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Bogged down near Tripoli, Haftar’s militia now seek to take on Turkey, too
Dec 11, 2019 05:01A commander with Libyan militia groups headed by renegade general Khalifa Haftar says he has “orders” to destroy any Turkish vessel near war-torn Libya, hours after Turkey and the internationally-recognized government of Libya began implementing agreements on maritime boundaries and military cooperation.
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Overnight airstrikes in Libya kill 5, wound 10
Dec 03, 2019 09:43Overnight air raids in a suburb of Libya's capital have killed at least five civilians and left 10 others wounded, the unity government's health ministry said on Monday.
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Haftar's forces carry out airstrikes in southwest Libya
Nov 28, 2019 15:15Forces loyal to renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar say they have launched airstrikes in the vicinity of oilfields in the southwest of the war-ravaged country.
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UN report finds Jordan, Turkey and UAE violated Libya arms embargo
Nov 08, 2019 09:16Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have regularly violated the UN arms embargo imposed on Libya since 2011, according to a confidential report by UN experts seen on Thursday by reporters.
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Senior diplomat rejects reports of Russians fighting in Libya
Nov 08, 2019 05:37Russia has strongly rejected Western media reports that Russian private military companies linked to the Kremlin were operating in Libya in favor of one of the conflicting sides.
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Pope rebukes countries whose weapons foment migration but refuse refugees
Sep 30, 2019 05:18Pope Francis on Sunday scolded countries that produce weapons for wars fought elsewhere and then refuse to take in refugees fleeing the very same conflicts.
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US airstrike in southern Libya kills 17 people
Sep 28, 2019 03:00At least 17 people have been killed in a US airstrike in southern Libya in the third such air raid in the North African state in a little more than a week.
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Libya's PM says rebel general ‘not a partner for peace’
Sep 26, 2019 12:08Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj has ruled out any more peace talks with renegade general Khalifa Haftar, who is commanding an offensive on the capital, denouncing him as a “war criminal.”
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UNGA 2019: Qatar, Egypt leaders butt heads over Libya
Sep 25, 2019 05:59The leaders of Egypt and Qatar have traded accusations of backing rival groups in Libya, during their speeches at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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East Libyan forces carry out airstrikes on central Sirte city
Sep 16, 2019 10:58Eastern Libyan forces have conducted airstrikes against positions in the central city of Sirte held by the Government of National Accord (GNA), amid rising tensions in the North African country.