Libya is in chaos , and the fight for Benghazi ( the Eastern ' capital ' ) has begun : but look at what the local ' government ' is faced with on a daily basis . Not only is the rebel group ( Majlis al - Shoura ) * well armed , well trained and definitely better equipped for what it is doing than the local security forces ; but then ISIS fighters pitch up mid - battle , make life even worse for the government forces and then disappear . ISIS and Majlis al - Shoura are not ' aligned ' and there is no formal accord between the two Jihadist groups : simply they have a common enemy , and every so often ISIS will join in and lend the Islamist rebels a hand . How can you combat that ?
Libya is in chaos , and the fight for Benghazi ( the Eastern ' capital ' ) has begun : but look at what the local ' government ' is faced with on a daily basis . Not only is the rebel group ( Majlis al - Shoura ) well armed , well trained and definitely better equipped for what it is doing than the local security forces ; but then ISIS fighters pitch up mid - battle , make life even worse for the government forces and then disappear . ISIS and Majlis al - Shoura are not ' aligned ' and there is no formal accord between the two Jihadist groups : simply they have a common enemy , and every so often ISIS will join in and lend the Islamist rebels a hand . How can you combat that ?