Libya

The killing of at least 30 security personnel in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula could be more than just jihadist violence – but an indication of new and dangerous tactics from the Islamic State group.

“A bunch of militamen were in control of a British army base in the UK”. A whistleblower gives his shocking account of the Libyan army training fiasco to International Editor Lindsey Hilsum.

More than 300 Libyan soldiers training in Britain are sent home early amid allegations of a series of sexual assaults and rapes during their stay.

British hostage David Bolam is set free after being held by Libyan militants for six months, after reports that a ransom was paid to secure his release.

In 2011 they were all revolutionaries trying to overthrow Gaddafi. Now, says Lindsey Hilsum, Islamists are battling secularists for control in Libya – and the west is ignoring the country’s implosion.

The Italian navy says it has rescued almost 4,000 migrants in the last 48 hours. At least 25 migrants died during the weekend Mediterranean crossings.

The capital’s airport has fallen into the hands of the Misrata militia allied with jihadi extremists. Once hailed the success of the Arab Spring, is Libya tearing itself apart?

Britain is closing its embassy in Libya and evacuating staff, following in the footsteps of other western countries, after fighting between rival militias spread across the capital, Tripoli.

As a major fuel depot burns in Libya’s capital Tripoli, C4 News looks at the country’s descent into violence after Gadaffi’s overthrow as well as the growing bloodshed across the Middle East.