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The son of Libyan despot Muammar Gaddafi has been OK-ed to run for president, even though he was convicted and sentenced to death for war crimes
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi successfully appealed the Libyan court after he was disqualified on grounds o…
Matthew Loh
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UN immigration official says migrants captured by the Libyan Coast Guard are disappearing in the thousands within 'unofficial' facilities run by traffickers and militias
Representatives from international aid organizations that visit Libyan migrant detention centers sa…
Morgan Keith
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The son of Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan despot whose toppling characterized the Arab Spring, emerged in public for the first time in 10 years to run for president
Muammar Gaddafi ruled Libya for 42 years until he was captured by a NATO-backed forces and killed i…
Bill Bostock
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As many as 48,000 civilians have been killed by US airstrikes since 9/11: monitor
The deadliest years were during the invasion of Iraq and the war against ISIS, with 2017 - Donald T…
Charles Davis
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Oil prices climb to 3-week high after Libya shuts down its largest production hub amid political crisis
"With global supplies now so tight, even the most minor disruption is likely to have an outsized im…
Phil Rosen
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A rogue killer drone 'hunted down' a human target without being instructed to, UN report says
The KARGU-2, a deadly attack drone, autonomously attacked a human during a conflict in Libya, accor…
Joshua Zitser
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How Putin's favorite mercenaries are using secretive operations to tip the balance in Africa
A shadowy private military contractor known as the Wagner Group has been central to Russia's foreig…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Moscow is painting over the Russian markings on its jet fighters and sending them to fight a proxy war against Turkey in Libya
The Russian government has consistently denied directly intervening in the Libyan conflict. The pho…
Jim Edwards
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10 Things in Politics: New emails reveal Hunter Biden wanted $2M for Libya deal: exclusive
And the FDA authorized COVID-19 booster shots for older adults and people considered at high risk.
Brent D. Griffiths
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Facebook posts and Cameo videos by Charlie Sheen and Dolph Lundgren were used by Russian trolls to persuade Libya to release a suspected spy
Russia's Internet Research Agency created hundreds of Facebook and Instagram accounts in Libya, spr…
Kevin Shalvey
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Going to war? Good news! The United States is 13 years behind in ammunition production, NYT reports
The Biden administration earlier this month proposed a record-breaking $842 billion budget for the …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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US lawmakers urge action in Libya to counter Russia's recent foothold
"The bottom line here is Libya, which the United States wants to snap up as soon as possible," Andr…
Daniel Brown
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Oil post OPEC Deal – real change or just a smoke screen
The question that the oil market is grappling with is – will this balance the market, how much will…
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FOX NEWS: 'Not A Lot Of Questions Answered' At Benghazi Hearing
Also, Clinton is on her way out. Her grilling doesn't really do Republicans any good. Plus she's on…
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The US intervention in Libya was a key turning point for Putin in his attitude toward the US
At the time of the Libyan intervention, Putin was Russia's prime minister, and Dmitry Medvedev, wid…
Eliza Relman
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Libya Detains Four US Military Personnel
The episode appears to have taken place in a town just southwest of the historic Roman ruins at Sab…
Paul Szoldra
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Libya's Deputy Spy Chief Kidnapped At Airport
No group claimed responsibility for the abduction, but militias have snatched officials in the past…
Ghaith Shennib, Reuters
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Senior White House official Sebastian Gorka reportedly pitched a plan to partition Libya on a napkin
"Gorka does not have much of a reputation in serious academic or policymaking circles," Walt told B…