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Libyan Airliner, Carrying 124, Narrowly Avoids Being Hit By Bombing
A Libyan airliner has narrowly escaped being hit by incoming fire as it landed at war-torn capital Tripoli's sole functioning airport, aviation officials said.
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Gloom But Also Hope For Libya Five Years After Uprising
Five years after the uprising began against dictator Moamer Kadhafi, many Libyans have lost hope of seeing the rule of law return to a divided country threatened by jihadist expansion.
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Bodies of 95 Migrants Found Washed Up in Libya: Red Crescent
The bodies of 85 migrants have been found washed up on the coast of Libya, a major departure point for the sea crossing to Europe, the Red Crescent said today.
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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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UN Presses Libya Peace Talks Under Shadow of Drownings
Delegates from Libya's rival parliaments gathered in Morocco today for what UN mediators demanded be a "final" push for a unity government to stem mounting jihadism and a desperate exodus of asylum-seekers.
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12 Militiamen Dead in Libya Clashes With Islamic State Jihadists
At least 12 militiamen in Libya were killed Wednesday in clashes with jihadists of the Islamic State group near the central city of Sirte, sources 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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Warplanes Hit Tripoli Airport Before UN Talks Start
Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government carried out air strikes on a Tripoli airport today just hours before United Nations-backed peace talks were due to start in Morocco.
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Libyan Official Warns on Spread of Islamic State Militant Threat
Officials of Libya's rival governments have been in touch over the growing threat of Islamic State militants, a top Libyan security official said, suggesting the fight against a common enemy might help to unite the country's warring factions.
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Blast Outside Algeria Embassy in Libya Wounds 2 Guards
An explosion outside the Algerian embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli on Saturday slightly wounded two guards and damaged nearby vehicles, officials and residents said.
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Libya Faces More Chaos as Top Court Rejects Elected Assembly
Libya's Supreme Court on Thursday declared the internationally recognised parliament as unconstitutional, in a ruling likely to fuel further chaos in the north African oil producing nation.
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Tripoli under Militia Control as Libya Chaos Deepens
Libya's toothless outgoing government admitted on Monday from its safe refuge in the east of the country that it has in effect lost control of Tripoli to armed militias.
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Islamist Militia Now Guards US Embassy in Libya
An Islamist-allied militia group in control of Libya's capital now guards the U.S. Embassy and its residential compound, a commander said Sunday, as onlookers toured the abandoned homes of diplomats who fled the country more than a month ago.
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India Closely Monitoring Situation in Libya: Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the Centre was making its best efforts for ensuring safety of Indian nationals in strife-torn Libya and bringing them back.
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Outgoing Libyan Parliament Names Rival Government
Libya's outgoing parliament voted Monday to replace the current interim government with one headed by an Islamist-backed candidate, deepening the conflict-torn country's already stark divisions and leaving it with two rival parliaments and governments.
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Libyan Airliner, Carrying 124, Narrowly Avoids Being Hit By Bombing
A Libyan airliner has narrowly escaped being hit by incoming fire as it landed at war-torn capital Tripoli's sole functioning airport, aviation officials said.
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Gloom But Also Hope For Libya Five Years After Uprising
Five years after the uprising began against dictator Moamer Kadhafi, many Libyans have lost hope of seeing the rule of law return to a divided country threatened by jihadist expansion.
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Bodies of 95 Migrants Found Washed Up in Libya: Red Crescent
The bodies of 85 migrants have been found washed up on the coast of Libya, a major departure point for the sea crossing to Europe, the Red Crescent said today.
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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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UN Presses Libya Peace Talks Under Shadow of Drownings
Delegates from Libya's rival parliaments gathered in Morocco today for what UN mediators demanded be a "final" push for a unity government to stem mounting jihadism and a desperate exodus of asylum-seekers.
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12 Militiamen Dead in Libya Clashes With Islamic State Jihadists
At least 12 militiamen in Libya were killed Wednesday in clashes with jihadists of the Islamic State group near the central city of Sirte, sources 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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Warplanes Hit Tripoli Airport Before UN Talks Start
Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government carried out air strikes on a Tripoli airport today just hours before United Nations-backed peace talks were due to start in Morocco.
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Libyan Official Warns on Spread of Islamic State Militant Threat
Officials of Libya's rival governments have been in touch over the growing threat of Islamic State militants, a top Libyan security official said, suggesting the fight against a common enemy might help to unite the country's warring factions.
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Blast Outside Algeria Embassy in Libya Wounds 2 Guards
An explosion outside the Algerian embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli on Saturday slightly wounded two guards and damaged nearby vehicles, officials and residents said.
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Libya Faces More Chaos as Top Court Rejects Elected Assembly
Libya's Supreme Court on Thursday declared the internationally recognised parliament as unconstitutional, in a ruling likely to fuel further chaos in the north African oil producing nation.
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Tripoli under Militia Control as Libya Chaos Deepens
Libya's toothless outgoing government admitted on Monday from its safe refuge in the east of the country that it has in effect lost control of Tripoli to armed militias.
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Islamist Militia Now Guards US Embassy in Libya
An Islamist-allied militia group in control of Libya's capital now guards the U.S. Embassy and its residential compound, a commander said Sunday, as onlookers toured the abandoned homes of diplomats who fled the country more than a month ago.
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India Closely Monitoring Situation in Libya: Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the Centre was making its best efforts for ensuring safety of Indian nationals in strife-torn Libya and bringing them back.
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Outgoing Libyan Parliament Names Rival Government
Libya's outgoing parliament voted Monday to replace the current interim government with one headed by an Islamist-backed candidate, deepening the conflict-torn country's already stark divisions and leaving it with two rival parliaments and governments.
