The commander of the Benghazi-based Omar Mukhatr Brigade, which has been allied with Ansar al Sharia, February 17 Brigade, and Libya Shield, escaped an assassination attempt with serious injuries. A leading lawyer was kidnapped from a Tripoli courtroom last week. Thirty Libyan Army cadets left their training in the UK after roughing up a British Army officer. The travel of young Libyans to join the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq is facilitated by Libyan recruiting networks, which face no official obstacles.
