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Oil Slumps $3/bbl On Gasoline Stockpiles, Rate Hikes And Resuming Supply
Oil prices fell more than $3 a barrel on higher U.S. gasoline stockpiles and after a European Central Bank (ECB) rate hike stoked demand worries, while returning oil supply from Libya and the resumption of Russia's gas flows to Europe eased supply restraints.
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At Least 74 Migrants Dead In Shipwreck Off Libya: UN
At least 74 migrants died in a "devastating" shipwreck on Thursday off the Libyan coast, the United Nations said, the latest in a spate of migrant vessel sinkings in the central Mediterranean.
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How Justice is Delivered in the Islamic State's New Capital Along Libya's Mediterranean Coast
One day in July, Ahmed Salem Abdul Salam's parents got the call they had yearned for and dreaded at the same time: 29-year-old Ahmed, who had disappeared weeks earlier near his home town of Sirte, on Libya's central coast, was alive. But he was being held by Islamic State militants, and they believed he was a spy.
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Islamic State Executes 4 People in Central Libyan City: Residents
Islamic State has executed four people in the central Libyan city of Sirte, including at least one member of a rival group whose body was put on display, according to residents and a video published on social media on Monday.
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Libya PM Resigns Live on TV Hours After Peace Talks Restart
The prime minister of Libya's internationally recognised government, Abdullah al-Thani, announced his resignation in a surprise move live on television on Tuesday, hours after fraught peace talks between the country's rival factions restarted.
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Islamic State Fighters Take on Libya's Rival Government Forces
Militants claiming allegiance to Islamic State fought forces loyal to Libya's two rival governments in the central city of Sirte and further east in Benghazi, state media and military officials said on Wednesday.
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12 Militiamen Dead in Libya Clashes With Islamic State Jihadists
At least 12 militiamen in Libya were killed Wednesday in clashes with jihadists of the Islamic State group near the central city of Sirte, sources said.
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Islamic State And Fajr Libya in Second Day of Sirte Clashes
Islamic State group jihadists again clashed with fighters from the powerful Fajr Libya militia alliance in the central city of Sirte on Sunday, a local official said.
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Cluster Bombs Used in Libya's Conflict: Human Rights Watch
Evidence collected by Human Rights Watch show that widely banned cluster bombs have been used in Libya's conflict between two rival governments fighting for control of the North African country, the New York-based group said on Sunday.
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Islamic State Fighters and Force Allied With Tripoli Clash in Central Libya
Clashes erupted in central Libya on Saturday between Islamic State fighters and a force loyal to a Tripoli-based faction, a military official and residents said.
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Powerful Libyan Militia Alliance in Rare Clash With Islamic State Group
Rare clashes between jihadists from the Islamic State group and fighters from the Fajr Libya militia coalition erupted Saturday in the central city of Sirte, security and militia officials said.
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At Least 20 Egyptian Christians Kidnapped in Libya
A priest and a witness say masked gunmen in central Libya have kidnapped 20 Coptic Christians from Egypt.
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In International Flight, Volatile Conflicts Abound
In Libya, militias armed with shoulder-launched missiles are battling for control of the country's main airport. In Africa, the entire Sahel region is awash with weapons that include portable air defense systems leftover from the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi.
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Libyan Capital Tense After Attack on Parliament
The Libyan capital remained tense on Monday, a day after forces loyal to a renegade general stormed the parliament and said that they suspended the house, challenging the legitimacy of the country's weak central government, three years after the overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
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US broke international law by killing civilians with drones, claims human rights groups
Human rights groups has accused the United States of breaking international law and perhaps committing war crimes by killing civilians in missile and drone strikes that were intended to hit militants in Pakistan and Yemen.
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Oil Slumps $3/bbl On Gasoline Stockpiles, Rate Hikes And Resuming Supply
Oil prices fell more than $3 a barrel on higher U.S. gasoline stockpiles and after a European Central Bank (ECB) rate hike stoked demand worries, while returning oil supply from Libya and the resumption of Russia's gas flows to Europe eased supply restraints.
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At Least 74 Migrants Dead In Shipwreck Off Libya: UN
At least 74 migrants died in a "devastating" shipwreck on Thursday off the Libyan coast, the United Nations said, the latest in a spate of migrant vessel sinkings in the central Mediterranean.
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How Justice is Delivered in the Islamic State's New Capital Along Libya's Mediterranean Coast
One day in July, Ahmed Salem Abdul Salam's parents got the call they had yearned for and dreaded at the same time: 29-year-old Ahmed, who had disappeared weeks earlier near his home town of Sirte, on Libya's central coast, was alive. But he was being held by Islamic State militants, and they believed he was a spy.
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Islamic State Executes 4 People in Central Libyan City: Residents
Islamic State has executed four people in the central Libyan city of Sirte, including at least one member of a rival group whose body was put on display, according to residents and a video published on social media on Monday.
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Libya PM Resigns Live on TV Hours After Peace Talks Restart
The prime minister of Libya's internationally recognised government, Abdullah al-Thani, announced his resignation in a surprise move live on television on Tuesday, hours after fraught peace talks between the country's rival factions restarted.
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Islamic State Fighters Take on Libya's Rival Government Forces
Militants claiming allegiance to Islamic State fought forces loyal to Libya's two rival governments in the central city of Sirte and further east in Benghazi, state media and military officials said on Wednesday.
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12 Militiamen Dead in Libya Clashes With Islamic State Jihadists
At least 12 militiamen in Libya were killed Wednesday in clashes with jihadists of the Islamic State group near the central city of Sirte, sources said.
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Islamic State And Fajr Libya in Second Day of Sirte Clashes
Islamic State group jihadists again clashed with fighters from the powerful Fajr Libya militia alliance in the central city of Sirte on Sunday, a local official said.
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Cluster Bombs Used in Libya's Conflict: Human Rights Watch
Evidence collected by Human Rights Watch show that widely banned cluster bombs have been used in Libya's conflict between two rival governments fighting for control of the North African country, the New York-based group said on Sunday.
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Islamic State Fighters and Force Allied With Tripoli Clash in Central Libya
Clashes erupted in central Libya on Saturday between Islamic State fighters and a force loyal to a Tripoli-based faction, a military official and residents said.
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Powerful Libyan Militia Alliance in Rare Clash With Islamic State Group
Rare clashes between jihadists from the Islamic State group and fighters from the Fajr Libya militia coalition erupted Saturday in the central city of Sirte, security and militia officials said.
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At Least 20 Egyptian Christians Kidnapped in Libya
A priest and a witness say masked gunmen in central Libya have kidnapped 20 Coptic Christians from Egypt.
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In International Flight, Volatile Conflicts Abound
In Libya, militias armed with shoulder-launched missiles are battling for control of the country's main airport. In Africa, the entire Sahel region is awash with weapons that include portable air defense systems leftover from the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi.
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Libyan Capital Tense After Attack on Parliament
The Libyan capital remained tense on Monday, a day after forces loyal to a renegade general stormed the parliament and said that they suspended the house, challenging the legitimacy of the country's weak central government, three years after the overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
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US broke international law by killing civilians with drones, claims human rights groups
Human rights groups has accused the United States of breaking international law and perhaps committing war crimes by killing civilians in missile and drone strikes that were intended to hit militants in Pakistan and Yemen.
