February 2019 marks the fourth anniversary of the murder of the 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians by Daesh in Libya. The issue included photographs of the 21 Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Christians who were abducted from Sirte, Libya. The men were abducted between December 2014 and January 2015 and killed to avenge “Kamilia Shehata, Wafa Constantine, and other sisters” allegedly “tortured and murdered by the Coptic Church of Egypt.” Daesh fighters beheaded the 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians. However, the murder of the 21 Coptic Orthodox Christians was different. Despite this, acts of persecution against Coptic Orthodox Christians in Libya had begun even before Daesh established a presence in Libya in 2014.

Source: Forbes February 14, 2019 18:35 UTC