Daily Mail: ISIS doubles in size in Libya to 6,000 fighters as intelligence services fear jihadi group will use new stronghold to carry out terror attacks in Europe and America
* The number of ISIS militants in Libya has doubled in the last year
* As many as 6,000 fighters are now based in the troubled country
* Security services fear militants have aspirations to conduct attacks against the U.S. and other nations in the West
The number of ISIS militants in Libya has doubled in the last year or so to as many as 6,000 fighters, with aspirations to conduct attacks against the U.S. and other nations in the West.
Army Gen. David Rodriguez, head of U.S. Africa Command, said that local Libya militias are battling to destroy an ISIS network in Sabratha.
The latest numbers for ISIS in Libya make it the largest branch of eight that the jihadi group operates outside Iraq and Syria, according to U.S. defense officials.
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More News On Reports That The Islamic State Has Doubled Its Size In Libya In One Year
ISIS fighters in Libya doubled but militias check growth: US -- Reuters
David Rodriquez, top U.S. general: ISIS doubled presence in Libya -- Washington Times
Top general: ISIS doubled number of fighters in Libya -- The Hill
ISIS Population Doubles in Libya -- Military.com
Number of ISIS Fighters in Libya Has Doubled -- NBC
ISIS Has Doubled Its Ranks in Libya, Says General -- Newsweek
US believes ISIS likely doubled in size in Libya -- RUDAW
ISIS manpower in Libya doubled over 1 year, top US commander says -- RT
ISIS Presence in Libya Doubles -- Washington Free Beacon
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