The 'Caliphate's' Colonies: Islamic State's Gradual Expansion into North
Africa
By Mirco Keilberth, Juliane von Mittelstaedt and Christoph Reuter
Chaos, disillusionment and oppression provide the perfect conditions for
Islamic State. Currently, the Islamist extremists are expanding from Syria
and Iraq into North Africa. Several local groups have pledged their
allegiance.
* November 18, 2014 - 07:20 PM
The caliphate has a beach. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea around 300
kilometers (186 miles) south of Crete in Darna. The eastern Libya city has a
population of around 80,000, a beautiful old town and an 18th century
mosque, from which the black flag of the Islamic State flies. The port city
is equipped with Sharia courts and an "Islamic Police" force which patrols
the streets in all-terrain vehicles. A wall has been built in the university
to separate female students from their male counterparts and the disciplines
of law, natural sciences and languages have all been abolished. Those who
would question the city's new societal order risk death.......
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