Libya
Obama pick to lead U.S. military in Africa favors powers to strike Islamic State
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the U.S. military in Africa on Tuesday backed the idea of gaining greater power to strike Islamic State, including in Libya, which he described as the group's Plan B as it loses territory in Iraq and Syria.
Libyan forces advance against Islamic State in Sirte: spokesman
TRIPOLI Forces aligned with Libya's unity government said they had made significant gains in residential districts of Sirte on Tuesday as they battle to oust Islamic State from its coastal stronghold.
Civilians killed in ammunition store blast in Libya
TRIPOLI At least 20 civilians were killed on Tuesday in an explosion at an ammunition store in the western Libyan town of Garabulli, a municipal official said.
Rival Libyan forces clash in strategic eastern town
BENGHAZI, Libya Forces loyal to Libya's eastern leadership launched attacks near the town of Ajdabiya on Tuesday against a newly formed rival brigade, in fighting that threatens to prolong the country's conflict and expose divisions in a U.N.-backed unity government.
EU gives its Mediterranean mission right to search ships for Libya-bound arms
LUXEMBOURG The European Union on Monday gave its naval force in the Mediterranean the authority to search suspicious vessels at sea in a bid to stop arms getting to Islamic State in Libya and to break up gangs smuggling migrants to Europe.
Libyan unity government condemns attack near eastern oil terminals
BENGHAZI, Libya Libya's U.N.-backed unity government condemned an attack by a newly-formed militia group on eastern military forces close to key oil facilities, as clashes resumed on Sunday for a second day.
One child killed, three wounded by air strikes in eastern Libya: resident
BENGHAZI, Libya Air raids in the eastern Libyan city of Derna killed one child and wounded three more, a resident and medical sources said, the second time in a week that civilians have been killed by strikes there.
U.N. approves high seas crackdown on Libya arms smuggling
UNITED NATIONS The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday unanimously authorized a crackdown on arms smuggling in the high seas off Libya by allowing the inspection of vessels to seize and dispose of illicit weapons.
Goldman exec paid for prostitutes, Libyan fund alleges in London trial
LONDON A Goldman Sachs executive footed the bill for prostitutes and the bank paid for a lavish trip to Dubai for the brother of a decision-maker at Libya's sovereign wealth fund, a lawyer for the fund alleged on Monday, in a case it has brought against Goldman in London's High Court.
Suicide bomber hits field hospital near Libya's Sirte
TRIPOLI A suicide bomber killed three people at a field hospital for forces fighting Islamic State in their Libyan coastal stronghold of Sirte on Sunday, a security source said, and medical staff appealed for help in treating the wounded.
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The battle for Gaddafi's hometown
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