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The unity government said the fighting had killed 21 people

Clashes rage in Libya despite UN truce call

Vehicles and militants, reportedly from the Misrata militia, gather to join forces in Tripoli

UN to hold Libya conference as planned despite fighting

A Libyan Airlines flight bound for Tripoli from Alexandria, Egypt, was diverted to Misrata

Flights diverted after rocket fire near Libyan airport

Libya / 12 Sep 18

Migrants inside a shelter in Tripoli

Aid group calls for migrant evacuations from Tripoli

Libya / 07 Sep 18

Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi

Brother of Manchester bomber faces trial in Libya

Battle for Benghazi began three years ago

Jihadists driven from Libya's second city Benghazi

News / 06 Jul 17

Residents heard loud explosions early in the morning near Tripoli's main airport

Unidentified war planes attack part of Tripoli

News / 23 Aug 14

A huge fire erupted at an oil depot outside the Libyan capital today

US and EU leaders call for ceasefire in Libya

News / 28 Jul 14

The clashes are between rival militia groups battling over the city's main airport

Scores killed in clashes around Tripoli airport

News / 27 Jul 14

Militias have exchanged rocket and artillery fire for two weeks in southern Tripoli

US evacuates its embassy in Tripoli

News / 28 Jul 14

Anas al-Liby is a suspect in the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 civilians

Libyan militants seek to avenge Liby capture

News / 08 Oct 13

No Russian diplomats were reported injured in the attack

Russian embassy in Libya attacked

News / 02 Oct 13

Several buildings were damaged near the al-Salam mosque

At least 42 dead in Lebanon explosions

News / 23 Aug 13

The first bomb blew up near interior ministry offices

Two die in Libyan car bomb attacks

News / 20 Aug 12

Tripoli airport is back under the control of local authorities

Libyan authorities regain control of airport

News / 05 Jun 12

Lebanese army troops patrol the streets of Tripoli's Sunni Muslim neighbourhood of Bab al-Tabbaneh

Seven killed in Lebanese street battles

News / 05 Jun 12

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