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Three French special forces soldiers killed on Libya intelligence mission
Three French special forces soldiers have been killed in Libya during an intelligence-gathering mission, president Francois Hollande said on Wednesday.
UK special forces ‘blow up IS suicide truck’ in Libya
British special forces have been praised for saving lives after reportedly blowing up an Islamic State (IS) “suicide truck” in Libya earlier...
Obama reveals ‘worst mistake’ of his Presidency… and his saddest day
President Barack Obama said that the worst mistake of his presidency was the sheer lack of planning by his government in the aftermath of the 2011 toppling...
Tripoli authorities cede power to Libyan unity government
Authorities in Libya’s capital said Tuesday they were ceding power to a UN-backed unity government in a major boost to international efforts to end...
UN-backed Libya government told to leave after Tripoli arrival
The head of Libya’s UN-backed unity government arrived Wednesday in Tripoli, but international hopes of a peaceful power handover were dealt a swift...
U.S. aircraft strike targeting IS in Libya kills 40
U.S. warplanes have attacked an Islamic State group training camp and a “high-value” target in Libya, an American spokesman confirmed.
A year of work undone in minutes as rivals reject UN’s unity government in Libya
The UN envoy for Libya proposed the members of a unity government aimed at ending years of conflict on Friday but the plan was dismissed by politicians...
Italy arrests five men over Libya migrant shipwreck
Italian police have arrested five men accused of multiple murders and human trafficking following a deadly shipwreck off the coast of Libya which left...
Hopes fade for survivors in Libya boat tragedy with 200 now feared dead
Hopes faded of finding survivors of the latest Mediterranean boat tragedy, in which an estimated 200 migrants drowned, on Thursday as rescue ships were...
Scores of migrants feared dead after fishing boat capsizes off Libya
Scores of migrants trying to reach mainland Europe are feared to have drowned off Libya, Italy’s coastguard has said.
UN presents Libyans with latest draft proposal for unity
The U.N. representative to Libya reconvened delegations from Libya’s rival governments on Monday to present the latest draft proposal for a unity...
Libyan PM survives assassination attempt as country battles factions
Libya’s internationally recognised prime minister, Abdullah al-Thinni, said on Tuesday he had survived an assassination attempt after leaving a session...
Libya rejects EU migrant plan, says not asked
Libya’s ambassador to the United Nations is largely rejecting a European Union plan to fight the growing migrant crisis that is centered in his crumbling...
Hundreds feared dead after boat carrying 700 migrants capsizes off Libya
Hundreds of people are feared drowned after a fishing boat trying to smuggle migrants to Europe capsized off Libya, the UN refugee agency says.
Bombs explode, gunmen attack foreign embassies in Libya
A bomb exploded outside the Moroccan embassy in Libya’s capital, a security official said Monday, just hours after a gun attack on the building housing...
'Come Back Home': 15,000 Egyptians flee Libya after warning
Almost 15,000 Egyptians have flocked home from war-torn Libya via the border crossing at Sallum, state media reported Monday, after Islamic State group...
Libya to UN Security Council: Lift arms embargo so we can fight IS
Libya’s foreign minister has demanded that the UN Security Council lift an arms embargo so his country can fight the Islamic State group as it establishes...
Libya to UN Security Council: Lift arms embargo to fight IS
Libya’s foreign minister on Wednesday demanded that the UN Security Council lift an arms embargo so his country can fight the Islamic State group...
Egypt calls for UN-backed intervention against IS jihadists in Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi has called for the UN Security Council to mandate an international intervention in Libya.
Italy fights armed smugglers to rescue more than 2,000 Libyan migrants
Four smugglers brandishing Kalashnikovs threatened an Italian Coast Guard motorboat involved in one of several operations that rescued more than 2,000...
Italy rescues more than 2,000 migrants off Libyan coast
The Italian coastguard launched a massive operation Sunday to rescue more than 2,000 migrants in difficulty between the Italian island of Lampedusa and...
Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya
Islamist militants have abducted 20 Egyptian Christians in Libya in recent days, a source close to the government said Saturday. The Ansar al-Sharia militia...
22 Libyan soldiers killed as armed speedboats attack oil terminals
More than 20 soldiers have been killed in a surprise attack in which fighters used speedboats in a failed bid to seize some of Libya’s main oil terminals.
States at U.N. say ready to help Libya combat Islamist militants
A group of mainly Western and Arab states have expressed readiness to help Libya’s government combat a growing presence of Islamic militant groups...
Secret strikes: Egypt, UAE carried out clandestine Libya attacks, U.S. says
U.S. officials claim that Egypt and the United Arab Emirates carried out two series of air strikes in the past week on armed Islamist factions in Tripoli,...
Chaos: Troubled Libya now faces dueling governments
The Libyan parliament that was replaced in an election in June reconvened on Monday and chose an Islamist-backed deputy as prime minister, leaving the...
Libya stripped of 2017 Nations Cup as rebels seize Tripoli airport
For the second time in a row, Libya has lost the right to host the African Nations Cup finals.
Tripoli airport changes hands between Libyan militias
Forces from the Libyan city of Misrata on Saturday seized Tripoli’s main airport after more than a month of fighting with a rival group, a Misrata...
Libya parliament holds emergency meeting as evacuations continue
Libya is descending into a civil war spiral that is “much worse” than the unrest that toppled its dictator Muammer Qadhafi in 2011, residents...
Libya Islamic militias declare control of Benghazi as democratic dream fades
Libya is in more danger now than at any time since the 2011 uprising and war that toppled dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
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