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As ISIS Closed In, Officials Raced To Remove Chemical-Weapon Materials
Late last year, as Islamic State fighters battled to expand their stronghold on Libya's coast, militants came within 45 miles of the country's sole remaining chemical-weapons site, unnerving Libyan and American officials who feared that potentially deadly chemicals could fall into extremist hands.
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Libya Ships Out Last Batch Of Chemical Weapons
Libya has shipped the last of its chemical weapons stocks out of the country, officials said today, under a UN-backed plan to ensure the arsenal could not fall into the wrong hands.
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Last large stockpile of chemical weapons destroyed: Libya
Libya has destroyed with the help of Western countries the last known large stockpile of chemical weapons from the era of Moammer Gaddafi, officials said on Tuesday.
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Attack on Syria could turn into global conflict, warns Italy
Military strikes being planned against Syria risked escalating into "a global conflagration", Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said today.
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Gaddafi shells Misrata amid chemical weapons fears
Moammar Gaddafi's forces used tanks to shell the besieged western town of Misrata on Monday, as rumours fuelled fears that the Libyan leader was preparing to use chemical weapons.Hundreds have been killed in Misrata over the past two months as Gaddafi has attempted to seize the only major rebel bastion in the western part of the country. Rebels suc...
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As ISIS Closed In, Officials Raced To Remove Chemical-Weapon Materials
Late last year, as Islamic State fighters battled to expand their stronghold on Libya's coast, militants came within 45 miles of the country's sole remaining chemical-weapons site, unnerving Libyan and American officials who feared that potentially deadly chemicals could fall into extremist hands.
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Libya Ships Out Last Batch Of Chemical Weapons
Libya has shipped the last of its chemical weapons stocks out of the country, officials said today, under a UN-backed plan to ensure the arsenal could not fall into the wrong hands.
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Last large stockpile of chemical weapons destroyed: Libya
Libya has destroyed with the help of Western countries the last known large stockpile of chemical weapons from the era of Moammer Gaddafi, officials said on Tuesday.
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Attack on Syria could turn into global conflict, warns Italy
Military strikes being planned against Syria risked escalating into "a global conflagration", Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said today.
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Gaddafi shells Misrata amid chemical weapons fears
Moammar Gaddafi's forces used tanks to shell the besieged western town of Misrata on Monday, as rumours fuelled fears that the Libyan leader was preparing to use chemical weapons.Hundreds have been killed in Misrata over the past two months as Gaddafi has attempted to seize the only major rebel bastion in the western part of the country. Rebels suc...
