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141 Killed In South Libya Airbase Attack
An attack on an airbase in south Libya has killed 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar, a spokesman for his forces said on Friday.
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Car Bomb Kills 11 Soldiers In Libya's Benghazi
A car bomb killed 11 soldiers in Libya's second city Benghazi as they held evening prayers on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, a military source today.
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Hillary Clinton Aide Testifies as Democrats Slam Benghazi Panel
Hillary Clinton's long-time confidante testified Friday before US lawmakers investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Libya, as Democrats slammed the Republican-led actions as efforts to "derail" the ex-secretary of state's White House bid.
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Dozens Killed in Attack on Islamic State in Libya: Agency
Dozens of fighters from the Islamic State group were killed in Libya Saturday as militiamen sought to dislodge them from a neighbourhood in the eastern city of Derna, Libyan news agency Lana reported.
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Militant Group Vows to Fight Libyan General
An al-Qaeda-inspired group in Libya said Monday it will fight troops loyal to a renegade general behind an attack on the country's parliament the day before and join forces with Islamic militias who were targeted by the general's secular followers.
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Ex-Libya rebel headquarters attacked in Benghazi, seven dead: hospital
At least seven people died and 30 were wounded on Saturday when demonstrators attacked the headquarters in Benghazi of former rebels who had fought to oust Libyan dictator Moammer Gaddafi, a hospital official said.
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Romney, White House spar over Libya attacks
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Friday accused the vice president of "doubling down on denial" over the deadly invasion at the U.S. Consulate in Libya, leaving the White House to defend its handling of the attack that killed its ambassador and three other Americans.
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US diplomatic security unit under scrutiny after Libya attack
The attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi on September 11 has sharpened congressional scrutiny of a State Department office that protects diplomats in the world's most dangerous corners, as lawmakers ask whether it fatally misjudged the dangers of post-revolution Libya.
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Email shows United States Libya security request denied: Reports
An official State Department investigation into an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi met for a second day on Friday, as reports emerged that a request to keep a US plane in Libya had been denied.
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Libya attackers linked to Al-Qaeda: US
The US intelligence community said Friday that a deadly assault on a US consulate in Libya was a planned attack linked to Al-Qaeda, but stressed that "many unanswered questions" remained.
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Al Qaeda behind US Consulate attack, says Libya
Libya's interim president, Mohammed el-Megarif, suggested on Sunday that al-Qaida was behind the deadly assault on the US consulate in Benghazi, which claimed the life of the US ambassador.
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US braces for more violence from anti-Muslim film
The Obama administration was caught by surprise by the ferocity of the September 11 attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the ambassador and three other Americans. Now it is bracing for another potential eruption of violent demonstrations in parts of the Muslim world after Friday's weekly prayers - traditionally a time o...
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Two ex-Navy SEALs among dead in Libya attack
Two of the four Americans killed in Tuesday's attack on the US consulate in Libya were former members of the elite Navy SEALs, US officials said on Thursday.
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Libyan authorities make arrests in US embassy attack
Heavily armed militants used a protest of an anti-Islam film as a cover and may have had help from inside Libyan security in their deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate, a senior Libyan official said Thursday.
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It makes me sick: Actress in anti-Islam film says she was duped
The origins of a crudely made anti-Muslim movie that sparked violent protests in Egypt and Libya began to slowly emerge on Wednesday, with an actress in the California production saying she was duped and was unaware it was about the Prophet Mohammad.
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141 Killed In South Libya Airbase Attack
An attack on an airbase in south Libya has killed 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar, a spokesman for his forces said on Friday.
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Car Bomb Kills 11 Soldiers In Libya's Benghazi
A car bomb killed 11 soldiers in Libya's second city Benghazi as they held evening prayers on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, a military source today.
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Hillary Clinton Aide Testifies as Democrats Slam Benghazi Panel
Hillary Clinton's long-time confidante testified Friday before US lawmakers investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Libya, as Democrats slammed the Republican-led actions as efforts to "derail" the ex-secretary of state's White House bid.
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Dozens Killed in Attack on Islamic State in Libya: Agency
Dozens of fighters from the Islamic State group were killed in Libya Saturday as militiamen sought to dislodge them from a neighbourhood in the eastern city of Derna, Libyan news agency Lana reported.
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Militant Group Vows to Fight Libyan General
An al-Qaeda-inspired group in Libya said Monday it will fight troops loyal to a renegade general behind an attack on the country's parliament the day before and join forces with Islamic militias who were targeted by the general's secular followers.
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Ex-Libya rebel headquarters attacked in Benghazi, seven dead: hospital
At least seven people died and 30 were wounded on Saturday when demonstrators attacked the headquarters in Benghazi of former rebels who had fought to oust Libyan dictator Moammer Gaddafi, a hospital official said.
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Romney, White House spar over Libya attacks
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Friday accused the vice president of "doubling down on denial" over the deadly invasion at the U.S. Consulate in Libya, leaving the White House to defend its handling of the attack that killed its ambassador and three other Americans.
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US diplomatic security unit under scrutiny after Libya attack
The attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi on September 11 has sharpened congressional scrutiny of a State Department office that protects diplomats in the world's most dangerous corners, as lawmakers ask whether it fatally misjudged the dangers of post-revolution Libya.
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Email shows United States Libya security request denied: Reports
An official State Department investigation into an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi met for a second day on Friday, as reports emerged that a request to keep a US plane in Libya had been denied.
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Libya attackers linked to Al-Qaeda: US
The US intelligence community said Friday that a deadly assault on a US consulate in Libya was a planned attack linked to Al-Qaeda, but stressed that "many unanswered questions" remained.
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Al Qaeda behind US Consulate attack, says Libya
Libya's interim president, Mohammed el-Megarif, suggested on Sunday that al-Qaida was behind the deadly assault on the US consulate in Benghazi, which claimed the life of the US ambassador.
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US braces for more violence from anti-Muslim film
The Obama administration was caught by surprise by the ferocity of the September 11 attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the ambassador and three other Americans. Now it is bracing for another potential eruption of violent demonstrations in parts of the Muslim world after Friday's weekly prayers - traditionally a time o...
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Two ex-Navy SEALs among dead in Libya attack
Two of the four Americans killed in Tuesday's attack on the US consulate in Libya were former members of the elite Navy SEALs, US officials said on Thursday.
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Libyan authorities make arrests in US embassy attack
Heavily armed militants used a protest of an anti-Islam film as a cover and may have had help from inside Libyan security in their deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate, a senior Libyan official said Thursday.
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It makes me sick: Actress in anti-Islam film says she was duped
The origins of a crudely made anti-Muslim movie that sparked violent protests in Egypt and Libya began to slowly emerge on Wednesday, with an actress in the California production saying she was duped and was unaware it was about the Prophet Mohammad.
