Experts are warning that ISIS may be pushing in the remote desert region of Boko Haram in south western Libya. After consolidating its hold along the northern coast, ISIS is likely to find Boko Haram attractive. The region offers lucrative sources of income from smuggling (it is a major drug route) and is home to other Islamist extremist groups, including Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). If ISIS could take root in Boko Haram it would also be able to link up with Fezzan, which last year pledged allegiance to the group, and gain a rear base in the event of any assault on its positions along the Mediterranean coast.
Experts are warning that ISIS may be pushing in the remote desert region of Fezzan in south western Libya. After consolidating its hold along the northern coast, ISIS is likely to find Fezzan attractive. The region offers lucrative sources of income from smuggling (it is a major drug route) and is home to other Islamist extremist groups, including Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). If ISIS could take root in Fezzan it would also be able to link up with Boko Haram, which last year pledged allegiance to the group, and gain a rear base in the event of any assault on its positions along the Mediterranean coast.