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High toll for Libyan troops battling Islamic State in Sirte
Heavy fighting resumed on Sunday after a one-week lull
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2.4 million in Libya need aid, UN says on World Humanitarian Day
'They lack medicines, vaccinations and suffer from poor hospitalization services' UN representative
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Car bomb targets security forces in Libya's Benghazi, kills 22
The blast occurred in a residential area in the Guwarsha district
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Libya forces 'retake' Benghazi district from militants
Benghazi, 1,000 kilometres east of Tripoli, for two years has been the scene of clashes between militants
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41 migrant bodies wash up on Libya beach
Illegal migration from Libya booms in the summer months when the Mediterranean is generally calm
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A photographer's challenge: Libyan forces battle for Islamic State stronghold
"When everyone shouts 'Allahu Akbar' (God is Great) I know that a tank or a cannon will fire", says Goran Tomasevic
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UNESCO puts five Libya sites on heritage-in-danger list
Since the 2011 NATO-led military intervention, Libya has been in the grip of a conflict
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UK troops blast Bollywood songs as new weapon against Islamic State
A Pakistani-born British army intelligence officer came up with the idea that Bollywood tunes would annoy IS
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India bans nationals from travelling to Libya
Some 18,000 Indians worked in Libya before the country descended into chaos in 2011
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Islamic State accused of unlawfully executing dozens in Libya bastion
At least 49 people had been killed by methods including decapitation and shooting
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US commandos continue to gain intel in Libya: Pentagon
The United States still has a 'small presence' in Libya
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Powers gather to discuss mounting IS threat in Libya
National unity strongly backed by the international community has been slowly asserting its authority in Tripoli
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More than 100 migrants die in Libya to Italy weekend shipwrecks
IOM, citing survivor testimony, said 84 people appeared to be missing from that wreck
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84 migrants still missing after boat sinks off Libya: IOM
Twenty-six people were rescued from the boat which sank on Friday, and were questioned overnight
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UN blacklists India-flagged ship carrying eastern Libya oil
Diplomats say sanctions committee has written to govts of India, UAE to remind them of the Libya sanctions
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Libya's self-declared National Salvation government stepping down
The statement came after a number of ministers met to prepare a peaceful handover of power
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Obama hits out at Cameron, Sarkozy over Libya intervention
US president discussed conditions surrounding British and French-led bombing campaign that led to Qaddafi's fall
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Tunisia kills 35 extremists in clashes near Libya border
Ten members of security forces were also killed in the fighting in Ben Guerdane
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Two abducted Serbs killed in US Libya raids on Islamic State
Nearly 50 people killed in US air strikes on a suspected Islamic State training camp, Serbia's prime minister says
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US air raid 'likely' kills IS operative in Libya: US official
Noureddine Chouchane was suspected of leading attacks on National Bardo Museum in Tunis and a beach resort near Sousse
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The crisis in world leadership
In this world of conflicts and war, who is going to put the world in order or at least provide a push for it?
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Libyan warplane crashes after attacking Islamic State militants
Before crashing, the aircraft conducted raids on Islamic State militants positions some nine miles from Derna
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US says weighing 'military options' in Libya
United States has repeatedly stressed the importance of finding cooperative local partners in Libya
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Libya parliament to vote on unity government
The UN and Western diplomats have urged Libyans to back the agreement as a step toward ending the political chaos
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Qaddafi warned Blair of rise of radical Islam, Euro invasion, recordings reveal
British foreign affairs committee releases transcripts of two of Qaddafi's phone calls to Blair on February 25, 2011
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At least 50 dead in Libya police school suicide truck bombing
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck used for carrying water at a police school
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Da’ish attacks key Libya oil facility: military official
Earlier, IS carries out a suicide car bomb attack on a military al Sidra checkpoint, killing two soldiers
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Libyan lawmakers to sign disputed peace deal
World powers urge the country's warring factions to break political deadlock that has allowed terrorists to flourish
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Islamic State executes two for 'witchcraft', 'spying' in Libya
The extremist group beheaded the Moroccan woman in a public square and shot dead a Palestinian man
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Hope for Libya
An agreement has been reached which requires the ratification of the rival parliaments in the war-torn nation
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IS could expand from Libya but faces hostile environment: experts
Islamic State has only limited foothold in Libya, but it is enough to project violence into neighbouring countries
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Ex-Kadhafi minister arrested over UK police killing: report
Kadhafi's ouster in 2011 has given investigators new hope of solving Fletcher and Lockerbie crimes
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US strike kills head of Islamic State in Libya: Pentagon
Pentagon spokesperson says Abu Nabil was an Iraqi national and an al Qaeda operative
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UAE armed Libya factions, wooed envoy with job offer: report
The latest evelations raise questions about allegations of conflict of interest that may compromise deal for Libya
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UAE national arrested in Libya on suspicion of spying
The authorities in Libya accuse the UAE of supporting the internationally recognised government in Libya
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Over 4,500 migrants rescued off Libya in one day
The 21 operations took place between 30 and 40 nautical miles off the Libyan coast
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IS says it executed Tunisian in Libya for spying
The man was said to be a 39-year-old baker living in Benghazi
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For nation's security, stability: Libya's 'official govt' bans entry of Pakistanis
Thinni's govt, allied security forces would only be able to enforce the ban at eastern airports of Tobruk and Labraq
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Libya calls for Arab air strikes on Islamic State in Sirte
Government also renews its call for UN Security Council to lift arms embargo hampering military's battle against IS
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At least 40 migrants die in Mediterranean: Italy navy
The boat was carrying about 300 migrants when it ran into difficulty off the coast of Libya
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In the lurch: Nearly 200 dead in Libya ‘massacre’
Fighting goes on between IS and Sirte’s armed residents
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Four Indian teachers 'detained' in Libya
Indian media reports that the IS group may be holding the teachers
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Libya court sentences Qaddafi's son, eight aides to death
Former intelligence chief and Kadhafi's last prime minister were also among those sentenced to death
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UK's Cameron says ready to bomb militants in Libya and Syria if plot threat seen
Militant threat is high on political agenda in UK after a gunman killed 30 British tourists at a resort in Tunisia