US says Russian troops are destabilizing Libya
Russia has deployed military forces to Libya that are "de-stabilizing" the North African country, a top State Department official warned Tuesday.
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Migrants describe being tortured, raped on journey to Libya
A small blue boat with an outboard motor bobs on the waves of the open sea. It is crammed with 28 migrants -- men, women and children -- from Somalia, Bangladesh and Yemen. Across the horizon is the Libyan coast.
Libya politician taken from home by armed militia
One of Libya's most prominent female politicians has been abducted from her home in Benghazi by an armed militia, according to her family, and has not been heard from for three days.
Libya claims UAE bombed migrant center with US-made jet
Libya's UN-backed government has said the United Arab Emirates used a US-made F-16 fighter jet in Wednesday's attack on a migrant detention center that killed at least 53 people.
At least 40 killed after airstrike targets migrant center in Libya
An airstrike that hit a migrant detention center near the Libyan capital early Wednesday has left at least 40 people dead and another 200 injured, a health official in the country's UN-recognized government told CNN.
US lawmakers ask FBI to investigate Libyan general praised by Trump
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers sent a letter Thursday to Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray asking the Department of Justice to investigate allegations of war crimes against renegade Libyan Gen. Khalifa Haftar, who is also an American citizen.
Battle for Tripoli becomes sandbox for outside powers
The grinding war of attrition for control of Tripoli is nearly a month old. It has already claimed the lives of at least 432 people and more than 2,000 have been wounded, according to the World Health Organization. Fifty-five thousand have been displaced, according to UN figures.
ISIS claims responsibility for deadly assault on Foreign Ministry in Tripoli
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a deadly assault on the Foreign Ministry of Libya's internationally recognized government in Tripoli on Tuesday, according to the terror group's media wing.
France calls for UN Security Council meeting on Libya slave auctions
French President Emmanuel Macron called the sale of migrants at slave auctions in Libya "a crime against humanity" and vowed to press for sanctions.
UN Security Council seeks investigation into Libya slave trade
Diplomats at a UN Security Council meeting on human trafficking called Tuesday for investigations into slave auctions in Libya following a CNN report last week on the practice.
Militias clash in Libyan capital, leaving 47 dead
At least 47 people were killed in fierce clashes between rival militias in Libya, the Ministry of Health said.
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