The Islamic State's Colonial Policy in Egypt and Libya

Abstract

Recently there has been a rapid expansion of IS affiliated activity across North Africa. Egyptian Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis' (ABM) November 2014 IS support pledge and the caliphate's creation of Libyan wilayats incorporated local jihadist groups [8]. IS' wilayats, however, face multiple opponents including regime forces and rival jihadists. Violence in Libya, for example, is punctuated by clashes between IS