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President Assad says anti-terror war not limited to Syria, Libya
Mar 02, 2020 12:26Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the war against terrorism is not restricted to Syria or Libya and the endeavor will determine the fate of the region.
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Libya’s rival government says force cannot end blockade on eastern oil fields
Feb 26, 2020 12:23Libya’s eastern-based rival government says a blockade on oil ports and fields in the country’s east was imposed based on a “popular decision,” and that the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) could not force eastern tribesmen to put an end to it.
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Russia says Turkey helping foreign militants enter Libya
Feb 26, 2020 08:59Russia says Turkey is helping foreign militants cross into Libya, where rebel forces are attempting to unseat the internationally-recognized government.
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Two Turkish troopers killed in Libya: Erdogan
Feb 25, 2020 07:34Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says two Turkish troopers have been killed in Libya, despite an earlier assertion that Ankara had withheld the dispatch of forces to the North African country in an attempt to give peace a chance.
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Turkey confirms presence of allied Syria mercenaries in Libya
Feb 21, 2020 12:30Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed for the first time the presence of pro-Turkish Syrian militants in Libya.
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Haftar says any ceasefire depends on Turkey’s withdrawal from Libya
Feb 21, 2020 09:35Libya’s self-styled commander Khalifa Haftar says he would be ready for a ceasefire, on condition that Turkish forces leave the country and Ankara stops providing the country’s UN-recognized government with weapons.
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Libya's UN-backed govt suspends Geneva talks after Haftar port attack
Feb 19, 2020 05:41Libya's unity government announced late Tuesday it would halt its participation in UN talks aimed at brokering a lasting ceasefire in the war-torn country where a fragile truce has been repeatedly violated.
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Libya rebels claim to have ‘destroyed’ Turkish cargo ship in Tripoli
Feb 18, 2020 14:23Ghassan Salame, the UN’s Libya envoy, confirmed that the port had been attacked but did not give details.
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Situation in Libya deeply troubling, UN warns
Feb 16, 2020 13:51A United Nations (UN) official has warned that the situation in Libya is “deeply troubling,” a fragile ceasefire in the crisis-hit country has seen dozens of violations, and a UN arms embargo imposed on the country has become a “joke.”
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Macron invites Libyan rebel commander to France
Feb 13, 2020 11:40French President Emmanuel Macron has officially invited the commander of Libya’s rebels to France, despite the fact that rebel militia groups have for months been undermining peace in the North African country.