Libya Dawn militia in rare clash with ISIS

Rare clashes between militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and fighters from the Fajr Libya militia coalition erupted Saturday in the central city of Sirte.

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Rare clashes between militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and fighters from the Fajr Libya militia coalition erupted Saturday in the central city of Sirte, security and militia officials…

Libya army declares cease-fire after U.N. talks

A picture taken on Dec. 23, 2014 shows members of the Libyan army standing.

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Libya’s army announced a cease-fire Sunday, joining an Islamist-backed militia alliance in declaring a truce that the United Nations hailed as a “significant” step toward ending months of violence.

“We declare a cease-fire from midnight [2200 GMT] Sunday,” the army said, stressing however that it would…

Libya Dawn militia announces full ceasefire

Pro-government Libyan forces, who are backed by locals, are seen silhouetted during clashes in the streets with the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries.

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Libya’s Islamist-backed militia alliance on Friday announced a ceasefire in war-entrenched Libya, following a breakthrough at U.N.-brokered peace talks between warring factions.

Despite not attending the Geneva peace talks, the…

Libya forces launch new air strikes on Misrata

Fighters from the Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn) militia fire an anti-tank cannon mounted on a vehicle during clashes with forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government near the Wetia military air base.

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Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government on Saturday staged air strikes on the commercial port of Misrata, a western city allied to a group that holds…

Car bomb hits diplomatic security building in Libyan capital

Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn), a coalition of Islamist militias, seized Tripoli in August after weeks of deadly fighting with a nationalist group.

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A car bomb exploded Saturday outside the diplomatic security building in Tripoli but caused no casualties, a Libyan official said, with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group claiming responsibility.

Colonel Mubarak Abu Dhaheer, who…

Libya Islamists press advance on key oil region

More than three years after Dictator Muammar Qaddafi was toppled and killed in a NATO-backed revolt, Libya is still awash with weapons and powerful militias.

Islamist fighters clashed with pro-government forces for the second consecutive day Sunday as they pressed an advance on a key oil region in eastern Libya, sources on both sides reported, according to Agence-France Presse.

Libya Dawn (or…