ISIS Comes To Libya -- CNN
(CNN) -- The black flag of ISIS flies over government buildings. Police cars carry the group's insignia. The local football stadium is used for public executions. A town in Syria or Iraq? No. A city on the coast of the Mediterranean, in Libya.
Fighters loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria are now in complete control of the city of Derna, population of about 100,000, not far from the Egyptian border and just about 200 miles from the southern shores of the European Union.
The fighters are taking advantage of political chaos to rapidly expand their presence westwards along the coast, Libyan sources tell CNN.
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More News On The Growth Of The Islamic State In Libya
ISIS Now Controls the Libyan City of Derna and Is Aiming to Expand West -- Time
Islamic State takes Libyan city; 100K under terror group’s control as chaos spreads -- Washington Times
Report: ISIS Takes Over Libyan City -- Newsmax
ISIS takes control of new areas, finds support in Libya -- FOX News
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"Obama’s Foreign Policy Successes
MOBILIZED INT’L COALITION TO PROTECT LIBYAN PRO-DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATORS"
Per Think Progress
http://thinkprogress.org/report/obama-foreign-policy-successes/
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