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Libya court sentences 23 to death, 14 to life imprisonment for ISIL campai
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
One of ISIL's alleged bases outside of Iraq and Syria was Libya, and the organisation profited from the ensuing instability and fighting in the North African nation after a NATO-backed rebellion in 2011, according to Al Jazeera.
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UN-backed Libyan govt forces say quit Sirte to 'save civilian lives'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Jan 7 (Xinhua/ANI): The forces of Libya's UN-backed government on Tuesday withdrew from the strategic coastal city of Sirte to "save civilian lives" after the rival eastern-based army took over it on Monday, spokesperson of the protection force of Sirte said.
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Libya's east-based army launches airstrikes against UN-backed govt in Sirt
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Oct. 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Libya's east-based army on early Sunday announced that it has launched airstrikes on the forces of its rival UN-backed government in the city of Sirte, located some 450 kilometres east of the capital Tripoli.
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State of emergency declared in Libya's Sirte
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Sirte [Libya], Mar 11 (ANI): Libya's Government of National Accord has declared a state of emergency and mobilisation here after the Libyan National Army moved forward to the southern outskirt of the city.
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Twin terror attacks repulsed by Libyan forces in Sirte
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 6 (ANI):Two terror attacks - one by Daesh fighters and another by forces led by commander Khalifa Haftar were repulsed by the forces loyal to Libya's Tripoli-based UN-backed unity government in the north-central city of Sirte.
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Dutch Journalist killed by ISIS sniper in Libya
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C.,[US] Oct. 3 (ANI): A spokesperson for the Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous military operation has confirmed that a Dutch journalist was shot and killed by an ISIS sniper in Sirte, Libya.
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