Fighting IS Group in Libya

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/benghazi-in-crisis/

This is a 20 min long Frontline documentary on Benghazi and a militia fighting the IS Group there. As of the video the IS Group controls a number of neighborhoods in Benghazi and about 200 km of coastline around Sirte and has about 6000 fighters. The group is losing territory painfully slowly as government and non-government forces lack coordination, arms, and work at cross purposes. Politicians on both sides come off as narcissistic and needy, but Libyans seem resilient and optimistic in the long term. The head teacher of a school in Benghazi is well spoken and particularly committed. It is also mentioned that US and EU/NATO forces are planning an operation to bridge the divide in the groups fighting IS in the near future.

On the last point it would seem IS Group in Libya is reaching an inflection point.

http://www.criticalthreats.org/libya/estelle-isis-courses-of-action-out-of-sirte-april-29-2016