Libya
"This year alone, over 2,300 refugees drowned in the Mediterranean while crossing to Europe. Particularly bizarre: In some cases it is the same gangs that tow refugee boats from the open sea back to the Libyan coast, torture the inmates and extort ransoms from their families. Terror expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) says: As long as there is no political stability in Libya, this will never stop."

"This year alone, over 2,300 refugees drowned in the Mediterranean while crossing to Europe. What's particularly strange is that some of them are the same gangs that tow refugee boats from the open sea back to the Libyan coast, torture the inmates and extort ransom money from their families. Terror expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) says: As long as there is no political stability in Libya, this will never stop."


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Extremists Compete for Control in Libya
The February beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by ISIS-alligned extremists in Libya grabbed international headlines, as did the reality that ISIS’s influence had spread far beyond Syria and Iraq. Since the beginning of 2015, forces loyal to...
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