LNA says the clashes in Sebha last week with ISIS killed Abu Muath al Iraqi. If true--all such claims should be verified--its pretty huge: Abu Muath was the top ISIS guy for North Africa.
Two Saudis also killed in that incident.
There's a fairly lazy school of thought that churns out intermittent stories on ISIS resurgence in Libya... in reality, the org there gets whacked over the head every other day and is in shambles
The affiliate in Libya is yet to recover from devastating US airstrikes last year.
LNA statement on the purported death of ISIS North Africa leaded Abu Muath al Iraqi
As of yet, no independent confirmation that Abu Muath was indeed killed. No positive ID of body and it appears that his known features (height complexion etx) do not match any pics from scene out there
Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.
A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.