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Gadhafi's Cousin Plots A Comeback Of Sorts From A Cairo Apartment
Gadhafi's overthrow and death six years ago reversed the fortunes of his clan and allies, who thrived under his patronage for more than four decades. Tens of thousands of his loyalists fled into exile when he was killed, many to neighboring Egypt. They have remained ever since, yearning for a role in shaping a new Libya.
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Trump Lauds Saddam, Says He Killed Terrorists 'So Good'
Republican Donald Trump is again praising former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's ruthlessness, saying he killed terrorists "so good."
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Donald Trump Says He Made 'A Lot Of Money' In Deal With Gaddafi
Donald Trump says he made "a lot of money" in a deal years ago with Moammar Gadhafi, despite suggesting at the time he had no idea the former Libyan dictator was involved in renting his suburban New York estate.
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Clinton, 'Smart Power' And A Dictator's Fall
By the time Mahmoud Jibril cleared customs at Le Bourget airport and sped into Paris, the U.S. secretary of state had been waiting for hours. But this was not a meeting Hillary Clinton could cancel. Their encounter could decide whether America was again going to war.
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Lebanese Ex-Lawmaker Arrested In Moammar Gadhafi's Son Kidnap Case
Judicial officials say an arrest warrant has been issued for a former Lebanese lawmaker over his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son.
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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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75 Killed in Five Days of Fighting in Libya's Benghazi
Nine people were killed on Sunday in new violence in Benghazi where pro-government forces have launched an offensive against Islamist militias, raising the toll to 75 dead in five days, medics said.
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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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Newly Elected Libyan Lawmakers Meet amid Chaos
More than three-quarters of Libya's newly elected parliament met for the first time on Saturday in a city chosen by a prominent anti-Islamist politician, likely signaling a swing against Islamists and extremist militias amid violence unseen since the 2011 civil war that toppled dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
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Three Killed as Libyan Militias Fight Over Airport
Clashes between rival Libyan militias fighting for control of the capital's international airport killed 47 people over the last week, Libya's Health Ministry said, as violence in an eastern city killed five.
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Two Killed as Libyan Militias Fight Over Tripoli Airport
At least two people were killed on Sunday when a stray rocket hit their house as rival Libyan militias exchanged heavy fire around Tripoli's international airport in one of the worst worst spasms of violence since the ouster of longtime dictator Muammar Gadhafi in 2011.
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Moammar Gaddafi's Son Faces Murder Charge: Report
Saadi Gaddafi, the son of Libya's former leader Moammar Gaddafi, was charged with the murder of his football teammate in a court on Sunday, the media reported.
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Renegade Libya General Urges Sweeping Reforms to End Crisis
A renegade general who has launched an assault against Islamists in Benghazi warned Libya had become a "terrorist hub", calling for a civilian presidential high council to form an emergency cabinet and organise legislative elections.
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Libya General Calls for Council to Take Power
Gen. Khalifa Hifter has been waiting decades for his moment. A top general under Moammar Gadhafi, he was tainted by a disastrous defeat in a war against neighboring Chad. Exiled in the United States, he helped lead the opposition and vowed to return one day. Since Gadhafi's 2011 ouster he has struggled for a role, distrusted by other generals.
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Libyan Special Forces Commander Says his Forces Join Renegade General
The top commander of the Libyan army's special forces said on Monday his troops had joined forces with renegade general Khalifa Haftar, who has said he wants to purge the North African country of militant Islamists.
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Gadhafi's Cousin Plots A Comeback Of Sorts From A Cairo Apartment
Gadhafi's overthrow and death six years ago reversed the fortunes of his clan and allies, who thrived under his patronage for more than four decades. Tens of thousands of his loyalists fled into exile when he was killed, many to neighboring Egypt. They have remained ever since, yearning for a role in shaping a new Libya.
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Trump Lauds Saddam, Says He Killed Terrorists 'So Good'
Republican Donald Trump is again praising former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's ruthlessness, saying he killed terrorists "so good."
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Donald Trump Says He Made 'A Lot Of Money' In Deal With Gaddafi
Donald Trump says he made "a lot of money" in a deal years ago with Moammar Gadhafi, despite suggesting at the time he had no idea the former Libyan dictator was involved in renting his suburban New York estate.
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Clinton, 'Smart Power' And A Dictator's Fall
By the time Mahmoud Jibril cleared customs at Le Bourget airport and sped into Paris, the U.S. secretary of state had been waiting for hours. But this was not a meeting Hillary Clinton could cancel. Their encounter could decide whether America was again going to war.
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Lebanese Ex-Lawmaker Arrested In Moammar Gadhafi's Son Kidnap Case
Judicial officials say an arrest warrant has been issued for a former Lebanese lawmaker over his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son.
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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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75 Killed in Five Days of Fighting in Libya's Benghazi
Nine people were killed on Sunday in new violence in Benghazi where pro-government forces have launched an offensive against Islamist militias, raising the toll to 75 dead in five days, medics said.
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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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Newly Elected Libyan Lawmakers Meet amid Chaos
More than three-quarters of Libya's newly elected parliament met for the first time on Saturday in a city chosen by a prominent anti-Islamist politician, likely signaling a swing against Islamists and extremist militias amid violence unseen since the 2011 civil war that toppled dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
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Three Killed as Libyan Militias Fight Over Airport
Clashes between rival Libyan militias fighting for control of the capital's international airport killed 47 people over the last week, Libya's Health Ministry said, as violence in an eastern city killed five.
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Two Killed as Libyan Militias Fight Over Tripoli Airport
At least two people were killed on Sunday when a stray rocket hit their house as rival Libyan militias exchanged heavy fire around Tripoli's international airport in one of the worst worst spasms of violence since the ouster of longtime dictator Muammar Gadhafi in 2011.
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Moammar Gaddafi's Son Faces Murder Charge: Report
Saadi Gaddafi, the son of Libya's former leader Moammar Gaddafi, was charged with the murder of his football teammate in a court on Sunday, the media reported.
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Renegade Libya General Urges Sweeping Reforms to End Crisis
A renegade general who has launched an assault against Islamists in Benghazi warned Libya had become a "terrorist hub", calling for a civilian presidential high council to form an emergency cabinet and organise legislative elections.
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Libya General Calls for Council to Take Power
Gen. Khalifa Hifter has been waiting decades for his moment. A top general under Moammar Gadhafi, he was tainted by a disastrous defeat in a war against neighboring Chad. Exiled in the United States, he helped lead the opposition and vowed to return one day. Since Gadhafi's 2011 ouster he has struggled for a role, distrusted by other generals.
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Libyan Special Forces Commander Says his Forces Join Renegade General
The top commander of the Libyan army's special forces said on Monday his troops had joined forces with renegade general Khalifa Haftar, who has said he wants to purge the North African country of militant Islamists.
