Libya Tripoli Airport

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  Libyan Airliner, Carrying 124, Narrowly Avoids Being Hit By Bombing

  A Libyan airliner has narrowly escaped being hit by incoming fire as it landed at war-torn capital Tripoli's sole functioning airport, aviation officials said.

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  9 Dead In Tripoli Airport Clashes: Libya Ministry

  Nine people were killed on Monday when militiamen attacked the Libyan capital's international airport, the unity government's health ministry said.

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  A Front-Row Seat as Libya's Hopes Faded

  Late last year I was sitting in Tripoli's foreign ministry when a guard drew a gun on a colleague next to me and then kicked him down a stairwell. His mistake? He had complained about a news conference being delayed.

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  Islamic State Seizes Control of Airport in Libya's Sirte, Says Tripoli Government

  The Islamic State jihadist group has seized control of the airport in the city of Sirte after forces of a Tripoli-based Libyan government withdrew, a spokesman said today.

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  Libyan General Sworn as Top Commander as His Planes Hit Tripoli Airport

  Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government today attacked the last functioning airport in Tripoli, the capital controlled by a rival administration, officials said.

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  Warplanes Hit Tripoli Airport Before UN Talks Start

  Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government carried out air strikes on a Tripoli airport today just hours before United Nations-backed peace talks were due to start in Morocco.

• 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.

• Four Killed in Libya Clashes Around Tripoli Airport

  Deadly fighting between Islamist militias and forces backed by Libya's internationally recognised government on Sunday forced the closure of an airport in eastern Tripoli, military sources said.

• UN Moves to Slap Sanctions on Libya Militias

  The UN Security Council on Wednesday moved to impose sanctions on militias and their political supporters who are fueling Libya's escalating war.

• War Planes Attack Libyan Capital Again: Residents

  Unidentified war planes attacked targets in Libya's capital Tripoli on Sunday, residents said, hours after forces from the city of Misrata said they had seized the main airport.

• Islamists Branded 'Terrorists' After Fall of Tripoli Airport

  Libya's elected parliament has branded as "terrorists" the Islamist militias which announced their seizure of Tripoli airport after a weeks-long battle and are challenging its legitimacy.

• 18 Sudanese Killed in Libya Unrest: State Media

  Eighteen Sudanese have been killed by a rocket strike in the Libyan capital, but Khartoum says the situation does not yet warrant an evacuation of its nationals, official media reported.

• Libya: 22 Killed in Tripoli Airport Clashes

  A day of militia fighting for control of the international airport in Libya's capital Tripoli has killed 22 people, the interim government said Sunday.

• Tripoli Fire Rages as Libya Warplane Crashes During Benghazi Fighting

  A huge blaze raged for a third day at a fuel depot near Tripoli's airport on Tuesday, while a paramilitary warplane crashed in Libya's second city Benghazi during fighting with Islamists.

• Huge Oil Depot Blaze Puts Tripoli Under Threat

  Libyan firefighters have failed to put out a huge oil tank blaze started by clashes around Tripoli airport, officials said Monday, adding that an air intervention is needed to avert a catastrophe.