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Three killed as Libyan militias fight over airport
Smoke billows from the site of clashes on the road leading to the airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli, on July 20, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD TURKIA)Cairo, AP—Rival Libyan militias battled for control...
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Islamist forces overrun Benghazi army base after battle: officials
A fire burning at a fuel depot near the airport road in Tripoli, Libya, on July 29, 2014. (Reuters/Hani Amara)Benghazi, Reuters—Islamist fighters and militants overran a major Libyan army base in the...
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Libyan factions battle over airport, more than 20 killed
Smoke darkens the sky over Tripoli’s Red Castle Museum after rockets fired by one of Libya’s militias struck and ignited a tank in the capital’s main fuel depot, Tripoli, Libya, on August 03, 2014....
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Libya’s Wissam Bin Hamid: From Mechanic to Warlord
File photo of Libya Shield commander Wissam Bin Hamid Bin Hamid. (Asharq Al-Awsat) Msaed (eastern Libya), Asharq Al-Awsat—No one could imagine how a simple car mechanic, working at a garage in the...
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Clashes between Islamists, rivals in Libya kill 31
Smoke rises following an air strike in Libya’s eastern coastal city of Benghazi on September 1, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/ ABDULLAH DOMA)Cairo, AP—Fierce clashes between Islamist militiamen and rival forces...
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Libya parliament dismisses central bank chief
Libyan mufti Sheikh Sadeq Al-Ghariani speaks as others flash the sign for victory during a rally in central Tripoli’s Martyr’s Square on September 12 ,2014, calling for the removal of Libya’s new...
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Libyan Haftar forces seek Benghazi port closure to deny arms to Islamists
Gen. Khalifa Haftar attends a news conference at a sports club in Abyar, a small town to the east of Benghazi, May 17, 2014 file photo. (REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Files)Benghazi, Reuters—Forces...
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Almost 30 Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi attacks
Women take part in a demonstration against the country’s parliament at Freedom Square in Benghazi on August 29, 2014. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori) Benghazi, Reuters—Almost 30 Libyan soldiers were...
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Ransom paid to free British hostage in Libya: sources
File photo—Benghazi residents celebrates Martyrs’ Day on September 16, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ABDULLAH DOMA)Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The British government paid a ransom to free British hostage David Bolan,...
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Libyan army advancing in Benghazi: spokesman
An image taken from a video made available on October 9, 2014, allegedly shows a tank, belonging to the Ansar Al-Shari’a militant group, flying the trademark jihadist flag during a battle in the Libyan...
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Heavy fighting near seaport of Libyan city Benghazi, navy ship hit
A member of the pro-government Libyan forces fires towards Islamist militiamen during clashes on November 2, 2014 in the Al-Salmani neighborhood of the the eastern coastal city of Benghazi. (AFP PHOTO...
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Algerian government in talks with Libyan political factions for peace summit
Members of the pro-government Libyan forces fire towards Islamist militiamen during an attack on districts held by the militias on November 3, 2014 around the port of eastern Libya’s restive city of...
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Car bombs wound at least 20 in east Libya as chaos mounts
Libyan followers of Islamist militias hold a demonstration in Benghazi, Libya, on September 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File) Benghazi, Reuters—Car bombs exploded in eastern Libyan towns under...
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UN impose sanctions on Libya’s Ansar Al-Sharia
An image taken from a video by the official media outlet of Ansar Al-Sharia allegedly shows their militants during a battle in Benghazi. (AFP Photo/al-Raya Media Foundation/HO) United Nations, AP—The...
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UK ambassador to Libya says no military solution to crisis
File photo of UK ambassador to Libya Michael Aron. (Asharq Al-Awsat) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—There is no military solution to the Libya crisis, Britain’s ambassador to Libya Michael Aron has said,...
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Five killed as Libyan forces and Islamist fighters clash in Benghazi
Members of a brigade loyal to Gen. Khalifa Haftar hold up their guns as they fight alongside Libyan army troops against Islamist gunmen in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on December 17, 2014. (AFP...
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Libyan parliament deputy speaker: Tripoli will join peace talks
The deputy speaker of the Tobruk-based Libyan parliament, Mohamed Shuaib, in January 2015 (Asharq Al-Awsat)Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As part of UN-brokered efforts, talks between representatives of...
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Car bomber kills two, wounds around 20 in Libya’s Benghazi: medics
Senior army special forces commander Fadel Al-Hassi points at the site of an explosion in Benghazi on February 6, 2015. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori) Benghazi, Reuters—A car laden with explosives...
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Libya faces bankruptcy if low oil prices, political instability continue
Fighters from the Libyan Dawn militia hold position during clashes with forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognized government, as they fight for the control of Al-Aqrabiyah area, west of the...
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Haftar’s troops recapture key stronghold in Libya’s Benghazi
Members of the Libyan Special Forces look on in an army camp in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, on February 1, 2015. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libyan troops loyal to...
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