Libya
		Libya: The road from revolution to civil war
		
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	April 5, 2019
Libya: The road from revolution to civil war
						Libya descended into chaos in the wake of the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ousted and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.…					
				
			
		Eastern forces seize town south of Tripoli, U.N. chief urges restraint
		
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	April 4, 2019
Eastern forces seize town south of Tripoli, U.N. chief urges restraint
						TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan forces on Thursday took full control of Gharyan, a town about 100 km (60 miles)…					
				
			
		Italy rebuffs ship with 64 migrants rescued in sea off Libya
		
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	April 4, 2019
Italy rebuffs ship with 64 migrants rescued in sea off Libya
						MILAN (AP) — Italy’s interior minister said Wednesday that he won’t offer safe harbor to 64 migrants rescued off Libya…					
				
			
		Libya holds municipal elections in first vote for five years
		
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	April 1, 2019
Libya holds municipal elections in first vote for five years
						TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya held rare municipal elections in nine communities on Saturday, although turnout in the country’s first voting…					
				
			
		Rescued migrants safe in Europe after hijacking oil tanker
		
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	March 29, 2019
Rescued migrants safe in Europe after hijacking oil tanker
						VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A group of migrants desperate not to go back to Libya made it safely to Europe…					
				
			
		Maltese military seizes tanker hijacked by migrants
		
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	March 28, 2019
Maltese military seizes tanker hijacked by migrants
						A tanker that was hijacked by migrants off Libya docked in Malta on Thursday after the Maltese armed forces took…					
				
			
		The Latest: Spain busts trafficking gang in northern Africa
		
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	March 26, 2019
The Latest: Spain busts trafficking gang in northern Africa
						ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on migrants trying to get to Europe (all times local): 10:15 a.m. Spanish police…					
				
			
		Study: Sexual torture widespread for migrants seeking Europe
		
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	March 26, 2019
Study: Sexual torture widespread for migrants seeking Europe
						PARIS (AP) — Migrants trying to reach Europe face routine rape and sexual torture throughout their journey and especially in…					
				
			
		Desert truffles are Libya’s ‘manna from heaven’
		
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	March 25, 2019
Desert truffles are Libya’s ‘manna from heaven’
						Braving the cold and hostile Libyan desert, Milad Mohammed scratches the ground to extract what he calls “manna from heaven”…					
				
			
		UN envoy urges Libya rivals to unite at April conference
		
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	March 22, 2019
UN envoy urges Libya rivals to unite at April conference
						UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Libya on Wednesday urged rival factions to seize the “crucial opportunity” of…					
				
			