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Libyan Coast Guard picks up nearly 500 migrants in region surrounding Tripoli
Libya’s western coast is a main departure point for migrants fleeing war and poverty and hoping for new lives in Europe, though the number of crossings has dropped sharply since July 2017.
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UN envoy on Libya warns conflict could trigger chaos
Libya has been wracked by chaos since the 2011 uprising in which President Muammar Gaddafi was killed.
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Rocket fire hits Libya airport, breaking Eid truce
Haftar launched an offensive to take Libya's capital in early April, but encountered stiff resistance, resulting in months of stalemate in southern Tripoli's outskirts.
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Bodies of 62 migrants retrieved off Libya coast: Red Crescent
Aid agencies on Thursday said more than 100 migrants were missing after their boat sank off the Libyan coast.
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More than 100 migrants missing off Libyan coast - IOM
About 145 migrants were rescued by the Libyan coastguard, and survivors had reported that about 150 people remained missing.
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Libya government fears Haftar prepping new push on Tripoli
The Government of National Accord said on its Facebook page it was 'concerned over reports, confirmed by the UN and the media, on preparations for a new military escalation'.
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100 migrants walk free from shelled detention centre in Tripoli
The air strike, on 3 July, killed 53 people and injured 130 others, the World Health Organisation said in its latest death toll on Twitter.
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UN says Libyan guards reportedly shot at migrants fleeing airstrikes
A UN humanitarian report said there were two airstrikes, one hitting an unoccupied garage and one hitting a hangar containing around 120 refugees and migrants.
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At least 44 killed as air strike hits Libya migrant detention centre - UN
United Nations Libya envoy Ghassan Salame condemned the strike, saying it 'clearly amounts to the level of a war crime'.
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Nearly 40 killed in air strike on Libya migrant centre
In a statement, the internationally recognised national unity government (GNA) based in Tripoli denounced the attack as a 'heinous crime' and blamed it on the 'war criminal Khalifar Haftar'.
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Haftar vows attacks on Turkish assets in Libya
Dozens of pro-Haftar fighters were killed in the clashes some 100 kilometres south of the capital and at least 18 taken prisoner, a Government of National Accord spokesman said.
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Eastern Libyan forces attack Tripoli airport for second night
The LNA late on Thursday attacked the military part of the airport, targeting a “Turkish plane,” the force said in a statement.
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European Union calls for ceasefire in Libya
The latest flare-up of violence in Libya, where Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in 2011, began a month ago when eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces advanced to the outskirts of Tripoli.
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Battle for Libya's Tripoli gives chance to IS
Jihadist groups capitalised on Libya's descent into chaos after the 2011 uprising that killed veteran dictator Moamer Kadhafi to establish a presence in the North African country.
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Libyan air strikes kill four, wound 37 - government
This came a day after a similar attack on the capital killed another four civilians and injured 20, according to the GNA.
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Migrants in Libya shot as fighting rages between rivals: MSF
On Wednesday, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said it had evacuated 325 asylum seekers from the Qasr Bin Ghashir detention centre.
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Libya asks UN to investigate Tripoli attacks
Libya's UN-recognised government said forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar had killed and displaced civilians, destroyed property and recruited child soldiers.
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Mbeki: People of Sudan, Libya must be at centre of solutions
Former President Thabo Mbeki said his panel worked on encouraging the Sudanese people to democratise the country through an inclusive process.
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Ramaphosa in Cairo to attend summit on Sudan, Libya
African Union commission chair Moussa Faki will be there along with the Presidents of Chad, Djibouti, Rwanda, DRC and Somalia.
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Egypt to host African summits Tuesday on Sudan, Libya
The leaders will focus on "the evolution of the situation in Sudan" and will also seek to "stem the current crisis" in Libya.
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Explosions in Libya capital after late night air strike
On Friday, two children were killed in shelling in southern Tripoli, residents said. The fighting has killed 220 people and wounded 1,066, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
