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FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 file photo, a man is comforted by others as he mourns over Egyptian Coptic Christians who were captured in Libya and killed by militants affiliated with the Islamic State group, outside of the Virgin Mary church in the village of el-Aour, near Minya, 220 kilometers (135 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt. Military victories over extremist groups along Libya’s Mediterranean coastline has forced hundreds of militants, including Islamic State fighters, to seek refuge in the vast deserts of the North African nation, already home to militias, criminal gangs and mercenaries. The area provides a sanctuary for militants to reorganize, recruit and plot a potential comeback as the Islamic State group loses ground. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Militants find sanctuary in Libya’s wild south

By RAMI MUSA and HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2015 photo, an Emirati gunner watches for enemy fire from the rear gate of a United Arab Emirates Chinook military helicopter flying over Yemen. The United Arab Emirates flatly denied allegations revealed in an Associated Press investigation last week that its forces were running secret prisons inside Yemen and torturing detainees, calling the report “completely untrue.” (AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File)

UAE military buildup draws scrutiny after Yemen allegations

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Hillary Clinton speaks during the Children's Health Fund annual benefit, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in New York. Clinton also received the American Heroes for Children Award. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Hillary Clinton cleared of Benghazi lawsuit brought by victims’ parents

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

The Latest: Trump to take travel ban to Supreme Court

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Police activity at an address in Elsmore Road, in connection with the concert blast at the Manchester Arena, in Manchester, England, Wednesday May 24, 2017. British police say officers investigating the Manchester Arena concert blast have arrested a fifth suspect, and are assessing a package the suspect was carrying. Greater Manchester Police said the suspect was detained in Wigan, a town to the west of Manchester. ( Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

The Latest: Britain resumes sharing bombing intel with US

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Police activity at an address in Elsmore Road, in connection with the concert blast at the Manchester Arena, in Manchester, England, Wednesday May 24, 2017. British police say officers investigating the Manchester Arena concert blast have arrested a fifth suspect, and are assessing a package the suspect was carrying. Greater Manchester Police said the suspect was detained in Wigan, a town to the west of Manchester. ( Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

UK bomber said to have pleaded ‘Forgive me’ before blast

By JILL LAWLESS, PAISLEY DODDS and MAGGIE MICHAEL and GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

British authorities identified Salman Abedi as the bomber who was responsible for Monday's deadly explosion in Manchester. (Associated Press)

Salman Abedi visited Libya, an ISIS training hotbed

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A soldier joins armed police officers guarding Downing Street in London, Wednesday May 24, 2017. Britons will find armed troops at vital locations Wednesday after the official threat level was raised to its highest point following a suicide bombing that killed more than 20, as new details emerged about the bomber. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Investigators explore bomber’s links to larger network

By PAISLEY DODDS and MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, May 24, 2017 photo, Hashim Ramadan Abedi appears inside the Tripoli-based Special Deterrent anti-terrorism force unit after his arrest on Tuesday for alleged links to the Islamic State extremist group. Abedi is the brother of Salman Abedi, who has been identified as the man behind the bombing that killed 22 people and wounded scores at an Ariana Grande concert Monday night in Manchester. The Special Deterrent Force says that Hashim confessed both he and his brother were a part of the Islamic State group and that Hashim had been aware of the details of the attack. (Ahmed Bin Salman, Special Deterrent Force via AP)

Father and brother of alleged bomber detained in Libya

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

Death toll in attack on south Libya army base rises to 141

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Protesters hold signs and march in front of the State Capitol across the street from the US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., Monday, May 8, 2017. The court will examine a ruling that blocks the administration from temporarily barring new visas for citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. It's the first time an appeals court will hear arguments on the revised travel ban, which is likely destined for the U.S. Supreme Court.(AP Photo/Steve Helber)

The Latest: Attorney: Travel ban is religiously motivated

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President Donald Trump held a joint press conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni on Thursday. Mr. Gentiloni urged Mr. Trump to play a bigger role in Libya after the defeat of the Islamic State. Mr. Trump disagreed saying, "I don't see a role in Libya." Later he said, "I see that as a primary role, and that's what we're going to do, whether it's in Iraq or in Libya or anywhere else." (Associated Press)

Paolo Gentiloni urges U.S. to play role in stablizing Libya

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 6, 2017 file photo, a migrant rescued from a rubber boat by members of Proactiva Open Arms NGO, in the Mediterranean sea, about 56 miles north of Sabratha, Libya. Most migrants on the Mediterranean are now trying to reach Italy. Those numbers have dramatically increased since the European Union and Turkey signed an agreement last year that allowed Greece to send new asylum-seekers back to Turkey. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Saving lives, 1 day at a time, on the deadly Mediterranean

By BERNAT ARMANGUE - Associated Press

Rights group urges Libyan general to probe killings

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Libya’s eastern parliament speaker says Russia offered aid

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Then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui at the State Department in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017. The foreign minister was in Washington again in July 2019 to participate in the expanding "U.S.-Tunisia Strategic Dialogue" and hold talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) ** FILE **

Khemaies Jhinaoui, Tunisia foreign minister, hopes for Donald Trump outreach

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, file photo, migrants and refugees wave for help from inside a wooden boat 21 miles north of Sabratha, Libya. The chief of the European border and coast guard agency says migrant deaths in the Mediterranean on the Libya-to-Italy smuggling route have increased to a record level despite ever more rescue vessels trying to prevent mass drownings. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Red Crescent in Libya: 74 bodies of migrants wash ashore

By Maggie Michael - The Washington Times

AP Interview: Military says Libya strike bore critical intel

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

European Council President Donald Tusk speaks with the media prior to an EU summit outside his hotel in Valletta, Malta on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. European heads of state will meet in Malta on Friday for an informal summit to discuss migration and the future of the EU. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Italy-Libya deal on migration lays groundwork for EU summit

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

While Americans protest President Trump's curb on travel and refugee flows, war-ravaged Libyans say they understand the need to take precautions. (Associated Press)

Libyans understand Trump’s reason behind order for travel ban

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Mina Nader — Special to The Washington Times