Libya Rebels

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  9 Indian Sailors Released By Libyan Rebel Group After Months Of Captivity

  Out of nine Indian crew, five are from Uttar Pradesh and one each from Rajasthan, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, and Gujarat.

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  Paris Says Its Missiles Found On Pro-Haftar Base In Libya

  The French defence ministry said Wednesday that its missiles had been found on a base used by forces loyal to Libya's Khalifa Haftar, but it denied supplying them to the rebels which would be a breach of a UN arms embargo.

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  Eye On Islamic State, Western Powers Coax Libyans To Accord

  After a year of UN talks to end Libya's conflict, Western powers are coaxing the warring factions closer to a deal they hope can help stop the spread of Islamic State militancy in the North African country.

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  Rocket Attack Kills 4 in Libya's Benghazi City: Report

  Four people were killed and 15 wounded when a rocket hit a residential district in the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi on Sunday, medics said.

• 8 Killed in Air Strike as Libya Government Aims to Recapture Capital

  Eight civilians were killed in an air strike near Tripoli on Monday, the US ambassador said, as Libya's internationally recognised government pressed on with an assault to recapture the capital it abandoned to a rival faction last year.

• Libyan Port Rebel Leader Refuses to Hand Over Oil Ports to Rival Group

  A former Libyan rebel leader, who seized oil ports in the past to campaign for eastern autonomy, said he had turned down an offer to join an armed group challenging the internationally-recognized government.

• Ex-Libyan Rebel Leader Allowed to Sue Britain Over Torture Claim

  A former Libyan Islamist commander won the legal right to sue Britain for damages over the years of torture he says he suffered at the hands of Muammar Gaddafi's henchmen after being illegally handed to Libya by British and U.S. spies.

• Indian Worker Killed in Shell Attack Amidst Libya Clashes

  A Keralite working in a private company in Libyan capital of Tripoli was killed in a shell attack by rebel forces on Sunday, according to information received by his family members.

• Ex-Libyan Rebel Commander Appeals Ruling on British Torture Case

  A former Libyan Islamist commander who says he suffered years of torture by Muammar Gaddafi's henchmen after British and U.S. spies handed him over to Libya will try this week to overturn a ruling blocking legal action against the British government.

• Islamists Mount 'Heaviest' Assault on Libya Airport

  Islamist militia launched their heaviest assault so far on Libya's main airport on Sunday two days after a truce with the rival ex-rebels that control it collapsed, a security official said.

• Brent Slips Towards $111 as Libya PM Declares Oil Crisis Over

  Libya's acting prime minister, Abdullah al-Thinni, said the government had reached a deal with a rebel leader controlling oil ports to hand over the last two terminals and end a blockade, making around 500,000 more barrels a day of crude available for export.

• Benghazi Suspect Fighting Anti-Islamist General Before US Raid

  The suspected ringleader of a 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, snatched this week by U.S. forces, had been fighting a Libyan general committed to root out Islamist rebels when he vanished without trace, according to his brother.

• Libya Government Proposes Parliament Recess Over Crisis

  The Libyan government on Monday proposed an initiative aimed at saving the country from plunging into civil war, calling on the disputed parliament to go into recess, a statement said.

• Libyan Capital Tense After Attack on Parliament

  The Libyan capital remained tense on Monday, a day after forces loyal to a renegade general stormed the parliament and said that they suspended the house, challenging the legitimacy of the country's weak central government, three years after the overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

• 13 Dead As Libya Ex-Rebel Chief Battles Benghazi Islamists

  Forces loyal to a rogue general clashed with former rebel Islamist groups in lawless Benghazi of eastern Libya killing at least 13 people on Friday.