French Defence Minister Jean-Yves le Drian said on Monday that the ISIS group was spreading from its stronghold on the libyan coast to the interior of the country with the aim of getting access to oil wells.
“They are in Sirte, their territory extends 250 kilometres along the coast, but they are starting to penetrate the interior and to be tempted by access to oil wells and reserves,” le Drian told RTl radio.
World powers are trying to convince libya’s warring factions to lay down their weapons and fall behind a new national unity Government, as ISIS-allied groups exploit the political chaos to take hold of parts of the country.