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Libyan foreign ministry attacked in Tripoli
Middle East

Libyan foreign ministry attacked in Tripoli

Suicide attackers stormed the Libyan foreign ministry in the capital Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least three people including a…
Egyptian national arrested in Libya accused of smuggling IS militants
Egypt

Egyptian national arrested in Libya accused of smuggling IS militants

An Egyptian national was arrested on Monday by military forces affiliated to Libya’s interim government, known as the Government of…
US air strikes kill 17 Islamic State militants in Libya: US military
Middle East

US air strikes kill 17 Islamic State militants in Libya: US military

Six US air strikes on an Islamic State desert camp in Libya killed 17 militants and destroyed three vehicles, the…
Libya’s militant groups: from Islamic State to Muslim Brotherhood
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Libya’s militant groups: from Islamic State to Muslim Brotherhood

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi declared in a televised speech that the Egyptian Armed Forces launched airstrikes against specific camps in…
Libyan forces taking last few buildings from Islamic State in Sirte: officials
Middle East

Libyan forces taking last few buildings from Islamic State in Sirte: officials

Libyan forces said on Tuesday they were securing the last few buildings where Islamic State militants had been making a…
Libya meeting hopes to break political stalemate, focus on economy
Middle East

Libya meeting hopes to break political stalemate, focus on economy

A meeting on Libya in London next week will seek to break a political stalemate over the country's U.N-backed unity…
Libyan forces advance in Sirte, 14 troops killed: officials
Middle East

Libyan forces advance in Sirte, 14 troops killed: officials

Libyan pro-government forces have advanced into another area in their battle to liberate Sirte from Islamic State in fighting that…
Libyan forces push into last Islamic State area in Sirte
Middle East

Libyan forces push into last Islamic State area in Sirte

Libyan pro-government forces are advancing into the last area controlled by Islamic State in the coastal city of Sirte, surrounding…
Heavy toll weighs on Misrata after battle for Libya’s Sirte
Middle East

Heavy toll weighs on Misrata after battle for Libya’s Sirte

Next to the rusting shell cases outside Misrata's museum of Libya's 2011 uprising is a new addition: a scaffold used…
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