Blog 3: Islamic State Strikes Revenge
The terrorist group the Islamic State set off three bombs in
the Libyan city of Al-Qubbah. The alleged targets off the bombs were a petrol
station, a police station, and the home of a government speaker. The bombings appear to be revenge of Egyptian
strikes against the Islamic State. Egyptian strikes killed 50 in the town
of Derna, Libya which is Islamic State
controlled. The Egyptian motive for airstrikes on the Islamic State are in
light of the killings of 21 Coptic Christians by the Islamic State. Islamic State bombings in Al-Qubbah killed 40.
This was the deadliest attack in Libya
since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. The Islamic State controls the towns of Derna,
Sirte, Nofilia and Benghazi in Libya. The rest of Libya is controlled by an
internally recognized government, the Libya Dawn militia alliance, the Toubou
militia. Libya is in a state of chaos
leaving it vulnerable for Islamic State takeovers. The Islamic State
capitalizes on areas and countries with weak leadership or no leadership at
all. The Islamic State reffered to the Christians they killed as “crusaders”.
And threatened to “bring war to Rome”. Obviously not being literal but as a
reference to Rome as the first major civilization to claim Christianity as its
religion. Western allies in the fight
against the Islamic State seem unwilling to get involved in the chaos in Libya.
Western forces most likely do not want to get involved because there are too
many factions to deal with the politics.
Christopher Eakes
02-20-2015
8:05
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