Derna campaign (2014–2016)

Derna campaign (2014–2016)
	Part of the Second Libyan Civil War; and the military intervention against ISIL
	; The view of Derna from a hilltop
Date	5 October 2014 – 21 April 2016; (1 year, 6 months, 2 weeks and 2 days); (ISIL presence since early 2014)
Location	Derna, Libya
Result	Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna victory
Territorial; changes	ISIL militants capture parts of Derna and begin operating courts, schools, radio and administrative facilities.; The Libyan government captures villages and roads leading to Derna and implements a naval blockade of the city, while carrying out occasional airstrikes.; Egypt carries out airstrikes in February 2015, in response to ISIL's beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians.; Clashes erupt between the Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna and ISIL in June 2015, with ISIL being expelled from the city by late July 2015, but ISIL again entered Derna in December 2015.; ISIL began redeploying forces from its positions on the outskirts of Derna to other parts of Libya in April 2016.;
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	3 civilians executed by ISIL forces; 2 journalists executed;

In October 2014, the self-declared Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) took control of numerous government buildings, security vehicles and local landmarks in the Eastern Libyan coastal city of Derna. Although some media outlets reported the control as being absolute, rival groups like the al-Qaeda-affiliated Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade continued to control parts of the city. Clashes erupted between ISIL and an alliance of Islamist groups in June 2015, with ISIL retreating from Derna to outlying suburbs the following month. However, clashes continued between the Islamist alliance and the Tobruk-based government forces.

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