Database: Identifiers of Designated Islamic Terrorist Organizations
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
Designation Status (as of October 12, 2026)
| US State Dept FTO | Delisted Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), removed December 9, 2015 (official list) |
|---|---|
| US Treasury OFAC SDN (SDGT) | Listed LIBYAN ISLAMIC FIGHTING GROUP |
| UK Proscribed | Delisted Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), removed November 2019 (official list) |
| EU Terrorist Lists | Listed Libyan Islamic Fighting Group |
| Canada Listed Entities | Not listed official list |
| Australia Listed | Not listed official list |
Profile written 2014 The profile below is the original Jihad Intel text and has not been updated. Designation status above is current.
Designated as terrorist by: European Union, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States
Base of operations: Libya
Background: Institute for the Study of Violent Groups
Background: U.S. Department of State
Founded by Libyans who had battled Soviet forces in Afghanistan, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) built a reputation for being the most powerful faction waging jihad against the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in an effort to establish an Islamic state in Libya. After long denying links to al-Qaeda, a formal merger was announced by al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in 2007. Under the name Libyan Islamic Movement for Change, LIFG members played a key role in the 2011 rebellion that toppled Gaddafi. LIFG operatives are believed to be among those responsible for planning the Casablanca suicide bombings of 2003.
