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Haftar forces press offensive on Libyan capital
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Haftar forces press offensive on Libyan capital

Forces backing Libya’s unity government battled to push back an offensive by strongman Khalifa Haftar on Sunday as his troops…
Libya: ‘New phase’ in fight for Tripoli
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Libya: ‘New phase’ in fight for Tripoli

Fresh clashes broke out in the Libyan capital’s southern districts on Saturday as the years long conflict between the country’s rival…
Mortar bombs land on Tripoli suburb as two-week battle rages on
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Mortar bombs land on Tripoli suburb as two-week battle rages on

AL-SUANI, Libya/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Mortar bombs crashed down on a suburb of Tripoli on Thursday, almost hitting a clinic and…
Libya’s battle for Tripoli — what you need to know
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Libya’s battle for Tripoli — what you need to know

The overthrow and killing of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi in 2011 plunged Libya in a conflict between rival militias. What…
Libya’s UN-backed govt appeals to Europe against Haftar
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Libya’s UN-backed govt appeals to Europe against Haftar

Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) appealed Tuesday for Europe’s support against military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who is waging…
Libya fighting kills 56, European powers jostle over conflict
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Libya fighting kills 56, European powers jostle over conflict

TRIPOLI/ROME (Reuters) – Fighting between eastern Libyan forces and Tripoli government troops killed 56 people and forced 6,000 to flee…
Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting
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Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting

The United Nations strongly condemned an escalation of violence in Libya on Monday and urged for fighting to stop following an…
Libya’s UN-backed government calls airport airstrike a ‘war crime’
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Libya’s UN-backed government calls airport airstrike a ‘war crime’

(CNN)–Tripoli’s only working airport was targeted in an airstrike on Monday, as forces loyal to renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar…
World powers demand halt to Libya advance
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World powers demand halt to Libya advance

Libyan forces under Khalifa Haftar battled their way to the south of Tripoli on Friday, prompting the UN Security Council…
Eastern forces seize town south of Tripoli, U.N. chief urges restraint
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Eastern forces seize town south of Tripoli, U.N. chief urges restraint

TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan forces on Thursday took full control of Gharyan, a town about 100 km (60 miles)…
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