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A view shows damage at the scene after an airstrike by U.S. warplanes against Islamic State in Sabratha, Libya, in this February 19, 2016 handout picture. REUTERS/Sabratha municipality media office/Handout via Reuters

Libya: Government Forces Seize Neighborhood in Mid Sirte

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 9, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- The media bureau of the Operation of “Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous” announced that the forces took over a neighborhood in Sirte and liberated hospitality palaces, previously occupied by ISIS. The bureau said this advancement took place after the government forces had...

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A Libyan Navy boat carries migrants back to the coastal city of Misrata May 3, 2015. The North African country, gripped by violence and a breakdown of state authority four years after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi, has turned into a major hub for human traffickers smuggling African migrants by boat to Italy. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

Al-Bunyan al-Marsous Forces Start Countdown to Recover Sirte

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 8, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Forces of the Government of National Accord in Libya said that the final stage of military operations against ISIS remnants in Sirte has commenced. The Sunday Times unveiled a new mission that was carried out by Elite British Forces operating in Libya against...

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Abdulrahman Swehli, a politician that Libya’s newly formed State Council elected as president, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tripoli, Libya

Chairman of Libyan Supreme Council: ‘We Suffer Political Fragmentation, Economic Crisis’

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Aug 3, 2016 | Interviews

Tripoli-Despite fight against ISIS in Sirte and the political disputes among Libyan politicians and parties, Chairman of the Libyan High Council of State Abdulrahman al-Sweihli has envisioned from his office in Tripoli a secure future for his country, which has been...