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Smoke billows from Tajura, a suburb of Tripoli. (AFP/ File)

August 28th, 2018 - 10:28 GMT

Explosions Shake Tripoli Amid Ongoing Violence

Libyan rival groups linked to the unity government faced off with tanksand pickups mounted with machine guns, residents and security sources said, as explosions rocked Libya’s capital on Monday.

Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government gather in Sirte's centre as they advance to recapture the city from Daesh on June 10, 2016. (AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

June 11th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Libyan forces ‘retake port’ from Daesh bastion in Sirte

The inside of a destroyed mosque in Sirte, Libya. (AFP/File)

June 9th, 2016 - 05:04 GMT

Libyan forces recapture coastal border of Sirte from Daesh

Residents of the Daesh-ravaged Sirte. (AFP/File)

June 1st, 2016 - 07:48 GMT

Libyan forces retake two towns from Daesh near Sirte

Five years after the fall of Ghaddafi the chaos has severely damaged the Libyan economy. (AFP/File)

May 31st, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Libya’s migrant route is a heaving hub for illegal trade

A Daesh bilboard in Sirte, Libya, describing how women must be dressed. (AFP/File)

May 18th, 2016 - 09:05 GMT

HRW: Daesh executes civilians in Sirte, holds city under siege

A screen grab from the Daesh video. (Social media)

May 12th, 2016 - 10:30 GMT

Daesh reportedly executes at least a dozen Ethiopian Christians in Libya

A truck parked in front of a bombed building in Sirte, Libya. (AFP/File)

May 6th, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Five killed in Daesh bombing in western Libya

A member of the Libyan pro-government forces patrols a rural area on the outskirts of the eastern coastal city of Benghazi which they retook from armed groups as fighting continues in the second city on April 19, 2016. (AFP/Abdullah Doma)

April 28th, 2016 - 09:00 GMT

Egypt investigating deaths of at least 12 Egyptians killed in clashes in Libya

A Libyan oil facility was set ablaze last month after attacks launched by Daesh militants to seize key export terminals. (AFP/File)

April 23rd, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Libyan forces oust Daesh militants from strategic city of Derna

Sirte, Libya has faced extensive bombings and fighting, pushing families outside of the city. (AFP/File)

April 18th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Libya: Over 25,000 families displaced from Sirte

Supporters of Libya's new prime minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj protest holding banners and their national flag in support of the new government in Tripoli's Martyr's Square on March 31, 2016. (AFP/Taha Jawaishi)

April 7th, 2016 - 07:30 GMT

Jordan to consider re-opening diplomatic mission in ‘stabilizing’ Libya

A man waves a Libyan flag in Tripoli. (AFP/File)

April 1st, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Ten Libyan cities show solidarity with UN-backed unity government