IS threat in torn Libya

THE UN envoy for Libya has warned the oil-rich nation “is on the verge of descending into a civil war” that could divide the country and imperil the security of its neighbours.

Ghassan Salame told the Security Council that extremists from Islamic State and alQaeda are already exploiting the security vacuum sparked by a military offensive last month to take the capital Tripoli.

He said the black flags of IS are appearing in southern Libya and there have been four attacks by its fighters in the south since April 4 that have killed a combined 17 people.