's eastern port of Derna was best known for its revolutionary thinking, Islamist extremists and coastal scenery. Now the city is fighting for its very survival. By Cathrin Schaer
Before this week's storm, the eastern port city, where flooding killed thousands, was best known for its revolutionary thinking, Islamist extremists and coastal scenery.
AQIM has issued a pair of statements backing the Mujahideen Shura Council (MSC) in Derna against its rivals in the Islamic State. Abu Bakr al Baghdadi's men picked a fight with the MSC last month, but have sustained significant losses since then.
Ten years after the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi and the masterminds are still at large and operating out of Libya. Global Threat Intel Analyst Sarah Adams gives SOFREP a three-part plan to capture them.