Description
This monograph places events in Libya since 2011 into their historical and social context and argues a form of radical Islamism, linked to long-standing national defiance of outside control, remains a factor even after the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). This entrenched radicalism means extremist Islamist groups may still make a renewed bid for power until the current civil war is resolved. At the time of this writing, the military campaign by the Libyan National Army has stalled outside Tripoli. Now is the time for the United States and the wider international community to step up and help Libya transition to a unitary government with conventional elections. If this fails to happen and ISIS is able to exploit the current chaos, the hard-won victory over the group in Libya may yet turn out to have been illusory.
ISBN
ISBN 1-58487-825-8
Publication Date
8-7-2020
Publisher
USAWC Press
City
Carlisle, PA
Keywords
Libya, Isis, Qaddafi, Gaddafi, Haftar, Tripoli, Islamic State, Jihad, Sirte, Civil War, Daesh
Disciplines
Islamic World and Near East History | Military, War, and Peace | Political History
Recommended Citation
Azeem Ibrahim,
Rise and Fall? The Rise and Fall of ISIS in Libya (Carlisle, PA: US Army War College Press, 2020),
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/913
Included in
Islamic World and Near East History Commons, Military, War, and Peace Commons, Political History Commons
