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Tunisia Hunts Jihadists After Deadly Raid Near Libya Border
Tunisian security forces pressed a search for jihadists near the Libyan border today after a deadly raid the authorities described as an "unprecedented" assault by the ISIS.
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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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Videos Show Libyan Officials Threatening Jailed Gaddafi Son
New videos show Libyan security officials threatening Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi in an effort to force him to talk, two weeks after footage emerged showing guards beating him in the same Tripoli jail.
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11 Dead as Militants Attack Libyan Oilfield
Militant gunmen attacked Libya's al-Ghani oilfield on Friday, killing 11 guards, beheading some of them, before local forces fought back to retake control, an oil security official 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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More Than 50 Killed in Libya's Benghazi, Tripoli After Heavy Clashes
At least 36 people were killed in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, many of them civilians, in clashes between Libyan Special Forces and Islamist militants on Saturday night and Sunday morning, medical and security sources said.
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Surge in Libya Violence Raises Spectre of Civil War
Libya's government said on Tuesday it was considering calling for international forces to help restore security, as fighting between rival militias around Tripoli airport pushed the country closer to civil war.
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Libya Weighs International Help After Clashes: Government
On Tuesday, the Libyan government said it was considering calling for international forces to help re-establish security, after a flare-up of violence in the capital of Tripoli.
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Cousin of Libya's Gaddafi arrested in Egypt
Egyptian security forces arrested a close aide and a cousin of Libya's former dictator Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday following an hours-long siege of his home in central Cairo, a security official and witnesses said.
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Twin blasts kill two in Libya capital: security official
Twin blasts near security force buildings in the Libyan capital early on Sunday killed two people and wounded several more as Mulims marked the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, a security official said.
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Libyan rebels offers £1 million reward for Gaddafi's whereabouts
Libyan rebels have announced an amnesty for anyone within Col Muammar Gaddafi's "inner circle" who captures or kills him, and a $1.7m (£1m) reward. The head of the National Transitional Council (NTC), Mustafa Abdel Jalil, announced the amnesty offer from the eastern city of Benghazi. "Gaddafi's forces and his accomplices will not stop resisting ...
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Tunisia Hunts Jihadists After Deadly Raid Near Libya Border
Tunisian security forces pressed a search for jihadists near the Libyan border today after a deadly raid the authorities described as an "unprecedented" assault by the ISIS.
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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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Videos Show Libyan Officials Threatening Jailed Gaddafi Son
New videos show Libyan security officials threatening Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi in an effort to force him to talk, two weeks after footage emerged showing guards beating him in the same Tripoli jail.
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11 Dead as Militants Attack Libyan Oilfield
Militant gunmen attacked Libya's al-Ghani oilfield on Friday, killing 11 guards, beheading some of them, before local forces fought back to retake control, an oil security official 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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More Than 50 Killed in Libya's Benghazi, Tripoli After Heavy Clashes
At least 36 people were killed in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, many of them civilians, in clashes between Libyan Special Forces and Islamist militants on Saturday night and Sunday morning, medical and security sources said.
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Surge in Libya Violence Raises Spectre of Civil War
Libya's government said on Tuesday it was considering calling for international forces to help restore security, as fighting between rival militias around Tripoli airport pushed the country closer to civil war.
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Libya Weighs International Help After Clashes: Government
On Tuesday, the Libyan government said it was considering calling for international forces to help re-establish security, after a flare-up of violence in the capital of Tripoli.
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Cousin of Libya's Gaddafi arrested in Egypt
Egyptian security forces arrested a close aide and a cousin of Libya's former dictator Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday following an hours-long siege of his home in central Cairo, a security official and witnesses said.
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Twin blasts kill two in Libya capital: security official
Twin blasts near security force buildings in the Libyan capital early on Sunday killed two people and wounded several more as Mulims marked the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, a security official said.
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Libyan rebels offers £1 million reward for Gaddafi's whereabouts
Libyan rebels have announced an amnesty for anyone within Col Muammar Gaddafi's "inner circle" who captures or kills him, and a $1.7m (£1m) reward. The head of the National Transitional Council (NTC), Mustafa Abdel Jalil, announced the amnesty offer from the eastern city of Benghazi. "Gaddafi's forces and his accomplices will not stop resisting ...
