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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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ISIS Suicide Bomber In Libya 'Kills 3 Soldiers'
A terrorist suicide bombing targeting forces loyal to Marshal Khalifa Haftar in Libya's second city Benghazi on Sunday killed at least three soldiers and wounded nine, a military source said.
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Eastern Libyan Commander's Forces Seize Key Oil Ports
Forces loyal to east Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar on Sunday seized at least two key oil ports from a rival force loyal to the U.N.-backed government, risking a new conflict over the OPEC nation's resources.
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Libya's Terrorists Challenge To Last Beyond Sirte Defeat
The grand ambitions scrawled on a wall near the Libyan city of Sirte's Mediterranean sea front look fanciful now: "ISIS's naval port, the departure point for Rome, with God's permission."
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UN Envoy Says Deal Very Close Between Libya's Warring Factions
Libya's warring factions are very close to a deal on forming a unity government and could sign a long-awaited accord in a month, the new UN envoy said.
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Barack Obama Admits Mistakes in Libya, Says West Should Have Done More
US President Barack Obama said today the international community should have done more to avoid a leadership vacuum in Libya, which has been in disarray since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi four years ago.
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Libya's Official Government Bans Yemenis, Iranians, Pakistanis From Entry
Libya's internationally recognised administration based in the east has banned Yemenis, Iranians and Pakistanis from entering the divided country, a military statement said on Tuesday.
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Libya PM Resigns Live on TV Hours After Peace Talks Restart
The prime minister of Libya's internationally recognised government, Abdullah al-Thani, announced his resignation in a surprise move live on television on Tuesday, hours after fraught peace talks between the country's rival factions restarted.
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Libyan Planes Sink Ship, Attack Another Near Benghazi
Libyan war planes on Sunday sank one ship and attacked a second vessel near the eastern city of Benghazi, military spokesmen for the country's internationally recognized government said today.
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UN-mediated Libya Crisis Talks to Resume Wednesday: Lawmaker
UN-mediated talks in Morocco between Libya's rival parliaments aimed at forming a national unity government will resume Wednesday, a lawmaker for the internationally recognised legislature said.
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Libyan General Sworn as Top Commander as His Planes Hit Tripoli Airport
Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government today attacked the last functioning airport in Tripoli, the capital controlled by a rival administration, officials said.
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Air Strikes, Clashes Near 2 Eastern Libyan Oil Ports
Forces loyal to Libya's recognised government today conducted air strikes on targets near the eastern oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Es-Sider to stop an advance by a rival force, officials said.
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Anti-Islamist Commander Khalifa Haftar Killed in East Libya
A Libyan commander in the forces of prominent anti-Islamist general Khalifa Haftar has been assassinated in the eastern city of Ajdabiya, military sources said today.
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356 Dead in Month-Old Battle for Libya's Benghazi
At least 356 people have been killed in fighting for Libya's second city Benghazi since the launch of a government-backed offensive against Islamist militias a month ago, medical sources said Saturday.
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Libyan Army Needs a Gaddafi General to Beat Islamists in Benghazi
Libyan tanks rumble past houses riddled with bullet holes in the eastern city of Benghazi and residents turn out to greet soldiers as they celebrate a rare victory over Islamist insurgents.
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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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ISIS Suicide Bomber In Libya 'Kills 3 Soldiers'
A terrorist suicide bombing targeting forces loyal to Marshal Khalifa Haftar in Libya's second city Benghazi on Sunday killed at least three soldiers and wounded nine, a military source said.
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Eastern Libyan Commander's Forces Seize Key Oil Ports
Forces loyal to east Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar on Sunday seized at least two key oil ports from a rival force loyal to the U.N.-backed government, risking a new conflict over the OPEC nation's resources.
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Libya's Terrorists Challenge To Last Beyond Sirte Defeat
The grand ambitions scrawled on a wall near the Libyan city of Sirte's Mediterranean sea front look fanciful now: "ISIS's naval port, the departure point for Rome, with God's permission."
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UN Envoy Says Deal Very Close Between Libya's Warring Factions
Libya's warring factions are very close to a deal on forming a unity government and could sign a long-awaited accord in a month, the new UN envoy said.
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Barack Obama Admits Mistakes in Libya, Says West Should Have Done More
US President Barack Obama said today the international community should have done more to avoid a leadership vacuum in Libya, which has been in disarray since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi four years ago.
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Libya's Official Government Bans Yemenis, Iranians, Pakistanis From Entry
Libya's internationally recognised administration based in the east has banned Yemenis, Iranians and Pakistanis from entering the divided country, a military statement said on Tuesday.
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Libya PM Resigns Live on TV Hours After Peace Talks Restart
The prime minister of Libya's internationally recognised government, Abdullah al-Thani, announced his resignation in a surprise move live on television on Tuesday, hours after fraught peace talks between the country's rival factions restarted.
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Libyan Planes Sink Ship, Attack Another Near Benghazi
Libyan war planes on Sunday sank one ship and attacked a second vessel near the eastern city of Benghazi, military spokesmen for the country's internationally recognized government said today.
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UN-mediated Libya Crisis Talks to Resume Wednesday: Lawmaker
UN-mediated talks in Morocco between Libya's rival parliaments aimed at forming a national unity government will resume Wednesday, a lawmaker for the internationally recognised legislature said.
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Libyan General Sworn as Top Commander as His Planes Hit Tripoli Airport
Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government today attacked the last functioning airport in Tripoli, the capital controlled by a rival administration, officials said.
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Air Strikes, Clashes Near 2 Eastern Libyan Oil Ports
Forces loyal to Libya's recognised government today conducted air strikes on targets near the eastern oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Es-Sider to stop an advance by a rival force, officials said.
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Anti-Islamist Commander Khalifa Haftar Killed in East Libya
A Libyan commander in the forces of prominent anti-Islamist general Khalifa Haftar has been assassinated in the eastern city of Ajdabiya, military sources said today.
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356 Dead in Month-Old Battle for Libya's Benghazi
At least 356 people have been killed in fighting for Libya's second city Benghazi since the launch of a government-backed offensive against Islamist militias a month ago, medical sources said Saturday.
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Libyan Army Needs a Gaddafi General to Beat Islamists in Benghazi
Libyan tanks rumble past houses riddled with bullet holes in the eastern city of Benghazi and residents turn out to greet soldiers as they celebrate a rare victory over Islamist insurgents.
