Among the many reports of the Secretary General of the United Nations to the Security Council, that of 21 January highlights an "alert" for the constant threat of ISIS which continues in southern Libya: "there is a concrete possibility that the security situation in the south of Libya could deteriorate further, allowing the organization and other violent extremist groups to expand their activities ”.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that after the killing of the organization's leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi on October 26, the organization's Emir in Libya, Abdul Qadir Al-Najdi, announced the his alliance with the new ISIS leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi.
The United Nations found that the arrest by the National Army (LNA) and Government of National Accord (GNA) forces in Sirte of members suspected of belonging to ISIS last October confirms continued efforts by of the GNA and the LNA to prosecute the terrorist organization.
The report also recalled that the United States Command in Africa (AFRICOM) said that at least 43 terrorist elements were killed in four airstrikes in southern Libya last September, pointing out that the raids would be carried out in coordination with the government. by Al-Wefaq.