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Isis in Libya: Islamic State kidnap three Christians and crucify one man in Sirte accused of spying
Websites sympathetic to the militant group have posted pictures of the three migrants, bound and blindfolded.
Libya hostages: Four Italian construction workers kidnapped near ENI oil installation
Italian foreign ministry sets up crisis team to manage hostage taking in war-stricken Libya.
Islamic State in Tunisia: Attacks on anti-Isis Libya border fence will be met by military response
Tunisia announced the creation of wall in the aftermath of the terror attacks on Port Sousse.
Isis in Libya: 'Hero' Libyan special forces commander killed by Islamic State in Benghazi
Salem Al-Naaili rose to fame in Benghazi because of his dogged defiance of Islamists militants.
Isis in Libya: Death toll rises in Benghazi as Islamic State battles for control
An activist tells IBTimes UK that IS is now the city's dominant Islamist fighting group.
Libya: Warring factions sign Skhirat peace deal despite Tripoli government boycott
The Tripoli administration says it will not accept the peace terms unless its authority is recognised.
Isis in Libya: US wants drone base in North Africa to fight Islamic State
US looking to gather more intelligence on IS as the group grows rapidly in Libya.
Libyan rivals sign peace deal as Islamist government in Tripoli stays away
Islamist government which controls Tripoli parliament refuses to sign ceasefire deal.
Libya: 23 civilians and soldiers killed in 3 days following clashes in Benghazi
The Libyan Army has said 15 soldiers were killed in the fighting and eight civilians.
Isis: Islamic State Libyan offshoot claims Misrata killing of Tripoli intelligence officer
Bomb explosion kills Colonel Taher Allush outside local mosque.
Seifallah Ben Hassine: Tunisia's most-wanted terrorist announced dead by US forces
Hassine was killed in an airstrike targeting Al-Qaeda leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar.
Isis in Libya: Islamic State gives show of strength in coastal town of Harawa
Pickup trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns, are shown in images posted by supporters of the extremist group.
EU to tackle migrant trafficking - Libya warns of air strikes against unauthorised vessels
The EU has announced a naval mission to break up people-trafficking rings in North Africa.
Isis in Libya: Islamic State suffers losses following air strikes on Sirte and clashes in Derna
Forces aligned with Tripoli's Islamist government claim to have inflicted casualties on militant group.
Isis in Libya: Islamic State driven out of Derna stronghold by al-Qaeda-linked militia
Violent clashes between the two militant groups erupted on 9 June following an assassination.
Libya: US believes air strike on al-Qaeda leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar successful
The US is still waiting for definitive confirmation of the Jihadist's death in Libya.
Battle for Libya: A guide to the country's factions and militias
An outline of the major players in the Libyan conflict.
Isis blows up 2 warplanes in Libyan city of Sirte
Islamist insurgents publish photos and video of attack at airbase.
Isis in Libya: Al-Qaeda commander killed in Islamist power struggle for IS-controlled Derna
Nasser Aker, a senior figure in Derna's Jihadi Shura Council shot and killed.
Libya: Warring factions still fundamentally divided over issues in critical peace talks
Tripoli's Islamist government has indicated it has a number of red lines.
Libya peace talks resume amid refugee crisis and growing Isis threat
UN said that Libya is at a "critical juncture" but is confident talks will be "decisive."
Royal Navy warship HMS Bulwark races to rescue hundreds of migrants stranded off Libya coast
Senior naval officer warns that there may be 'half a million' migrants hoping to make risky crossing.
Isis in Libya: Islamic State militants kill two Eritrean migrants
IS killed the pair 'in cold blood' after stopping a truck full of African migrants.
Isis in Libya: Islamic State suicide bomber in Misrata kills 5 people
Suicide bomber ploughed a car filled with explosives into the main security checkpoint in Misrata.
Mediterranean migrant crisis: Italian navy rescues 217 people, recovers 17 corpses near Libya
Italy's navy said its ship Fenice made the rescue.
Libyan PM Abdullah al-Thinni survives assassination attempt by gunmen
The motorcade of Libya's prime minister was attacked by gunmen en route to the airport in Tobruk.
Isis: Islamic State abducts North Korean couple in Libya
North Korean doctor and his wife reportedly kidnapped by Isis-backed militants near Tripoli.
Isis: Terror group announce arrival in Europe with chilling pictures on social media
The images taken at landmarks in Italy warn Isis militants in Europe are counting down 'till the zero hour.'
Isis militants are being 'smuggled to Europe in migrant boats', Libyan government adviser
Abdul Basit Haroun claims Isis militants are profiting from human trafficking.
Libyan soldiers jailed for 12 years after raping man in Cambridge
Court heard men tracked their victim 'like hunting dogs who had seen a wounded animal'