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2 Libyan Soldiers Killed, 5 Wounded As Army Clash With ISIS Fighters
Libyan forces killed three suspected ISIS fighters near an oilfield in the southeast of the country, a local official said on Saturday.
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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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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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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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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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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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At Least 16 Killed Due to Heavy Fighting in Libya's Benghazi: Official
At least 16 people have been killed in heavy fighting in the Libyan city of Benghazi between forces allied with the official government and Islamic State fighters, a military commander said today.
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Tripoli Forces Hit Islamic State in Libya With Air Strikes
Libya's self-declared government in control of the capital Tripoli has launched air strikes on Islamic State fighters in the city of Sirte, officials and witnesses said earlier on friday.
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Dozens Killed in Attack on Islamic State in Libya: Agency
Dozens of fighters from the Islamic State group were killed in Libya Saturday as militiamen sought to dislodge them from a neighbourhood in the eastern city of Derna, Libyan news agency Lana reported.
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Libyan Militants Appear to Deny Veteran Fighter Killed in US Strike
A Libyan militant group appeared to deny reports that a U.S. strike had killed veteran Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, in a statement published on Twitter.
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Rival Libya Militants Fight Islamic State Amid Suicide Bombings
A Libyan Islamist militant alliance joined forces with local people in Derna to drive back Islamic State fighters, capturing the group's Yemeni commander and retaking a city courthouse, local residents said on Saturday.
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9 Killed in Clashes Between Islamic State and Other Militants in Eastern Libya
At least nine fighters were killed in clashes on Friday between Islamic State and another Islamist force in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, a source in one group said.
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Islamic State Video Shows 2 Warplanes Blowing Up at Libyan Base
The militant group Islamic State's Libya wing released a video today purportedly showing it blowing up two warplanes at an air base while its fighters paraded heavy weapons in a show of force.
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Powerful Libyan Militia Alliance in Rare Clash With Islamic State Group
Rare clashes between jihadists from the Islamic State group and fighters from the Fajr Libya militia coalition erupted Saturday in the central city of Sirte, security and militia officials said.
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Libyan Forces Repel Islamist Attack on Oil Region
Islamist fighters launched a three-pronged attack Saturday on a key oil region in eastern Libya but were pushed back by pro-government forces, military officials said.
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2 Libyan Soldiers Killed, 5 Wounded As Army Clash With ISIS Fighters
Libyan forces killed three suspected ISIS fighters near an oilfield in the southeast of the country, a local official said on Saturday.
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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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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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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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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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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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At Least 16 Killed Due to Heavy Fighting in Libya's Benghazi: Official
At least 16 people have been killed in heavy fighting in the Libyan city of Benghazi between forces allied with the official government and Islamic State fighters, a military commander said today.
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Tripoli Forces Hit Islamic State in Libya With Air Strikes
Libya's self-declared government in control of the capital Tripoli has launched air strikes on Islamic State fighters in the city of Sirte, officials and witnesses said earlier on friday.
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Dozens Killed in Attack on Islamic State in Libya: Agency
Dozens of fighters from the Islamic State group were killed in Libya Saturday as militiamen sought to dislodge them from a neighbourhood in the eastern city of Derna, Libyan news agency Lana reported.
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Libyan Militants Appear to Deny Veteran Fighter Killed in US Strike
A Libyan militant group appeared to deny reports that a U.S. strike had killed veteran Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, in a statement published on Twitter.
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Rival Libya Militants Fight Islamic State Amid Suicide Bombings
A Libyan Islamist militant alliance joined forces with local people in Derna to drive back Islamic State fighters, capturing the group's Yemeni commander and retaking a city courthouse, local residents said on Saturday.
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9 Killed in Clashes Between Islamic State and Other Militants in Eastern Libya
At least nine fighters were killed in clashes on Friday between Islamic State and another Islamist force in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, a source in one group said.
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Islamic State Video Shows 2 Warplanes Blowing Up at Libyan Base
The militant group Islamic State's Libya wing released a video today purportedly showing it blowing up two warplanes at an air base while its fighters paraded heavy weapons in a show of force.
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Powerful Libyan Militia Alliance in Rare Clash With Islamic State Group
Rare clashes between jihadists from the Islamic State group and fighters from the Fajr Libya militia coalition erupted Saturday in the central city of Sirte, security and militia officials said.
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Libyan Forces Repel Islamist Attack on Oil Region
Islamist fighters launched a three-pronged attack Saturday on a key oil region in eastern Libya but were pushed back by pro-government forces, military officials said.
