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Somalia’s Al Shabaab Executes Four Spies Working for American Intelligence

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jun 12, 2016 | World

Cairo-Somalia’s militant al Shabaab group said late Friday it had executed four people it accused of espionage, including one who was beheaded for allegedly giving information to the United States leading to the killing of the group’s former leader....

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REFILE – QUALITY REPEATA sign which reads in Arabic, “The city of Sirte, under the shadow of Sharia” is seen as smoke rises in the background while forces aligned with Libya’s new unity government advance on the eastern and southern outskirts of the Islamic State stronghold of Sirte, in this still image taken from video on June 9, 2016. via Reuters TV TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RTSGPMK

ISIS Besieged in Sirte, Libya

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jun 12, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo-ISIS’s Libyan stronghold in the city of Sirte appeared to be on the verge of falling to militia fighters loyal to Libya’s new Western-backed government. Pro-government forces made an unexpectedly rapid advance into the city and Libyan government officials...

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Military Vehicle in Sirte / Reuters

Sarraj Forces Receive Western and U.S. Support in its Fights against ISIS in Sirte

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jun 11, 2016 | World

Cairo – Security forces aligned with Libya’s unity government took control of Sirte port; ISIS stronghold west Tripoli. Forces targeted, with heavy artillery, ISIS locations around Ouagadougou conference center. Libyan military sources said that U.S. warplanes raided...

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Chairman of Libyan Presidential Council and Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj

Libya: Sarraj Forms Third Operations Room to Fight ISIS

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jun 7, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo-Mayor of Sabratah Hussein al-Thawadi has welcomed the decision of the Prime Minister of Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, to form a military operations room to fight ISIS in the city that lies 75 kilometers west of the Libyan capital. Thawadi...

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Migrants after a January rescue operation by the Italian navy off the coast of Sicily, Reuters

Libya: Haftar Defies Sarraj Government and Overlooks Kobbler’s Call for Benghazi Ceasefire

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jun 6, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Libya Army leadership once again ignored Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobbler’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Benghazi, a city located eastern Libya. Atop their disregard to the quest for ceasefire, the army announced that it...