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NEAR SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - Dozens of families fled Libya's coastal city of Sirte on Monday after two days of clashes between Islamic State militants and fighters loyal to a government based in ...
News Libya » Sirte » Social: Libyan parliament calls on Egypt to protect Sirte, Al-Jufra from attacks
CAIRO: Libya’s parliament has called on Egyptian armed forces to intervene and protect the two countries’ national security. It welcomed a recent speech from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in ...
News Libya » Sirte » Social: Rival factions, civil war & shadow of terror: Why Libya is still broken 15 years after Gaddafi's bloody end
Since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been trapped in a cycle of political strife and disunity. Although a UN-backed agreement was reached with hopes of conducting elections, various ...
News Libya » Sirte » Social: Libyan forces detain 10 Gaza land convoy activists at Sirte checkpoint
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A convoy of jeeps of Israeli travellers drive across the Basalt lands in the Eastern desert of Jordan on November 23, 2018. (photo ...
News Libya » Sirte » Social: Anti-IS forces retake central area in Libya’s Sirte
Libyan pro-government forces said they seized control Tuesday of another central district of Sirte as they tried to flush out the last Islamic State group fighters in the coastal city. Dozens of US ...
News Libya » Sirte » Social: 15 Years After Gaddafi: Libya’s Ruins, the Sahel’s Guns, and Africa’s Unfinished Business
It was facilitated, armed, and given air cover by the United States, France, Britain and their NATO partners under the banner of “protecting civilians.” What followed was not liberation. It was DRC ...
News Libya » Sirte » Social: IS claims capture of Libya’s Sirte: SITE
The Islamic State group claimed to have seized full control Tuesday of the Libyan city of Sirte from the Fajr Libya militia, including a power plant, according to a US monitor. SITE Intelligence Group ...
News Libya » Sirte » Social: Libyan forces detain 10 Gaza land convoy activists at Sirte checkpoint
Ten Gaza land convoy activists were detained by Libyan forces on Sunday, the Global Sumud Flotilla announced on Monday, after several hours without communication with a contingent that had attempted ...