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In spite of the crisis, Libya maintains one of the highest human development index (HDI) rankings among countries in Africa. [81] [82] The war has caused a significant loss of economic potential in Libya, estimated at 783.2 billion Libyan dinars from 2011 to 2021. [83] By 2022, the humanitarian situation had improved, though challenges remain. [84]
The main target of these attacks is the military (31.7%), followed by civilians (25.0%) and police forces (18.3%). Afghanistan was the country most affected by Islamist terrorism, followed by Iraq and Somalia. With at least 82 Islamist attacks and 332 deaths, France remains the country most affected by Islamist terrorism within the European Union.
The following is a list of alleged and confirmed attacks carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq organization between 2006 and 2012: . The 18 April 2007 Baghdad bombings were a series of attacks that occurred when five car bombs exploded across Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq, on 18 April 2007, killing nearly 200 people. [2]
The Islamist "Libya Dawn" has been described as "an uneasy coalition" identified as "terrorists" by the elected parliament in Tobruk [189] including "former al-Qaeda jihadists" who fought against Gaddafi in the 1990s, members of Libya's branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, and a "network of conservative merchants" from Misrata, whose fighters make ...
The Long War Journal wrote that no well-established Libyan militant organizations had pledged their support to the group and that "the Islamic State has failed, thus far, to garner the allegiance of Ansar al Sharia Libya, which is notorious for its role in the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attacks in Benghazi and remains one of the most powerful ...
Libya is now split between warring administrations in east and west. 2015 - Islamists on the march. ... 2019 - Haftar attacks Tripoli. Haftar drives his LNA through southern Libya, bringing most ...
Libya: Victory Battle of Benghazi (2014–2017) Islamic State: Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries Libya: Defeat Baghdad offensive (October 2014 – January 2015) [2] Islamic State Iraq Iran United States United Kingdom Canada Australia: Defeat October 2014 Sinai attacks Islamic State Egypt: Indecisive 2014 Idlib city raid: al-Nusra Front
The attack was led by Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the LNA. He declared it was launched to clear the city of Islamist militias and "restore Libya's dignity". [ 23 ] However during the summer of 2014, the Benghazi revolutionaries, an alliance of former rebels and Islamist militants, launched constant attacks against LNA bases and ...