Islamist conflict with Libyan National Army ISIL and anti-ISIL operations Factional fighting LNA vs GNA Terror attacks Foreign involvement Peace Process In January 2015, the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli was attacked by men affiliated with the Islamic State (IS).

[1] The hotel was popular with foreign officials and government workers; it had previously housed the Libyan Prime Minister.

In the early hours of 27 January 2015, IS-affiliated men detonated a car bomb in the parking garage of the hotel.

In the chaos, an estimated 5 gunmen stormed past the local guard and entered the hotel, intent on killing guests.

The attackers' stated objective was revenge for the death of Abu Anas al-Libi, a Libyan Al-Qaeda operative who was involved in the bombing of two American embassies in 1998.