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Washington: ISIS diminishes in Syria and Iraq and becomes stronger in Libya

The Libyan situation topped the agenda at the meeting of EU defence and foreign ministers in Amsterdam while the EU and NATO expressed their willingness to make greater efforts to support the government of national accord led by Faiz Al-Siraj. The German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said that Libya has now become a […]

Asharq Al-Awsat reports:

The Libyan situation topped the agenda at the meeting of EU defence and foreign ministers in Amsterdam while the EU and NATO expressed their willingness to make greater efforts to support the government of national accord led by Faiz Al-Siraj.

The German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said that Libya has now become a stronghold for ISIS militants and a fertile ground for their operations. She added that “Their presence in Sirte, which is about 450 kilometers east of Tripoli, is increasing more and more”. Libya has become a stronghold for ISIS and this coincides with the US Department of Defense’s estimates that the number of militants has doubled as a result of the chaos in Libya to nearly 5,000 individuals. However, the number of militants in Syria and Iraq has diminished to between 19,000 and 25,000 people at present.