Fall of Nofaliya (2015)

Fall of Nofaliya
	Part of the Second Libyan Civil War
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 into Sirte and takes over government buildings;
Belligerents
New General National Congress	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Wilayat Tripolitania;
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
Casualties and losses
20+ policeman fled	Unknown

The Fall of Nofaliya refers to the takeover of the town of Nofaliya in Sirte District, Libya, by the self-declared Islamic State in February 2015.

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