Libya: The nature of the South facilitates the movement of extremists but the army is capable of deterring them

Libyan political analyst Ibrahim Al-Suwaiti believes the nature of the south facilitates extremist movement. He stated the army is capable of containing the threat. He considers the attempt by Al-Qaeda and ISIS to establish a presence in southern Libya natural. This is due to the region’s challenging geography. He confirmed the army can counter any attempts by these groups to expand there.

Al-Suwaiti told Erem News that borders with Niger and Chad provide significant funding. This funding…