More and more sources within the European intelligence community cite sustained attempts by jihadist groups aiming to carry out chemical attacks in Europe. To this end, a quite specific source of concern requires the attention of the antiterrorist services. It concerns the ammunition from Gaddafi’s chemical arsenal, previously stored in secret military centres in Sabha, the capital of Fezzan.

This desert region, located 600 kilometres to the south of Tripoli, which was a former fiefdom for pro-Gaddafi forces, currently finds itself at the mercy of jihadist groups looking to get their hands on these sensitive arsenals.