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Up to 150 refugees feared drowned in shipwreck off Libya
Jul 25, 2019 18:53A spokesman for the UN refugee agency says up to 150 refugees trying to reach Europe from Libya are believed to have died after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Libya’s Haftar says victory imminent despite repeated fails
Jul 25, 2019 07:24Renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar has claimed that his forces will “soon” capture the capital, Tripoli, even as they have been unable to advance for almost the entire duration of their offensive.
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Haftar forces preparing for new push to capture Tripoli
Jul 21, 2019 12:04Libya's UN-recognized government says forces loyal to strongman General Khalifa Haftar appear to be preparing for a new offensive to capture the capital city Tripoli.
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UN accuses Libyan guards of shooting refugees fleeing Tripoli airstrikes
Jul 05, 2019 11:42“There are reports that following the first impact, some refugees and migrants were fired upon by guards as they tried to escape,” said the OCHA report, which came a day after UN authorities emphasized that the airstrikes -- by renegade Libyan General Khalifa Haftar – may have constituted a war crime.
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Putin blames NATO for destruction of Libya, warns about flow of terrorists from Syria
Jul 05, 2019 08:01Russian President Vladimir Putin says the US-led NATO military alliance is to blame for the destruction of Libya, warning that the situation there was deteriorating as more and more terrorists are moving from Syria into the North African country.
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UN envoy slams EU blindness to plight of migrants in Libya after strikes on detention center
Jul 04, 2019 19:28The UN has lambasted the EU's “blindness” on the plight of refugees in Libya, urging a rethink of returning Europe-bound migrants intercepted at the Mediterranean to the North African country.
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UN urges Libya to evacuate migrant detention centers after deadly strike
Jul 03, 2019 15:07The United Nations Refugee Agency on Wednesday called for the evacuation of migrant detention centers in Libya and a full investigation into an airstrike that killed at least 44 people and wounded more than 130.
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40 killed, 80 injured as airstrike hits migrant detention facility in Libya
Jul 03, 2019 08:27Forty people have lost their lives and 80 others sustained injuries when an airstrike struck a detention facility for illegal migrants in a eastern suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
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‘What does war have to do with me?’
Jul 02, 2019 16:29Sometimes war sounds like the harsh crack of gunfire and sometimes like the whisper of the wind.
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Six Turkish citizens detained in Libya now released: Ministry
Jul 01, 2019 15:41Six Turks detained in Libya by forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar have been released, Turkey's foreign ministry spokesman says, a day after it warned the militia would become a "legitimate target" unless they were released immediately.