Top IS commanders 'taking refuge' in Libya
By Gabriel Gatehouse
BBC Newsnight

ROME: --Several senior commanders from the so-called Islamic State have moved to Libya from Iraq and Syria in recent months, according to a top Libyan intelligence official.

The official told BBC Newsnight that increasing numbers of foreign fighters had arrived in the city of Sirte.

Representatives from 23 countries, including the US and UK, met in Rome on Tuesday to discuss the growing threat from Islamic State (IS) in Libya. IS took control of Sirte last year.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35486158


-- BBC 2016-02-04

Tell them to expect a quick gift from the sky. They won't even have time to shout 'Allah Akbar.'

I think there are some empty quarters available in Benghazi, courtesy HRC.

I think there are some empty quarters available in Benghazi, courtesy HRC.

"We came, we saw, he died!"

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Ah yes, another NATO bombed supported Arab Spring success. What a mess.

Ah yes, another NATO bombed supported Arab Spring success. What a mess.

And all of their own making.

This can be construed as a good thing.... The leaders are on the run, which usually means the foot soldiers will fall.

And as Libya isn't exactly a tourist zone, a bit of fast air over Sirte would probably go un noticed..... except by the recipients neighbors.