DHAKA: Militant outfit Islamic State (IS) of Iraq and Syria is trying to creep into the trade to get their people to Europe from the chaotic and near-failed state of Libya.

They are trying to do such thing as the route from Turkey to Greece becomes more heavily policed, CNN reports on Thursday (May 26).

‘Exploitation of migrant smuggling networks by IS in North Africa has only been a matter of time. The US and Europe need to act quickly, and together,’ a Western diplomat said.

Abu Walid’s experiences were backed up by two Libyan police officials, who said they had found IS militants trying to get to Europe.

He also heard of a recent case of 40 Tunisian IS members leaving from the militant stronghold of Sirte.

Thwarted by bad weather, they tried again ten days later. He didn’t know if they made it.

A senior Libyan military intelligence official in Misrata, Ismail Shukri, said that IS militants sought to disguise themselves by traveling with ‘their families, without weapons, as normal illegal immigrants’.

BDST: 1358 HRS, May 26, 2016
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