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Fire On Ships With Indian Crew Kills 11, Government In Touch With Russia
India is in touch with Russian authorities after two ships carrying Indian, Turkish and Libyan crew members have caught fire in the Kerch Strait separating Crimea from Russia, killing at least 11 persons, media reports said on Tuesday.
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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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Hundreds Of ISIS Corpses In Freezers, No Country Wants To Receive Them
Seven months after Libyan forces defeated ISIS in the coastal city of Sirte, hundreds of bodies of foreign terrorists still lie stored in freezers as authorities negotiate with other governments to decide what to do with them, local officials say.
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Clashes In Tripoli After Libya Factions Agree Ceasefire
Clashes broke out Thursday in Tripoli hours after armed groups signed a ceasefire deal ending a four-day battle for control of the Libyan capital.
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Eastern Libyan Commander's Forces Seize Key Oil Ports
Forces loyal to east Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar on Sunday seized at least two key oil ports from a rival force loyal to the U.N.-backed government, risking a new conflict over the OPEC nation's resources.
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US Says Libya Close To Eliminating ISIS From Sirte
US-backed Libyan forces are close to vanquishing ISIS from its last holdouts in the city of Sirte, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday.
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Libyan Forces Push Into Last ISIS-Held Areas Of Sirte
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government on Sunday pushed into the last areas of Sirte held by the ISIS in what was the terrorists' coastal stronghold.
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UN Security Council Removes Indian-Flagged Oil Tanker From Blacklist
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday removed from a U.N. blacklist an Indian-flagged tanker that was recently prevented from shipping oil for the rival eastern Libyan government after Libya's U.N. mission requested the de-listing.
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UN Moves To Shore Up Libya's New Unity Government
The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously welcomed the Libyan unity government's move to Tripoli and said it was time to cut off ties with rival administrations.
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21 Jihadists, 4 Civilians Killed In Tunisia Fighting: New Toll
Tunisian security forces killed 21 jihadists who attacked police and army posts near the Libyan border on Monday triggering fighting in which four civilians were also killed, the government said.
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Libyan Parliament Rejects UN-Backed Unity Government
Libya's internationally recognised parliament on Monday rejected a UN-sponsored unity government with rival authorities based in Tripoli, dealing a blow to months of efforts aimed at bridging a political divide that has undermined the fight against Islamic militants.
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European Union Pushes Libya Peace As ISIS Claims Deadly Blasts
The EU urged Libyan politicians to back a unity government Friday, as the ISIS claimed suicide bombings that killed dozens and sparked fears of a jihadist expansion on Europe's doorstep.
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Libyan Rivals Sign Disputed Unity Government Deal
Libyan political rivals signed today a deal on a unity government despite opposition on both sides, in what the United Nations described as a "first step" towards ending the crisis.
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With Eye On ISIS, Western Powers Push Libyans To Accord
The United States and Italy on Sunday led an international diplomatic push to get Libya's warring factions to sign a deal to form a unity government, hoping it will stop the spread of ISIS militancy in the North African country.
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Libyan Air Strikes Hit ISIS Forces Pushing Eastward: Government
Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government have hit positions of the Islamic State group pushing eastward from their stronghold in Sirte toward the oil hub of Ajdabiya, a senior officer said Tuesday.
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Fire On Ships With Indian Crew Kills 11, Government In Touch With Russia
India is in touch with Russian authorities after two ships carrying Indian, Turkish and Libyan crew members have caught fire in the Kerch Strait separating Crimea from Russia, killing at least 11 persons, media reports said on Tuesday.
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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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Hundreds Of ISIS Corpses In Freezers, No Country Wants To Receive Them
Seven months after Libyan forces defeated ISIS in the coastal city of Sirte, hundreds of bodies of foreign terrorists still lie stored in freezers as authorities negotiate with other governments to decide what to do with them, local officials say.
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Clashes In Tripoli After Libya Factions Agree Ceasefire
Clashes broke out Thursday in Tripoli hours after armed groups signed a ceasefire deal ending a four-day battle for control of the Libyan capital.
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Eastern Libyan Commander's Forces Seize Key Oil Ports
Forces loyal to east Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar on Sunday seized at least two key oil ports from a rival force loyal to the U.N.-backed government, risking a new conflict over the OPEC nation's resources.
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US Says Libya Close To Eliminating ISIS From Sirte
US-backed Libyan forces are close to vanquishing ISIS from its last holdouts in the city of Sirte, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday.
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Libyan Forces Push Into Last ISIS-Held Areas Of Sirte
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government on Sunday pushed into the last areas of Sirte held by the ISIS in what was the terrorists' coastal stronghold.
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UN Security Council Removes Indian-Flagged Oil Tanker From Blacklist
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday removed from a U.N. blacklist an Indian-flagged tanker that was recently prevented from shipping oil for the rival eastern Libyan government after Libya's U.N. mission requested the de-listing.
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UN Moves To Shore Up Libya's New Unity Government
The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously welcomed the Libyan unity government's move to Tripoli and said it was time to cut off ties with rival administrations.
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21 Jihadists, 4 Civilians Killed In Tunisia Fighting: New Toll
Tunisian security forces killed 21 jihadists who attacked police and army posts near the Libyan border on Monday triggering fighting in which four civilians were also killed, the government said.
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Libyan Parliament Rejects UN-Backed Unity Government
Libya's internationally recognised parliament on Monday rejected a UN-sponsored unity government with rival authorities based in Tripoli, dealing a blow to months of efforts aimed at bridging a political divide that has undermined the fight against Islamic militants.
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European Union Pushes Libya Peace As ISIS Claims Deadly Blasts
The EU urged Libyan politicians to back a unity government Friday, as the ISIS claimed suicide bombings that killed dozens and sparked fears of a jihadist expansion on Europe's doorstep.
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Libyan Rivals Sign Disputed Unity Government Deal
Libyan political rivals signed today a deal on a unity government despite opposition on both sides, in what the United Nations described as a "first step" towards ending the crisis.
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With Eye On ISIS, Western Powers Push Libyans To Accord
The United States and Italy on Sunday led an international diplomatic push to get Libya's warring factions to sign a deal to form a unity government, hoping it will stop the spread of ISIS militancy in the North African country.
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Libyan Air Strikes Hit ISIS Forces Pushing Eastward: Government
Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government have hit positions of the Islamic State group pushing eastward from their stronghold in Sirte toward the oil hub of Ajdabiya, a senior officer said Tuesday.
