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UN chief calls again for an immediate cease-fire in Libya

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to deliver a speech at an event in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 30, 2019. Turkey's government on Monday submitted a motion to parliament seeking approval to deploy troops to Libya, to help authorities in Tripoli defend the city from an offensive by rival forces, arguing that the conflict in the North African country could escalate into a civil war and threaten Turkey's interests. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkish lawmakers authorize sending troops to fight in Libya

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Nationalist lawmakers chat before Turkey's parliament authorized the deployment of troops to Libya to support the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli battle forces loyal to a rival government that is seeking to capture the capital, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Turkish lawmakers voted 325-184 at an emergency session in favor of a one-year mandate allowing the government to dispatch troops amid concerns that Turkish forces could aggravate the conflict in Libya and destabilize the region.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Libya to mobilize civilians after news of Turkish deployment

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

European money spawns more misery for migrants in Libya

By MAGGIE MICHAEL and LORI HINNANT and RENATA BRITO - Associated Press

This drawing by a migrant artist nicknamed Aser, provided in 2019, shows a barefoot migrant in a detention center kneeling in front of a guard and begging for water while the guard holds it back. The temperature is 43 Celsius (109 Fahrenheit) and a starved migrant lies on the ground. Aser's sketches and paintings capture the claustrophobic reality of the Libyan detention centers, where thousands have been locked away, often for months or years, on their perilous journey to Europe, hoping for a better life. (Aser via AP)

Migrant in Libya relives brutal detention through sketches

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

In this Sept. 23, 2019, file photo, rescued migrants look at a map of Europe aboard the Ocean Viking humanitarian ship as it sails in the Mediterranean Sea. The misery of migrants in Libya has spawned a thriving and highly lucrative business, in part funded by the EU and enabled by the United Nations, an Associated Press investigation has found. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)

EU funds for migrants in Libya enrich their abusers instead

By Maggie Michael, Lori Hinnant and Renata Brito - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Fayez al Sarraj, the head of Libya's internationally recognised government, prior to their talks in Istanbul, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. Turkey and Libya had reached an agreement on the delineation of maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean, in November. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Turkey seeks parliament approval to dispatch troops to Libya

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he addresses the members of his ruling party, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. Erdogan says Thursday his government will submit a bill to parliament that would allow Turkey to send troops to Libya, in support of the U.N.-backed government there. Erdogan said the Libyan government, which controls the capital, Tripoli, has &quot;invited&quot; Turkey to send troops. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Libyan official: Turkish troops unwanted, destabilizing

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Fayez al Sarraj, the head of Libya's internationally recognised government, prior to their talks in Istanbul, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. Turkey and Libya had reached an agreement on the delineation of maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean, in November. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Erdogan: Turkey lawmakers to vote on sending troops to Libya

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

In this Aug. 14, 2017, file photo, rebel Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter, meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. Heavy fighting raged over the past 24 hours between rebel Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter, who is attempting to take control of the capital Tripoli, and an array of militias loosely allied with the U.N.-supported government based there, officials said Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. The fresh bout of fighting comes after Hifter, the leader of the self-styled Libyan National Army, declared Thursday that the “zero hour” of the battle for Tripoli had begun, nearly eight months since he began his offensive to take the city. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Libya’s east-based forces release ship with Turkish crew

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Fayez al Sarraj, the head of Libya's internationally recognised government, prior to their talks in Istanbul, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. Turkey and Libya had reached an agreement on the delineation of maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean, in November. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Libya’s east-based forces seize ship with Turkish crew

By RAMI MUSA - Associated Press

Egypt rejects Turkey-Libya deal on sea rights, security

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Libyan intelligence acknowledges it arrested journalist

Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019 file photo, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Egypt’s president has called for “decisive” and “collective” action against countries supporting terrorism.&quot; His comments are an apparent reference to Turkey and Qatar, who back the Muslim Brotherhood group, which is outlawed by the Egyptian government. Addressing a two-day forum on peace in Africa in the southern city of Aswan, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says achieving sustainable development in Africa is needed, along with efforts to fight militant groups.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Egypt’s el-Sissi says militias hold Libyan gov’t ‘hostage’

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2017 file photo, Libyan militia commander General Khalifa Hifter, top center, listens to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, bottom center, during their meeting in Moscow, Russia. Officials in Libya’s U.N.-backed administration say they plan to present evidence to Moscow of Russian mercenaries fighting alongside their adversary in their country’s war. Libyan officials say up to 800 fighters from the Russian private security contractor Wagner Group have joined the forces of Hifter, the commander of forces battling for months trying to capture Libya’s capital, Tripoli. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Libyan PM unfazed by commander’s zero hour Tripoli push

By NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019 file photo, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Egypt’s president has called for “decisive” and “collective” action against countries supporting terrorism.&quot; His comments are an apparent reference to Turkey and Qatar, who back the Muslim Brotherhood group, which is outlawed by the Egyptian government. Addressing a two-day forum on peace in Africa in the southern city of Aswan, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says achieving sustainable development in Africa is needed, along with efforts to fight militant groups.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Egypt urges decisive action against states backing ‘terror’

By BY SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 19, 2019 file photo, protesters wear yellow vests at a protest as they wave national flags and chant slogans against Libya's Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, in Tripoli, Libya. Officials in Libya’s U.N.-backed administration say they plan to present evidence to Moscow of Russian mercenaries fighting alongside their adversary in their country’s war. Libyan officials say up to 800 fighters from the Russian private security contractor Wagner Group have joined the forces of Hifter, the commander of forces battling for months trying to capture Libya’s capital, Tripoli. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed, File)

UN experts: Libya is new focus of Islamic State extremists

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Greek foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, facing third left, takes part in a meeting with political party representatives on developments for the maritime boundary deal between Turkey and Libya in Athens, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Greece has sent two letters to the United Nations explaining its objections to the deal and asking for the matter to be taken up by the U.N. Security Council, the government spokesman said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Erdogan says Turkey could send troops to Libya if requested

Associated Press

Libyan National Army forces, under the leadership of Maj. Gen. Khalifah Haftar, is pushing for a Russian military presence in eastern Libya. (The Washington Times/File)

DOD suspects Russian air defenses downed U.S. drone over Libya: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

UN Libya migrant center plagued with crowding, TB, food cuts

By LORI HINNANT and MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press