Fall of Nofaliya
Part of theLibyan civil war (2014–2020)
Date 8–9 February 2015 (1 day) Location Nofaliya,Libya Result ISIL victory ISIL takes over Nofaliya, establishes control on outskirts and all roads leading to the town, and claims a "Emirate of Nofaliya", appointing Ali Al-Qarqaa as its emir ISIL advances intoSirte and takes over government buildings
Belligerents
New General National Congress	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Wilayat Tripolitania[1]
Commanders and leaders
Mohamed Obaid(Head of police)	Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi(Caliph of ISIL) Abu Nabil al-Anbari(ISIL commander of North Africa) Ali Al-Qarqaa(ISIL Emir of Nofaliya)
Strength
20–50 local policemen	200–500 fighters 40 vehicles[2]
Casualties and losses
20+ policemen fled	Unknown

TheFall of Nofaliya refers to the takeover of the town ofNofaliya inSirte District,Libya, by the self-declaredIslamic State in February 2015.

On 8 February 2015, a convoy of 40 heavily armed4WD vehicles drove 140 km fromSirte, where ISIL has a significant presence, into the town of Nofaliya.^[3] Some vehicles displayed theflag of ISIL, and the convoy reportedly included many foreign fighters.^[4] Upon their arrival, the fighters ordered Nofaliya's residents to "repent" and pledge allegiance toAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The fighters appointed Ali Al-Qarqaa asemir of the town.^[5]

A day after Nofaliya was taken over, ISIL reinforced the entrances into the town to prevent sunrise attacks. A video of the takeover was also posted on the social media.^[6]

According toLibya Herald, with Nofaliya under its control, ISIL would be able to control theLibyan Coastal Highway. As 16 February 2015, ISIL also controls the city ofDerna,Sirte, and has a presence inTripoli andSabratha.^{[citation needed]}

Nofaliya was retaken byNew General National Congress forces on 19 March 2015.^[7]

However, after GNC retook Nofaliya, they withdrew from Nofaliya and bin Jawad on 20 March because of ISIL's offensive. They withdrew from there after only two days.^[8] ISIL is setting up checkpoints after they retook the city from GNC on 28 March.^[9] On 30 March, Al-Monitor reported that Nofaliya, Sirte, and Derna were still under the control of ISIL.^[10]

Nofaliya was captured by pro-government forces on 31 May 2016.^[11]

• List of wars and battles involving ISIL
• Fall of Mosul
• Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant occupation of Derna
• February 2015 Egyptian airstrikes in Libya
• Battle of Sirte (2015)

• February 2015 in Libya
• Military operations of the Libyan civil war (2014–2020) in 2015
• Military operations of the Libyan civil war (2014–2020) involving the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

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