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Islamic State 'province' in Libya claims capture of town
['Thomas Joscelyn', 'Thomas Joscelyn Is A Senior Fellow At The Foundation For Defense Of Democracies', "The Senior Editor For Fdd'S Long War Journal."]
The Long War Journal
One of the Islamic State’s so-called “provinces” in Libya claims to have captured the town of Nawfaliyah.
Separate photos posted on social media show the Islamic State’s province broadcasting propaganda from one of the captured media facilities.
The French oil company Total owns a stake in the field, and French officials blamed the attack on the Islamic State’s followers.
The Coptic hostages were featured in the latest edition of Dabiq, the Islamic State’s English-language magazine, which was released last week.
The images are reminiscent of how the Islamic State has paraded and then beheaded its captives in Iraq and Syria.
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