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Libya Court Sentences 23 People To Death For Islamic State Campaign
A Libyan court sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison on Monday for their role in a deadly Islamic State militant campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015.
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Oil Rises $2/bbl After G7 Vows New Russian Sanctions
Libya said it would have to halt exports from the Gulf of Sirte due to unrest in the region while Ecuador said it would need to suspend production amid anti-government protests
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Hundreds Of ISIS Corpses In Freezers, No Country Wants To Receive Them
Seven months after Libyan forces defeated ISIS in the coastal city of Sirte, hundreds of bodies of foreign terrorists still lie stored in freezers as authorities negotiate with other governments to decide what to do with them, local officials say.
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U.S. Stealth Bombers Strike Islamic State Fighters In Libya
Two Air Force B-2 stealth bombers struck Islamic State camps southwest of the Libyan city of Sirte on Wednesday night, less than a month after the Pentagon declared an end to an extended air campaign there.
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Libyan Forces Edge Forward Against ISIS Holdouts In Sirte
Libyan forces resumed their advance on Thursday against ISIS militants holding out in a few streets in their former stronghold of Sirte, saying they had captured 25 houses and a stash of arms.
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US Marines In New Helicopter Strikes In Libya
US Marines are using Super Cobra attack helicopters to mount close-range airstrikes against ISIS terrorists in the Libyan city of Sirte, the US navy said Thursday.
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Bunkers And Booby-Traps As ISIS Makes A Stand In Libya
Sheltering in tunnels, improvised bunkers and rooms fortified by sand-filled fridges, ISIS is holding out in the Libyan city of Sirte, defending itself with snipers, booby-traps and car bombs against pro-government forces.
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2 Indians Rescued From Libya To Return Home On Friday
Two Indians, who were rescued after over a year of captivity in war-torn Libya, will return to India on Friday.
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2 Indians Held Captive In Libya For Over A Year Freed, Tweets Sushma Swaraj
Two Indians held captive in Libya for over a year have been rescued, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted this morning.
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US Says Libya Close To Eliminating ISIS From Sirte
US-backed Libyan forces are close to vanquishing ISIS from its last holdouts in the city of Sirte, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday.
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Libya Court Sentences 23 People To Death For Islamic State Campaign
A Libyan court sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison on Monday for their role in a deadly Islamic State militant campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015.
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Oil Rises $2/bbl After G7 Vows New Russian Sanctions
Libya said it would have to halt exports from the Gulf of Sirte due to unrest in the region while Ecuador said it would need to suspend production amid anti-government protests
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Hundreds Of ISIS Corpses In Freezers, No Country Wants To Receive Them
Seven months after Libyan forces defeated ISIS in the coastal city of Sirte, hundreds of bodies of foreign terrorists still lie stored in freezers as authorities negotiate with other governments to decide what to do with them, local officials say.
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U.S. Stealth Bombers Strike Islamic State Fighters In Libya
Two Air Force B-2 stealth bombers struck Islamic State camps southwest of the Libyan city of Sirte on Wednesday night, less than a month after the Pentagon declared an end to an extended air campaign there.
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Libyan Forces Edge Forward Against ISIS Holdouts In Sirte
Libyan forces resumed their advance on Thursday against ISIS militants holding out in a few streets in their former stronghold of Sirte, saying they had captured 25 houses and a stash of arms.
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US Marines In New Helicopter Strikes In Libya
US Marines are using Super Cobra attack helicopters to mount close-range airstrikes against ISIS terrorists in the Libyan city of Sirte, the US navy said Thursday.
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Bunkers And Booby-Traps As ISIS Makes A Stand In Libya
Sheltering in tunnels, improvised bunkers and rooms fortified by sand-filled fridges, ISIS is holding out in the Libyan city of Sirte, defending itself with snipers, booby-traps and car bombs against pro-government forces.
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2 Indians Rescued From Libya To Return Home On Friday
Two Indians, who were rescued after over a year of captivity in war-torn Libya, will return to India on Friday.
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2 Indians Held Captive In Libya For Over A Year Freed, Tweets Sushma Swaraj
Two Indians held captive in Libya for over a year have been rescued, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted this morning.
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US Says Libya Close To Eliminating ISIS From Sirte
US-backed Libyan forces are close to vanquishing ISIS from its last holdouts in the city of Sirte, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday.
