Islamic State – Libya Province
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Islamic State – Libya Province is a regional affiliate of the Islamic State group that conducts insurgent and terrorist activities within Libya.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Islamic State – Libya Province Context triple: [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, hasBranch, Islamic State – Libya Province]
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A.
Islamic State – Sinai Province
Islamic State – Sinai Province is a militant jihadist group based in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula that operates as a regional affiliate of the Islamic State organization.
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B.
Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Islamic State – Khorasan Province is a regional branch of the Islamic State militant group active mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan, known for insurgent attacks, terrorism, and opposition to both Western forces and the Taliban.
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C.
Ansar al-Sharia in Libya
Ansar al-Sharia in Libya is a Salafi-jihadist militant group known for its role in post-Gaddafi instability, including the 2012 Benghazi attack and participation in Libya’s subsequent conflicts.
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D.
Islamic State – West Africa Province
Islamic State – West Africa Province is a jihadist militant group operating primarily in the Lake Chad Basin region, known as an affiliate of ISIS and responsible for insurgency and terrorist attacks in countries such as Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.
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E.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is a jihadist militant organization active across North and West Africa, known for insurgency, terrorism, and kidnappings in the Sahel region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Islamic State – Libya Province Target entity description: Islamic State – Libya Province is a regional affiliate of the Islamic State group that conducts insurgent and terrorist activities within Libya.
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A.
Islamic State – Sinai Province
Islamic State – Sinai Province is a militant jihadist group based in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula that operates as a regional affiliate of the Islamic State organization.
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B.
Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Islamic State – Khorasan Province is a regional branch of the Islamic State militant group active mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan, known for insurgent attacks, terrorism, and opposition to both Western forces and the Taliban.
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C.
Ansar al-Sharia in Libya
Ansar al-Sharia in Libya is a Salafi-jihadist militant group known for its role in post-Gaddafi instability, including the 2012 Benghazi attack and participation in Libya’s subsequent conflicts.
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D.
Islamic State – West Africa Province
Islamic State – West Africa Province is a jihadist militant group operating primarily in the Lake Chad Basin region, known as an affiliate of ISIS and responsible for insurgency and terrorist attacks in countries such as Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.
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E.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is a jihadist militant organization active across North and West Africa, known for insurgency, terrorism, and kidnappings in the Sahel region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic State affiliate
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militant organization ⓘ terrorist organization ⓘ |
| activityType |
guerrilla warfare
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insurgency ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
IS – Libya Province
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Islamic State – Libya Province ⓘ
surface form:
ISIL – Libya Province
Islamic State – Libya Province ⓘ
surface form:
ISIS – Libya Province
Wilayat Barqa ⓘ Fezzan ⓘ
surface form:
Wilayat Fezzan
Tripolitania ⓘ
surface form:
Wilayat Tripolitania
|
| areaOfOperation |
Benghazi
ⓘ
Derna ⓘ Sirte, Libya ⓘ
surface form:
Sirte
Tripoli ⓘ
surface form:
Tripoli region
Fezzan ⓘ
surface form:
southern Libya
|
| conflict |
Second Libyan Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
surface form:
War on Terror
|
| countryOfOperation | Libya ⓘ |
| designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ European Union ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom Home Office
United Nations Security Council ⓘ United States Department of State ⓘ |
| goal | establishment of an Islamic caliphate in Libya ⓘ |
| ideology | Salafi jihadism ⓘ |
| notableStronghold |
Sirte, Libya
ⓘ
surface form:
Sirte (2015–2016)
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| opposedBy |
Egypt
ⓘ
France ⓘ Government of National Accord forces ⓘ Italy ⓘ Libyan National Army ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| parentOrganization |
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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| partOf |
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic State
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| recruitmentSource |
foreign fighters
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local Libyan militants ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
assassination
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beheadings ⓘ improvised explosive devices ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ mass shootings ⓘ suicide bombing ⓘ |
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Subject: Islamic State – Libya Province Description of subject: Islamic State – Libya Province is a regional affiliate of the Islamic State group that conducts insurgent and terrorist activities within Libya.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.