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Professors From Top Universities Demand Ban on Lethal Autonomous Weapons
Professors from top universities and research institutes are together demanding a ban on the use of lethal autonomous weapons against humans. In their appeal to the world governments, they cited a recent UN report of a drone airstrike in Libya by a devious Turkish-made weapons system, STM Kargu-2, that needed no human oversight.
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At Least 42 Killed, Dozens Wounded In Libya Air Strike
At least 42 people were killed and dozens wounded in an air strike targeting a town hall meeting in southern Libya, a local official and the UN-recognised government said Monday, accusing forces of military strongman Khalifa Haftar.
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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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Anti-ISIS Air Raid Kills More Than 40 In Libya: Officials
An air strike by an unidentified warplane Friday killed more than 40 people near the Libyan capital where suspected members of the ISIS were gathered, officials said.
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Air Strike Kills Mother And Child In Libya's Derna: Witness
Unidentified aircraft carried out an air strike on the Libyan city of Derna today, killing at least three people, an eye-witness in the city and a local television station reported.
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The 'Uncatchable' One-Eyed Jihadi Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the one-eyed Islamist reported to have been killed in a US airstrike in Libya Monday, was an Al-Qaeda veteran and the mastermind behind a devastating attack on an Algerian gas plant in 2013.
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Egypt Rejects Blame for Civilians Killed in Libya Airstrikes
Egypt on Tuesday rejected accusations of blame in the death of seven civilians killed in Libya last week when Cairo's military bombed suspected Islamist militant targets after the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians.
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Qatar Recalls Ambassador to Egypt Amid Dispute Over Air Strikes in Libya
Qatar has recalled its ambassador in Cairo "for consultations", state news agency QNA said late on Wednesday, amid disputes over Egyptian air strikes in Libya.
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'50 Killed' in Strikes Launched After Islamic State Hostages Video, Says Libyan Air Force
Libya's air force chief said on Monday that at least 50 people had been killed in airstrikes by Egyptian and Libyan warplanes launched after jihadists beheaded a group of Egyptian Christians.
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Egypt Carries Airstrikes in Libya After Islamic State Beheads 21 Hostages
Egypt's military said in a statement on state television it had carried out an air strike against Islamic State targets in Libya at dawn on Monday, a day after the group released a video appearing to show the beheading of 21 Egyptians there.
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Second Air Strike Hits Airport in Libya's Capital
An air strike hit the last functioning commercial airport in Libya's capital Tripoli for a second day running today, residents said, as a power struggle in the oil-rich nation intensified.
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Despite Dangers, US Journalist Steven Sotloff was Determined to Record Arab Spring's Human Toll
Islamic State said in a video released by a monitoring group on Tuesday that it had beheaded Sotloff, 31, in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes against the group, the second such killing of a U.S. journalist in two weeks. His family said in a statement they believed he had been killed.
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Airstrikes in Libya's Capital Kill 15: Militia
A senior Islamist militia leader says two airstrikes targeting its positions in Libya's capital, Tripoli, have killed 15 fighters and wounded 20.
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Airstrikes Target Militia Camp in Eastern Libya
A security official and witnesses say airstrikes have targeted a militia camp in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, sending columns of black smoke into the air and sparking retaliatory gunfire.
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Oil prices jump on airstrikes in Libya
Oil prices jumped more than $2 a barrel on Monday as the Western military action in Libya and continuing unrest in a host of other countries in the oil-rich Middle East region raised fears of possible disruptions to crude supplies. The price for crude oil has risen continuously since expectations of a solid economic recovery in the United S...
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Professors From Top Universities Demand Ban on Lethal Autonomous Weapons
Professors from top universities and research institutes are together demanding a ban on the use of lethal autonomous weapons against humans. In their appeal to the world governments, they cited a recent UN report of a drone airstrike in Libya by a devious Turkish-made weapons system, STM Kargu-2, that needed no human oversight.
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At Least 42 Killed, Dozens Wounded In Libya Air Strike
At least 42 people were killed and dozens wounded in an air strike targeting a town hall meeting in southern Libya, a local official and the UN-recognised government said Monday, accusing forces of military strongman Khalifa Haftar.
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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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Anti-ISIS Air Raid Kills More Than 40 In Libya: Officials
An air strike by an unidentified warplane Friday killed more than 40 people near the Libyan capital where suspected members of the ISIS were gathered, officials said.
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Air Strike Kills Mother And Child In Libya's Derna: Witness
Unidentified aircraft carried out an air strike on the Libyan city of Derna today, killing at least three people, an eye-witness in the city and a local television station reported.
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The 'Uncatchable' One-Eyed Jihadi Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the one-eyed Islamist reported to have been killed in a US airstrike in Libya Monday, was an Al-Qaeda veteran and the mastermind behind a devastating attack on an Algerian gas plant in 2013.
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Egypt Rejects Blame for Civilians Killed in Libya Airstrikes
Egypt on Tuesday rejected accusations of blame in the death of seven civilians killed in Libya last week when Cairo's military bombed suspected Islamist militant targets after the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians.
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Qatar Recalls Ambassador to Egypt Amid Dispute Over Air Strikes in Libya
Qatar has recalled its ambassador in Cairo "for consultations", state news agency QNA said late on Wednesday, amid disputes over Egyptian air strikes in Libya.
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'50 Killed' in Strikes Launched After Islamic State Hostages Video, Says Libyan Air Force
Libya's air force chief said on Monday that at least 50 people had been killed in airstrikes by Egyptian and Libyan warplanes launched after jihadists beheaded a group of Egyptian Christians.
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Egypt Carries Airstrikes in Libya After Islamic State Beheads 21 Hostages
Egypt's military said in a statement on state television it had carried out an air strike against Islamic State targets in Libya at dawn on Monday, a day after the group released a video appearing to show the beheading of 21 Egyptians there.
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Second Air Strike Hits Airport in Libya's Capital
An air strike hit the last functioning commercial airport in Libya's capital Tripoli for a second day running today, residents said, as a power struggle in the oil-rich nation intensified.
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Despite Dangers, US Journalist Steven Sotloff was Determined to Record Arab Spring's Human Toll
Islamic State said in a video released by a monitoring group on Tuesday that it had beheaded Sotloff, 31, in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes against the group, the second such killing of a U.S. journalist in two weeks. His family said in a statement they believed he had been killed.
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Airstrikes in Libya's Capital Kill 15: Militia
A senior Islamist militia leader says two airstrikes targeting its positions in Libya's capital, Tripoli, have killed 15 fighters and wounded 20.
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Airstrikes Target Militia Camp in Eastern Libya
A security official and witnesses say airstrikes have targeted a militia camp in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, sending columns of black smoke into the air and sparking retaliatory gunfire.
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Oil prices jump on airstrikes in Libya
Oil prices jumped more than $2 a barrel on Monday as the Western military action in Libya and continuing unrest in a host of other countries in the oil-rich Middle East region raised fears of possible disruptions to crude supplies. The price for crude oil has risen continuously since expectations of a solid economic recovery in the United S...
