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  Libya Conflict: Ceasefire talks fail as rebel commander Haftar leaves Moscow without signing deal

  World | January 14, 2020 16:44 IST

  Attempts to broker ceasefire between Libyan Government and rebels have not yielded results as rebel commander Khalifa Haftar left Moscow without signing the deal. Russia and Turkey were mediating between Libyan Government and rebels for a deal to establish a ceasefire. Iran's Press TV reported that General Khalifa Haftar left Moscow earlier on Tuesday.

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  Atleast 28 dead in airstrike on military camp in Libyan capital

  World | January 05, 2020 10:37 IST

  At least 28 killed and about 37 injured after an airstrike slammed into a military academy in Libya’s capital, Tripoli on Saturday. According to the Libyan health authorities, most of them students. The wounded people were taken to nearby hospitals for urgent treatment.

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  62 illegal immigrants deported by Libya to Chad and Sudan

  World | November 18, 2019 9:30 IST

  Libya's Immigration Control Department in the eastern city of Benghazi announced the deportation of 62 illegal immigrants to Chad and Sudan

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  Libyan official says airstrike kills 40 migrants in Tripoli

  World | July 03, 2019 6:30 IST

  In a statement, the U.N.-supported government blamed the self-styled Libyan National Army, led by commander Khalifa Hifter, for the airstrike. Libya is split between two warring governments and Hifter's forces control much of the country's east and south.

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  'Six European Union states to take in migrants rescued off Libya'

  World | June 04, 2019 9:39 IST

  Portugal will take 10 migrants while Ireland and Romania have said they will take five migrants each, the sources said.

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  400 inmates escape prison in Libyan capital Tripoli

  World | September 03, 2018 9:37 IST

  Ain Zara since Monday has been witnessing violent clashes between the government forces and the so-called seventh brigade militias from the nearby city of Tarhuna.

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  Bombings at mosque in Libya's Benghazi kill 2, injure 75

  World | February 10, 2018 0:00 IST

  The explosion took place just before Friday prayers at the Saad Ibn Ibada mosque located between Benghazi's al-Majouri and Berka districts, said Motaz Agouri, an official from Benghazi security directorate's media office.

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  Twin car bombs kill at least 27, injure over 30 in east Libya city of Benghazi

  World | January 24, 2018 9:29 IST

  Local health official Hani Belras Ali said at least 27 people died had died so far and 32 were wounded. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombings.

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  Egypt’s President el-Sissi says Iraq, Syria militants headed to Libya

  World | November 09, 2017 18:10 IST

  President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi also said Egypt’s ongoing arms buildup was designed in part to equip the country to deal with terrorism and redress the “strategic imbalance” in the region created by conflict.

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  US captures key militant involved in 2012 Benghazi attack

  World | October 31, 2017 6:59 IST

  US special operations forces have captured a militant who was instrumental in the 2012 attack on a US diplomatic compound in Benghazi.

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  Gadhafi’s son Seif al-Islam released after more than 5 years of detention

  World | June 11, 2017 13:09 IST

  Seif al-Islam, the son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, has been released after more than five years in detention, his captors said on Saturday.

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  Egypt targets terrorist bases in Libya after attack on Coptic Christians kills 28

  World | May 27, 2017 7:02 IST

  The Egyptian army has launched intensive airstrikes against what it said were militant training bases in Libya after suspected Islamic State militants ambushed a bus that killed 28 Coptic Christians south of Cairo.

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  Manchester attacker Salman Abedi's brother, father arrested in Libya

  World | May 24, 2017 23:36 IST

  According to a local counter-terrorism force spokesperson, known as Rada, the person has been identified as Hashem Abedi, who was born in 1997.

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  141 killed in south Libya airbase attack

  World | May 20, 2017 8:00 IST

  At least 141 people have been reportedly killed in an attack on an airbase in South Libya on Friday.

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  US strikes in Libya kill more than 80 Islamic State terrorists

  World | January 20, 2017 8:11 IST

  US airstrikes have killed more than 80 terrorists from Islamic State at Sirte in Libya. According to the US Defense Secretary Ash Carter, some of these militants were believed to be actively plotting attacks in Europe.

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  Passengers of hijacked Libyan plane leave Malta for home

  World | December 24, 2016 18:33 IST

  The passengers of the hijacked Libyan flight that was yesterday diverted to Malta have left the Mediterranean island and are returning home. Afriqiyah Airways sent an aircraft to Malta to bring the more than 100

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  Survivors report 240 dead in 2 Mediterranean shipwrecks off Libya, says UN refugee agency

  World | November 03, 2016 22:21 IST

  As many as 240 people have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday, citing survivors’ testimony.

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  Two Indian teachers held captive in Libya rescued, confirms Sushma Swaraj

  Politics | September 15, 2016 12:29 IST

  Two Indian teachers who were abducted in Libya’s Sirte, an area controlled by the Islamic State, over a year ago have been released, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday.

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  Indian techie abducted in Libya released, says Sushma Swaraj

  Politics | July 06, 2016 16:24 IST

  New Delhi: External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday confirmed that the Indian embassy in Libya has secured the release of Regi Joseph, who hails from Kozhikode in Kerala and was working as a computer

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  16 Libyan militiamen killed in 2 IS attacks near Sirte

  World | June 16, 2016 21:02 IST

  Benghazi: At least 16 Libyan militia fighters have been killed in two attacks by the Islamic State group as pro-government forces try to dislodge the extremists from Sirte, their last stronghold in the country, officials