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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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Barack Obama Says Supporting Libya's Fight Versus ISIS In US Interest
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday it is in the U.S. national security interest to support Libya's emerging government's fight against ISIS, a day after his administration said it launched air attacks there.
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US House Republicans Blast Hillary Clinton In Long-Awaited Benghazi Report
Congressional Republicans on Tuesday accused the Obama administration and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of failing to protect US diplomats in the 2012 Benghazi, Libya, attack that killed four Americans.
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White House Says David Cameron Is 'Partner, Ally' Amid Diplomatic Flap
The White House praised British Prime Minister David Cameron as a "partner and ally" on Friday, seeking to extinguish a diplomatic flap after comments by President Barack Obama on the 2011 Libya intervention were seen as a public rebuke.
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Barack Obama Hits Out At Cameron, Sarkozy Over Libya Intervention
British leader David Cameron got "distracted" and French President Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to promote his country during the 2011 NATO-led military intervention in Libya, US President Barack Obama said in an interview with The Atlantic on Thursday.
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Cannot Yet Confirm Results Of Air Strikes In Libya: White House
The White House said on Friday it cannot yet confirm the results of US air strikes in Libya, but that the Obama administration is committed to taking decisive action against ISIS.
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Barack Obama Says Will Try To Block ISIS From 'Digging In' In Libya
US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States will continue to try to prevent ISIS from establishing a foothold in Libya, where political instability has created an opening for the militant group.
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Barack Obama Calls For Efforts To Counter ISIS Moves Into Libya
US President Barack Obama directed his national security advisers on Thursday to counter efforts by ISIS to expand into Libya and other countries, the White House said.
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Hillary Clinton Testifies to Congress on Her Benghazi Role
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton took the stand today to defend her role in responding to deadly attacks on the US mission in Libya, as Republicans forged ahead with an inquiry criticized as partisan anti-Clinton propaganda.
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Barack Obama Urges Gulf Nations to Help With Chaos in Libya
President Barack Obama on Friday urged Gulf nations to help calm the chaotic political situation in Libya, saying that outside military action would not be enough to help reduce tensions in the war-ravaged North African country.
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UN Chief Says Human Rights 'Under Attack' Everywhere
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned on Wednesday that human rights were "under attack" throughout the world as he opened the General Assembly debate.
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Across the Years, Obama's 9/11 Message Varies
Five times, President Barack Obama has come before the American people to reckon with the legacy of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the anniversary of that awful day.
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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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Barack Obama Applauds 'Milestone' Libya Election
President Barack Obama hailed Libya's general election as a "milestone" on Thursday and said the United States would stand by the war-scarred nation on its transition to democracy.
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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.
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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.
-
Barack Obama Says Supporting Libya's Fight Versus ISIS In US Interest
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday it is in the U.S. national security interest to support Libya's emerging government's fight against ISIS, a day after his administration said it launched air attacks there.
-
US House Republicans Blast Hillary Clinton In Long-Awaited Benghazi Report
Congressional Republicans on Tuesday accused the Obama administration and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of failing to protect US diplomats in the 2012 Benghazi, Libya, attack that killed four Americans.
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White House Says David Cameron Is 'Partner, Ally' Amid Diplomatic Flap
The White House praised British Prime Minister David Cameron as a "partner and ally" on Friday, seeking to extinguish a diplomatic flap after comments by President Barack Obama on the 2011 Libya intervention were seen as a public rebuke.
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Barack Obama Hits Out At Cameron, Sarkozy Over Libya Intervention
British leader David Cameron got "distracted" and French President Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to promote his country during the 2011 NATO-led military intervention in Libya, US President Barack Obama said in an interview with The Atlantic on Thursday.
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Cannot Yet Confirm Results Of Air Strikes In Libya: White House
The White House said on Friday it cannot yet confirm the results of US air strikes in Libya, but that the Obama administration is committed to taking decisive action against ISIS.
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Barack Obama Says Will Try To Block ISIS From 'Digging In' In Libya
US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States will continue to try to prevent ISIS from establishing a foothold in Libya, where political instability has created an opening for the militant group.
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Barack Obama Calls For Efforts To Counter ISIS Moves Into Libya
US President Barack Obama directed his national security advisers on Thursday to counter efforts by ISIS to expand into Libya and other countries, the White House said.
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Hillary Clinton Testifies to Congress on Her Benghazi Role
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton took the stand today to defend her role in responding to deadly attacks on the US mission in Libya, as Republicans forged ahead with an inquiry criticized as partisan anti-Clinton propaganda.
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Barack Obama Urges Gulf Nations to Help With Chaos in Libya
President Barack Obama on Friday urged Gulf nations to help calm the chaotic political situation in Libya, saying that outside military action would not be enough to help reduce tensions in the war-ravaged North African country.
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UN Chief Says Human Rights 'Under Attack' Everywhere
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned on Wednesday that human rights were "under attack" throughout the world as he opened the General Assembly debate.
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Across the Years, Obama's 9/11 Message Varies
Five times, President Barack Obama has come before the American people to reckon with the legacy of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the anniversary of that awful day.
-
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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Barack Obama Applauds 'Milestone' Libya Election
President Barack Obama hailed Libya's general election as a "milestone" on Thursday and said the United States would stand by the war-scarred nation on its transition to democracy.
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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.
