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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders talks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

White House hails destruction of Libya’s chemical weapons, calls on Syria to do the same

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Reminders of conflict mark the streets of Sirte, Libya, which was battered by warring militias before falling to the Islamic State in May 2015. Now living with a fragile peace, many are planning their futures in the coastal city. (Maryline Dumas/Special to The Washington Times)

Sirte, Libya, starts rebuilding from war, ISIS

By Mathieu Galtier - Special to The Washington Times

Group: Libyan groups loyal to army may have killed dozens

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Rights lawyers seek ICC probe into Libyan military leader

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Syrian Democratic Forces fighters ride atop of military vehicle as they celebrate victory in Raqqa, Syria. (Reuters)

ISIS to spread ideology, operations around world after Middle East losses

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this June 30, 2017, file photo, critics of President Donald Trump's travel ban hold signs during a news conference in Honolulu. On Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, a federal judge in Hawaii blocked the Trump administration from enforcing its latest travel ban, just hours before it was set to take effect. U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson granted Hawaii's request to temporarily block the policy from taking effect Wednesday. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

Judge halts newest Trump travel ban, saying it has same woes

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER - Associated Press

Libyan militia leader Gen. Khalifa Haftar, whom President Trump has publicly supported, has become mired in a months-old push to capture power in Libya. (Associated Press/File)

Islamic State looks to retake Libyan land as Russia cultivates general

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

American fighter jets are pounding Islamic State areas in Libya. The terrorist group is gaining a new foothold in the North African nation, particularly the strategically located city of Sirte. (Associated Press)

ISIS draws battle to Libya; U.S. military responds

By Carlo Muñoz and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - This June 28, 2014, file courtroom sketch, United States Magistrate, Judge John Facciola, swearing in the defendant, Libyan militant Ahmed Abu Khattala, wearing a headphone, as his attorney Michelle Peterson watches during a hearing at the federal U.S. District Court in Washington. The trial of Khattala, the Libyan militant accused of being the mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi attacks is scheduled to begin on Oct. 2, 2017. (Dana Verkouteren via AP, File)

The Latest: Bodyguard recounts deadly Benghazi attack

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

A map of Benghazi, Libya, was carried into federal court in the District of Columbia on Monday as a trial began for Ahmed Abu Khattala, the suspected mastermind of the 2012 attacks on a diplomatic compound that killed four Americans. (Associated Press)

Scott Wickland testifies in Ahmed Abu Khattala trial

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE - This June 28, 2014, file courtroom sketch, United States Magistrate, Judge John Facciola, swearing in the defendant, Libyan militant Ahmed Abu Khattala, wearing a headphone, as his attorney Michelle Peterson watches during a hearing at the federal U.S. District Court in Washington. The trial of Khattala, the Libyan militant accused of being the mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi attacks is scheduled to begin on Oct. 2, 2017. (Dana Verkouteren via AP, File)

Bodyguard gives harrowing account of Benghazi attack

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Italy urges Libyan general to work with UN stabilizing plan

Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon his return to the White House in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Citizens of eight countries will face new restrictions on entry to the U.S. under a proclamation signed by Trump on Sunday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Trump’s new travel ban: Third time the charm?

Associated Press

US military kills 17 ISIS militants in Libya airstrikes

Associated Press

Libyan general orders navy to confront ships entering waters

By MENNA ZAKI - Associated Press

Illustration on rehabilitating Libya as a viable nation by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Libya can be bastion of democracy in Middle East

By Khalifa Ghwell

A man reacts during an Italian Police blitz outside Milan’s main train station, Italy, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Authorities have detained several dozen people in response to an increasing public security issue as the city deals with a new wave of migrants. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Italy ponders Libyan request for help in curbing migration

By FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press

The Latest: France’s Macron hails ‘courage’ of Libyan rivals

Associated Press

France's President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Libya's Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj of the U.N.-backed government at the Chateau of the La Celle-Saint-Cloud, west of Paris, France, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. President Emmanuel Macron is hosting a meeting of the two main rival leaders of chaotic Libya, trying to play peacemaker in a country where the stakes are high for both Europe and Africa. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Libyan rivals agree in France to cease-fire, elections

By ELAINE GANLEY and NADINE ACHOUI-LESAGE - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and new French armed forces chief of staff Francois Lecointre review an honor guard at the air force base in Istres, southern France, Thursday, July 20, 2017. Macron's visit to the Istres air base Thursday comes the day after the head of the French military quit in a dispute with Macron over budget cuts. (Arnold Jerocki, Pool via AP)

France bringing top Libyan rivals together in new initiative

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press