Libyan Crisis

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Key Forces Battling For Control In Libya

Dozens of armed factions have battled for control of oil-rich Libya since the 2011 fall of longtime dictator Moamer...

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Clashes Rock Libya Capital For Third Day

Artillery exchanges rocked the Libyan capital for a third day on Wednesday after forces loyal to the UN-backed...

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Moscow Apparently Has Forces At Base In Egypt

Moscow has apparently deployed military forces to a base in western Egypt, a US official said Tuesday, a sign Russia...

International

Exclusive: Russia Appears To Deploy Forces In Egypt, Eyes On Libya Role

Russia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent...

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East Libya Forces Prepare To Retake Key Oil Ports

Forces loyal to eastern Libya's strongman Khalifa Haftar said Monday they were preparing a large counter-offensive to...

International

Rival East Libya Factions Battle For Crucial Oil Ports

Rival armed factions are fighting for control over crucial oil terminals in the east of Libya. The forces of military...

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Forces of East Libya Strongman Concede Loss of Oil Export Terminal

The forces of eastern Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar have lost control of a key oil export terminal they had...

International

Armed Faction Enters Major Libyan Oil Ports, Putting Output At Risk

An armed faction entered two major Libyan oil ports on Friday, pushing back forces that captured and reopened the...

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Libya Rivals Battle For Key Oil Region

Islamist militias on Friday attacked Libya's main oil-production area in the east, prompting the forces of strongman...

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Russia Urges ‘national Dialogue’ At Libya PM Meeting

Russia's foreign minister on Thursday pushed an "inclusive national dialogue" in Libya at talks with its UN-backed...

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At Least 9 Hurt As Heavy Fire Paralyses Libya Capital

Armed groups traded fire with heavy weapons in the centre of Tripoli, injuring at least nine people and paralysing the...

International

Convoy Carrying Head of Libya’s U.N.-Backed Govt Shot At In Tripoli

A convoy carrying the prime minister of Libya's U. N.-backed government and the heads of an allied parliament and...

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Rival of Libya Unity Government Says To Rebuild Tripoli Airport

The head of a former government announced plans Thursday to reopen Tripoli's airport that was heavily damaged in...

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Tripoli Residents In Daily Ordeal On Uprising Anniversary

Six years after the start of an uprising that toppled a dictator, Libyans in Tripoli see no reason to celebrate with...

International

Car Blast Leaves At Least Four Dead In Libya’s Benghazi

The bombing incidence is one of the many few that have shaken Benghazi in recent times. A car exploded late on Saturday...

International

War-Weary Libyans Miss Life Under Kadhafi

Five years after an uprising killed Libya's Moamer Kadhafi, residents in the chaos-wracked country's capital joke they...

Africa & World

22 Killed in Libya Airport Clashes in Tripoli

22 people were killed in a day of militia fighting for control of the international airport in the capital Tripoli has...

Africa & World

Rival Militias Battle To Control International Airport In Libya’s Capital

At least six people were killed and 25 injured Sunday when rival militias battled for the control of the international...