The head of a Libyan radio station was found dead Sunday (December 1st) in his car, his body riddled with bullets.
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Libyan Army fights back
A spate of targeted assassinations and clashes rocked Benghazi and Derna over the weekend.
U.S. plan for new Libyan force faces obstacles
TRIPOLI, Libya —Deepening divisions among Libya’s myriad armed groups are increasingly stirring conflict in the North African state. Now the United States and its allies are prepared to add a new force to the toxic mix.
Scores of inmates escape Libya prison
Official says at least 40 escaped after a jail in the southern city of Sabha came under attack from unknown gunmen.
Reports: People still missing after Libya weapons depot blast kills 20
(CNN) — An explosion rocked a military weapons depot in southern Libya as a group of people apparently tried to loot it, killing at least 20 people, Libya’s state news agency LANA reported Friday.
Libya's Army Finally Fights Back
In the early hours of Monday morning, the streets of Benghazi witnessed heavy fighting between the units from the national army’s Special Forces units and extremists militants from the jihadi group Ansar al-Sharia. The clashes left nine dead and dozens injured, including civilians.
Guide to key Libyan militias and other armed groups
Two years after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya continues to suffer from a chronic absence of security and law and order, with almost daily assassinations, bombings and kidnappings, in addition to a plethora of common crimes.
A year after Benghazi attack, Libya killings continue
BENGHAZI, Libya — It is exceedingly easy to get away with murder here. Just ask any Libyan: Who killed more than 50 police officers, soldiers and judges here and in the eastern city of Darna this year?
Deaths as Libya army and militia clash
At least nine are killed and 47 wounded in Benghazi as tensions deepen between government and armed groups.
Libya: National Security Council Looks At Situation in the Country and Latest Developments in Libya
Carthage — The national Security Council met on Thursday evening in Carthage palace, under the chairmanship of the president, the prime minister and the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) speaker to look at the situation in the country and the latest development in Libya, a presidency statement released on Wednesday reads.