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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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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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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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High Toll As Libyan Fighters Close In On ISIS In Sirte
At least 34 Libyan fighters were killed and more than 180 wounded on Sunday as they closed in on the last ISIS terrorist holdouts in the coastal city of Sirte, according to a field hospital.
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Libyan Forces Push Into Last ISIS-Held Areas Of Sirte
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government on Sunday pushed into the last areas of Sirte held by the ISIS in what was the terrorists' coastal stronghold.
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Libya's Terrorists Challenge To Last Beyond Sirte Defeat
The grand ambitions scrawled on a wall near the Libyan city of Sirte's Mediterranean sea front look fanciful now: "ISIS's naval port, the departure point for Rome, with God's permission."
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Anti-ISIS Forces Back On Offensive In Libya's Sirte
Libyan pro-government forces went back on the offensive today against last pockets of resistance by fighters of the ISIS jihadist group in the coastal city of Sirte.
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Libyan Forces In Fresh Clashes With ISIS in Sirte
Libyan forces engaged in renewed clashes with ISIS in Sirte on Thursday, a day after capturing a convention complex that had been a symbol of the militant group's authority in the city.
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Libya Pro-Government Forces Seize ISIS Headquarters In Sirte
Pro-government forces in Libya said they seized control of the ISIS's headquarters in Sirte on Wednesday as they push to oust the jihadists from the coastal city.
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US Air Raids Lift Morale Of Libya Anti-ISIS Force On The Ground
Crouched behind a cement wall to avoid sniper fire, Libyan pro-government fighters say US air strikes on the ISIS jihadist group in its Sirte bastion have boosted morale.
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Libyan Forces Push Sirte Advance Backed By US Strikes
Libyan pro-government forces, backed by US air strikes, fought to advance on ISIS jihadists in Sirte today despite mines and snipers, a spokesman said.
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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.
-
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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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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High Toll As Libyan Fighters Close In On ISIS In Sirte
At least 34 Libyan fighters were killed and more than 180 wounded on Sunday as they closed in on the last ISIS terrorist holdouts in the coastal city of Sirte, according to a field hospital.
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Libyan Forces Push Into Last ISIS-Held Areas Of Sirte
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government on Sunday pushed into the last areas of Sirte held by the ISIS in what was the terrorists' coastal stronghold.
-
Libya's Terrorists Challenge To Last Beyond Sirte Defeat
The grand ambitions scrawled on a wall near the Libyan city of Sirte's Mediterranean sea front look fanciful now: "ISIS's naval port, the departure point for Rome, with God's permission."
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Anti-ISIS Forces Back On Offensive In Libya's Sirte
Libyan pro-government forces went back on the offensive today against last pockets of resistance by fighters of the ISIS jihadist group in the coastal city of Sirte.
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Libyan Forces In Fresh Clashes With ISIS in Sirte
Libyan forces engaged in renewed clashes with ISIS in Sirte on Thursday, a day after capturing a convention complex that had been a symbol of the militant group's authority in the city.
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Libya Pro-Government Forces Seize ISIS Headquarters In Sirte
Pro-government forces in Libya said they seized control of the ISIS's headquarters in Sirte on Wednesday as they push to oust the jihadists from the coastal city.
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US Air Raids Lift Morale Of Libya Anti-ISIS Force On The Ground
Crouched behind a cement wall to avoid sniper fire, Libyan pro-government fighters say US air strikes on the ISIS jihadist group in its Sirte bastion have boosted morale.
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Libyan Forces Push Sirte Advance Backed By US Strikes
Libyan pro-government forces, backed by US air strikes, fought to advance on ISIS jihadists in Sirte today despite mines and snipers, a spokesman said.
