Obama: IS focusing on Libya after Iraq, Syria setbacks

US President Barack Obama

 

Islamic State (IS) recruits are increasingly heading to Libya following the setbacks the militant group has suffered in Iraq and Syria, US President Barack Obama has said.
The US will continue efforts to beat it back in Libya, he added.

Last week, Mr Obama said the “worst mistake” of his presidency was his failure to plan for the aftermath of the ousting of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Libya has been in chaos since then.
A new UN-backed government arrived in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, earlier this month in the hope of restoring order in a country controlled by rival militias, governments and parliaments.
IS has exploited the chaos to gain a foothold in the North African state.