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UN chief warns of Libya risking return to wide conflict
Apr 15, 2017 04:34UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warns that Libya faces a risk of relapsing into chaos amid renewed military confrontations between rival parties and a political stalemate in the North African country.
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IOM to fly 10,000 refugees out of Libya in 2017
Mar 31, 2017 16:41Up to 10,000 refugees stranded in Libya will be flown back to their home countries this year, but the returns can only play a limited role in tackling migrant flows toward Europe, the head of the UN migration agency's Libyan office said.
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Hundreds feared dead as refugee boat sinks off Libya
Mar 24, 2017 03:56Around 250 African migrants are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean after a charity's rescue boat found five corpses and two partially submerged rubber dinghies off Libya, a spokeswoman has said.
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Libya unity government, rival factions agree ceasefire after Tripoli battle
Mar 16, 2017 16:33Libya’s unity government and rival armed groups in Tripoli have signed a ceasefire deal, ending fierce fighting for the control of the capital.
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East Libyan forces launch offensive, seize oil terminals
Mar 14, 2017 14:19East Libyan forces have regained control of two major oil ports of Ras Lanuf and al-Sidra from a rival faction that seized them earlier this month.
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Russia rejects reports of troop deployment near Libyan border
Mar 14, 2017 12:16Russia has categorically dismissed Western media reports claiming it deployed special forces to an Egyptian town near conflict-ridden Libya.
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Fighting between human-smuggling gangs in Libya kills 22, injures 100: IOM official
Mar 08, 2017 07:20Twenty two African refugees have reportedly been killed and over 100 others injured in recent fighting between rival human-smuggling gangs in Libya.
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Armed groups fighting over Libya’s ‘oil crescent’
Mar 05, 2017 12:53Armed forces based in Libya’s east have deployed extra troops in preparation for a counterattack to regain control of the oil-rich areas recently lost to militias.
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Russia says ready to broker talks for unity in Libya
Mar 03, 2017 15:54Russia says it is ready to broker talks between rival authorities in Libya to help unify the divided North African country.
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Libyan general slams Europe, US for backing terror
Feb 19, 2017 10:10Libyan General Khalifa Haftar has accused several European countries and the United States of supporting terrorist groups in Libya by secretly providing them weapons and training.