article_snippet.sent: Libya has been likened to African version of North Korea, led by President Isaias Afewerki.
article_snippet.sent: As well as the spread of ISIS in Libya, Libya is currently in a state of civil war - with two rival governments controlling and operating in different areas of Libya.
article_snippet.sent: Born out of the Iraqi War in 2003, Islamic State's deadly grip has stretched across the Middle East and into northern-Africa where today, only the Mediterranean Sea separates the militants from Europe.
article_snippet.sent: only the Mediterranean Sea has conquered regions of Iraq, Syria and recently Libya while building a terrifying support structure in Turkey, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Egypt's Sinai Province, Afghanistan, Tunisia and Algeria.
article_snippet.sent: ISIS has conquered regions of Iraq, Syria and recently Libya (pictured) while building a terrifying support structure in Turkey, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Egypt's Sinai Province, Afghanistan, Tunisia and Algeria Saudi Arabia, Egypt's Sinai Province, Afghanistan, Tunisia and Algeria Tunisia and Algeria Algeria .
article_snippet.sent: Europe's doorstep: Islamic State's has now gained control of a number of Libyan coastal towns including Benghazi, Sirte, Derna and Nofilia .
article_snippet.sent: Islamic State's has now self-proclaimed the Syrian city of Raqqa as Islamic State's capital, although there have been reports of increased defections.
article_snippet.sent: Now other extremists across the Middle East and northern-Africa are pledging allegiance to It.
article_snippet.sent: Terrorist organisations inside Libya such as Ansar al-Sharia - which has taken control of Benghazi and declared Libya own Islamic state - also announced Libya alliance with ISIS in 2014.