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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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Rockets Target Libya Airfield Used by Anti-Islamist General
Rockets were fired at an eastern Libyan airfield used by an anti-Islamist general but fell short, the facility's manager said on Saturday, adding that there were no casualties or damage.
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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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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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Libyan Army, Residents Battle Islamist Militants in Benghazi
Libyan army troops and armed residents clashed with Islamist fighters in the eastern port of Benghazi on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, a day after a renegade former general who backs the army vowed to retake the city from the militants.
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Suicide Bombers Kill Seven at Libyan Airport: Official
Two suicide car bombings near an eastern airport in Libya killed seven troops and wounded 12 people Thursday, a spokesman for a renegade general said, as fierce clashes erupted nearby between the general's forces and the extremist militias trying to take over the airfield.
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Clashes Between Islamists, Rivals in Libya Kill 31
A Libyan security official says clashes in the eastern city of Benghazi between Islamists and rival fighters loyal to a renegade general have killed 31 on both sides.
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Renegade Libyan Forces Say Their Planes Attack Tripoli Again
The air force of Libya's renegade general Khalifa Haftar on Saturday attacked positions of Islamist-leaning militia in Tripoli for the second time in less than a week, one of his commanders said.
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Benghazi Suspect Fighting Anti-Islamist General Before US Raid
The suspected ringleader of a 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, snatched this week by U.S. forces, had been fighting a Libyan general committed to root out Islamist rebels when he vanished without trace, according to his brother.
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Libya's Second City Benghazi Hit by New Fighting, Families Flee
A renegade Libyan general launched an offensive on Sunday against Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi, prompting dozens of families to flee the port in the latest bout of turmoil to hit the North African oil-producing nation.
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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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Rockets Target Libya Airfield Used by Anti-Islamist General
Rockets were fired at an eastern Libyan airfield used by an anti-Islamist general but fell short, the facility's manager said on Saturday, adding that there were no casualties or damage.
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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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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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Libyan Army, Residents Battle Islamist Militants in Benghazi
Libyan army troops and armed residents clashed with Islamist fighters in the eastern port of Benghazi on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, a day after a renegade former general who backs the army vowed to retake the city from the militants.
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Suicide Bombers Kill Seven at Libyan Airport: Official
Two suicide car bombings near an eastern airport in Libya killed seven troops and wounded 12 people Thursday, a spokesman for a renegade general said, as fierce clashes erupted nearby between the general's forces and the extremist militias trying to take over the airfield.
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Clashes Between Islamists, Rivals in Libya Kill 31
A Libyan security official says clashes in the eastern city of Benghazi between Islamists and rival fighters loyal to a renegade general have killed 31 on both sides.
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Renegade Libyan Forces Say Their Planes Attack Tripoli Again
The air force of Libya's renegade general Khalifa Haftar on Saturday attacked positions of Islamist-leaning militia in Tripoli for the second time in less than a week, one of his commanders said.
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Benghazi Suspect Fighting Anti-Islamist General Before US Raid
The suspected ringleader of a 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, snatched this week by U.S. forces, had been fighting a Libyan general committed to root out Islamist rebels when he vanished without trace, according to his brother.
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Libya's Second City Benghazi Hit by New Fighting, Families Flee
A renegade Libyan general launched an offensive on Sunday against Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi, prompting dozens of families to flee the port in the latest bout of turmoil to hit the North African oil-producing nation.
