Øverstkommanderende for USAs Africa Command, David Rodriguez, sier IS har opprettet treningsleire for jihadister i det østlige Libya.

Gen. Rodriguez warned that Libya’s trainees appeared to be members of local militias who were «trying to make a name or trying to make a connection.» It was unclear whether they might join Isil fighters elsewhere once their training was complete, he said.

«It’s mainly about people coming for training and logistics support right now,» Gen. Rodriguez said. «As far as a huge command and control network, have not seen that yet.»

Last month, militants in the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna in Libya swore allegiance to Isil in a night-time ceremony, becoming the first city outside of Iraq and Syria to publicly join the «caliphate».

According to news reports, a number of leading Isil militants travelled to Derna earlier in the year, where they helped unite a panoply of once-divided extremist factions behind them.

 

Jihadistene har lenge hatt planer om å inngå i en internasjonalens jihad, lik den kommunistene organiserte. De finnes i Nigeria, Mali, Algerie, Libya, Egypt, Somalia, og Jemen og selvfølgelig i Syria og Irak. Noen av dem har erklært sin lojalitet til IS.

Spesielt Egypt er urolig for hva som skjer i grensen mot Libya. Egypt har nok med uroen i Sinai.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11272216/Islamic-State-has-training-camps-in-Libya-warns-US-commander.html