Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya

Forces backing Libya's U.N.-recognised government said on May 25 that hundreds of Russian mercenaries fighting for rival military commander Khalifa Haftar had been evacuated from combat zones south of the capital Tripoli.    

Turkey's presidential spokesman discussed developments in Syria and Libya over the phone with the U.S. national security advisor, Turkish presidential sources said early on Jan. 17.

The presidents of Turkey and the U.S. spoke over the phone on Jan. 15, according to a statement by the Turkish Presidential Communications Directorate.

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on the latest developments in Libya and the region.

Turkey mainly cares for the immediate end of clashes and the announcement of a cease-fire in Libya, presidential spokesperson İbrahim Kalın has said, calling on the parties in the country to return the positions they were in last year in April.

Turkey's bill allowing troop deployment in Libya marks a dangerous escalation in the North African country's civil war and severely threatens stability in the region, a joint statement by Greece, Israel and Cyprus said late on Thursday.

Terrorist group ISIL confirmed in an audio statement the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

The man most likely to succeed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to helm the ISIL terrorist group has been killed by U.S. forces, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 29.

Six Turks detained in Libya by forces loyal to Commander Khalifa Haftar have been released, Turkey's foreign ministry said on July 1, a day after it warned the militia would become a "legitimate target" unless they were released immediately.

The White House said on April 19 that President Donald Trump spoke by phone earlier in the week and discussed "ongoing counterterrorism efforts" with Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, leader of a military assault on the capital Tripoli in opposition to the internationally recognized government.

An Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant who killed 39 people and wounded 79 others on New Year’s Eve used his right to remain silent in court on Dec. 11.