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Libya’s battle for Tripoli — what you need to know
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Libya’s battle for Tripoli — what you need to know

The overthrow and killing of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi in 2011 plunged Libya in a conflict between rival militias. What…
Libya’s UN-backed govt appeals to Europe against Haftar
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Libya’s UN-backed govt appeals to Europe against Haftar

Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) appealed Tuesday for Europe’s support against military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who is waging…
Eastern Libya parliament head says forces will push Tripoli campaign
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Eastern Libya parliament head says forces will push Tripoli campaign

BENGHAZI, Libya/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan forces will pursue their advance on the capital Tripoli, the head of the eastern…
Italy says military intervention ‘cannot be a solution’ in Libya
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Italy says military intervention ‘cannot be a solution’ in Libya

MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s prime minister has said any foreign military intervention in Libya would not resolve the latest conflict…
Libya forces battle for Tripoli despite UN truce calls
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Libya forces battle for Tripoli despite UN truce calls

Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government and a rival commander battled for control of the capital Thursday after UN…
Libya fighting kills 56, European powers jostle over conflict
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Libya fighting kills 56, European powers jostle over conflict

TRIPOLI/ROME (Reuters) – Fighting between eastern Libyan forces and Tripoli government troops killed 56 people and forced 6,000 to flee…
Refugees on stranded NGO rescue ship in ‘poor state’
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Refugees on stranded NGO rescue ship in ‘poor state’

DW: Where is the Alan Kurdi now? And what is the condition of those on board? Carlotta Weibl: The Alan…
How Libya’s Haftar blindsided world powers with advance on Tripoli
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How Libya’s Haftar blindsided world powers with advance on Tripoli

TUNIS (Reuters) – Western diplomats sat down for three hours with Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in his eastern stronghold last…
Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting
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Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting

The United Nations strongly condemned an escalation of violence in Libya on Monday and urged for fighting to stop following an…
Libya’s UN-backed government calls airport airstrike a ‘war crime’
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Libya’s UN-backed government calls airport airstrike a ‘war crime’

(CNN)–Tripoli’s only working airport was targeted in an airstrike on Monday, as forces loyal to renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar…
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