Libyan General

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  Oil Holds Above $50 on Brazil Supply Worries

  Oil prices held above $50 per barrel on Wednesday following a 3 per cent jump a day earlier on the back of Brazilian and Libyan supply worries, a US pipeline outage and a general rally in riskier assets on hopes of more economic stimulus measures.

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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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  Rockets Target Libya Airfield Used by Anti-Islamist General

  Rockets were fired at an eastern Libyan airfield used by an anti-Islamist general but fell short, the facility's manager said on Saturday, adding that there were no casualties or damage.

• Anti-Islamist Commander Khalifa Haftar Killed in East Libya

  A Libyan commander in the forces of prominent anti-Islamist general Khalifa Haftar has been assassinated in the eastern city of Ajdabiya, military sources said today.

• Libyan Army Needs a Gaddafi General to Beat Islamists in Benghazi

  Libyan tanks rumble past houses riddled with bullet holes in the eastern city of Benghazi and residents turn out to greet soldiers as they celebrate a rare victory over Islamist insurgents.

• Libyan Army, Residents Battle Islamist Militants in Benghazi

  Libyan army troops and armed residents clashed with Islamist fighters in the eastern port of Benghazi on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, a day after a renegade former general who backs the army vowed to retake the city from the militants.

• Suicide Bombers Kill Seven at Libyan Airport: Official

  Two suicide car bombings near an eastern airport in Libya killed seven troops and wounded 12 people Thursday, a spokesman for a renegade general said, as fierce clashes erupted nearby between the general's forces and the extremist militias trying to take over the airfield.

• Clashes Between Islamists, Rivals in Libya Kill 31

  A Libyan security official says clashes in the eastern city of Benghazi between Islamists and rival fighters loyal to a renegade general have killed 31 on both sides.

• Renegade Libyan Forces Say Their Planes Attack Tripoli Again

  The air force of Libya's renegade general Khalifa Haftar on Saturday attacked positions of Islamist-leaning militia in Tripoli for the second time in less than a week, one of his commanders said.

• 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's Second City Benghazi Hit by New Fighting, Families Flee

  A renegade Libyan general launched an offensive on Sunday against Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi, prompting dozens of families to flee the port in the latest bout of turmoil to hit the North African oil-producing nation.

• Rogue Libya General Escapes Suicide Attack at Base

  A rogue Libyan general, who has led repeated deadly assaults on jihadists in second city Benghazi, escaped a suicide attack on Wednesday, one of his commanders told AFP.

• Fierce Fighting Kills 21 in Libya's Benghazi

  Fierce fighting between Islamists and a rogue Libyan general's forces in Benghazi has killed 21 people, as violence intensified following the launch of an "anti-terrorist" campaign.

• Clashes in Libya's Benghazi Kill 6 Soldiers, Civilian

  Clashes between Islamists and Libyan troops loyal to a rogue general pressing an offensive against jihadists killed six soldiers and a civilian Monday in the eastern city of Benghazi, medics said.

• Libya's Renegade General Forces Launch Air Strikes: Report

  Warplanes belonging to the renegade general Khalifa Haftar launched three air strikes on Sunday targeting military bases in Libya's Benghazi city, a military spokesperson said.