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Libyan foreign ministry attacked in Tripoli
Middle East
December 25, 2018
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
January 16, 2018
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
September 25, 2017
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
Features/Interviews
May 31, 2017
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
December 6, 2016
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
October 29, 2016
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
October 15, 2016
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
October 10, 2016
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
October 8, 2016
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…