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Prisoner Or Free Man? Mystery Surrounds Kadhafi's Son Seif Al-Islam
Nearly a year after a Libyan militia announced it had set free the son and heir apparent of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, the fate of Seif al-Islam remains a mystery.
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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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A Libyan Militia Takes on the Refugee Crisis and Wins - For Now
The dead were laid in rows on the beach so they could be counted. A dozen bodies soon became a hundred. Somewhere off the coast, the dilapidated fishing boat was still bobbing, half-submerged. There would be more victims.
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Libyan Journalist Shot Dead in Benghazi
A Libyan television journalist involved in coverage of fighting between Islamist militias and pro-government forces in the second city of Benghazi has been assassinated, officials and witnesses said today.
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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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13 Killed in Clashes Between Militants and Security Forces in Libya
At least 13 people were killed in violent clashes between Islamist militias and Libyan security forces in the struggle to control Benghazi city.
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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.
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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.
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Libyan Armed Faction Takes Over US Embassy Annex in Tripoli
Members of a Libyan militia have taken over an abandoned annex of the US Embassy in Tripoli but have not broken into the main compound where the United States evacuated all of its staff last month, US officials said on Sunday.
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Coffee and Pizza: A Slice of Life in Troubled Libya
In corners of Tripoli unaffected by militia violence gripping the capital, Libyans sip espresso and eat pizza defiantly, as the sound of gunfire echoes in the distance.
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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.
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Libyan Militia Fire Rockets Into Affluent Tripoli Residential District
Libyan militiamen fired rockets into an affluent district of Tripoli early on Tuesday, moving a battle with a rival armed faction closer to the centre of the capital after fighters on one side came under air attack.
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Newly Elected Libyan Lawmakers Meet amid Chaos
More than three-quarters of Libya's newly elected parliament met for the first time on Saturday in a city chosen by a prominent anti-Islamist politician, likely signaling a swing against Islamists and extremist militias amid violence unseen since the 2011 civil war that toppled dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
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US Evacuates Embassy in Libya Amid Clashes
The United States shut down its embassy in Libya on Saturday and evacuated its diplomats to neighbouring Tunisia under US military escort amid a significant deterioration in security in Tripoli as fighting intensified between rival militias, the State Department said.
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New Clashes Between Libya Militia at Tripoli Airport
Fresh clashes broke out on Friday between rival Libyan militias battling for control of Tripoli airport, the target of 13 days of shelling that have disrupted air links to the outside world.
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Prisoner Or Free Man? Mystery Surrounds Kadhafi's Son Seif Al-Islam
Nearly a year after a Libyan militia announced it had set free the son and heir apparent of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, the fate of Seif al-Islam remains a mystery.
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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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A Libyan Militia Takes on the Refugee Crisis and Wins - For Now
The dead were laid in rows on the beach so they could be counted. A dozen bodies soon became a hundred. Somewhere off the coast, the dilapidated fishing boat was still bobbing, half-submerged. There would be more victims.
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Libyan Journalist Shot Dead in Benghazi
A Libyan television journalist involved in coverage of fighting between Islamist militias and pro-government forces in the second city of Benghazi has been assassinated, officials and witnesses said today.
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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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13 Killed in Clashes Between Militants and Security Forces in Libya
At least 13 people were killed in violent clashes between Islamist militias and Libyan security forces in the struggle to control Benghazi city.
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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.
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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.
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Libyan Armed Faction Takes Over US Embassy Annex in Tripoli
Members of a Libyan militia have taken over an abandoned annex of the US Embassy in Tripoli but have not broken into the main compound where the United States evacuated all of its staff last month, US officials said on Sunday.
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Coffee and Pizza: A Slice of Life in Troubled Libya
In corners of Tripoli unaffected by militia violence gripping the capital, Libyans sip espresso and eat pizza defiantly, as the sound of gunfire echoes in the distance.
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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.
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Libyan Militia Fire Rockets Into Affluent Tripoli Residential District
Libyan militiamen fired rockets into an affluent district of Tripoli early on Tuesday, moving a battle with a rival armed faction closer to the centre of the capital after fighters on one side came under air attack.
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Newly Elected Libyan Lawmakers Meet amid Chaos
More than three-quarters of Libya's newly elected parliament met for the first time on Saturday in a city chosen by a prominent anti-Islamist politician, likely signaling a swing against Islamists and extremist militias amid violence unseen since the 2011 civil war that toppled dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
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US Evacuates Embassy in Libya Amid Clashes
The United States shut down its embassy in Libya on Saturday and evacuated its diplomats to neighbouring Tunisia under US military escort amid a significant deterioration in security in Tripoli as fighting intensified between rival militias, the State Department said.
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New Clashes Between Libya Militia at Tripoli Airport
Fresh clashes broke out on Friday between rival Libyan militias battling for control of Tripoli airport, the target of 13 days of shelling that have disrupted air links to the outside world.
