[AFRICANEWS] A leader of the jihadist group Islamic State
 ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(EI), the "planner and sponsor" of three deadly attacks in 2018 in the capital Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
, has been captured, the head of Libya's Government of National Unity announced on Thursday evening.
"Our forces apprehended on Tuesday a leader of the terrorist organization Daech (Arabic acronym for EI, ed. note), involved in the planning and command of terrorist acts that targeted our country's institutions and their fallen officials," Abdelhamid Dbeibah, head of Libya's UN-recognized government based in the capital, said in a live TV address.
The operation was carried out jointly by the Radaa (Deterrence) Force and the Rahbat al-Dourou (Shields) Brigade from Tajoura (an eastern suburb of Tripoli), according to the government's media office, which gave no further details on the identity or nationality of the jihadist.
Bummer. Hopefully that information will be released after he’s been thoroughly questioned spilt his guts. |
Mr. Dbeibah renewed his government's commitment to "fighting terrorism in all its forms", "prosecuting anyone involved" in terrorist acts, and "strengthening stability throughout the country", despite "difficulties and challenges" to protect Libya from "obscurantists, terrorists, and criminals".
On May 2, 2018, 14 people were killed in a suicide kaboom claimed by the EI against the headquarters of the Libyan High Electoral Commission (HNEC) in Tripoli.
On September 10, 2018, a suicide attack by the jihadist group against the headquarters of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) in the heart of the capital, killed two and maimed ten company staff.
On December 25, 2018, three people, including a Libyan diplomat, were killed in an attack claimed by the Islamic State (EI) group against the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 
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