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House Benghazi Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., left, confers with the committee's ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., during the committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Jan. 27, 2015, file photo. The committee has missed a self-imposed deadline to issue a report “before summer," the latest setback for a probe that has gone on for more than two years and drawn scorn from Democrats who say the primary goal of the Republican-led investigation is to undermine Hillary Clinton's presidential bid. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Dems: Clinton never personally denied Benghazi security

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

White House officials, wary of pursuing a new military engagement in the region so close to the end of President Obama's final term in office, have adopted a wait-and-see approach to combating the Islamic State in Libya. (Associated Press)

Military leaders press Obama to ramp up U.S. action against ISIS in Libya

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Rather than shrinking, the Islamic State — also known as ISIL and ISIS — is metastasizing globally by attracting waves of henchmen in Libya, Egypt, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Afghanistan, the Congressional Research Service said in a June 14 report for lawmakers. (Associated Press)

ISIS expands beyond Iraq-Syria base with six armies on three continents

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Libyan forces loyal to the unity government have been waging an offensive since last month to dislodge Islamic State militants from the coastal city of Sirte. Emadeddin Zahri Muntasser, an entrepreneur and founding board member of the Libyan American Public Affairs Council, said the U.S. must send medical aid or risk missing the "incredible opportunity" to defeat the terrorist group in the North African nation. (Associated Press)

Islamic State gains in Libya aimed to be turned back with U.S. help

By Erica Brosnan - The Washington Times

With a Libyan flag on his automatic weapon, a soldier stands guard outside a meeting between Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Libya's Transitional National Council President Mustafa Abdel-Jalil at the World Islamic Call Society Headquarters in Tripoli, Libya, on Oct. 18, 2011. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Libya says it will lead own fight against ISIS

By Guy Taylor and Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group slogans as they wave the group's flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, Iraq, on June 16, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

ISIS seeks to destroy Israel, ‘liberate’ Jerusalem with Sinai Peninsula terrorist force

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

$A civilian fighter roams an area of damaged buildings in Benghazi, Libya. The U.S. hopes its mission will bring unity to a fractured nation. (Associated Press)$

Libya wary of latest Pentagon effort to train, arm militias to fight ISIS

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, July 26, 2014, file frame grab from video obtained from a freelance journalist traveling with the Misarata brigade, fighters from the Islamist Misarata brigade fire towards Tripoli airport in an attempt to wrest control from a powerful rival militia, in Tripoli, Libya. (AP Photo/AP video, File)

Human Rights Watch documents ISIS atrocities in Libyan city of Sirte

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

In this Saturday, July 26, 2014, file frame grab from video obtained from a freelance journalist traveling with the Misarata brigade, fighters from the Islamist Misarata brigade fire towards Tripoli airport in an attempt to wrest control from a powerful rival militia, in Tripoli, Libya. (AP Photo/AP video, File)

ISIS beheadings, crucifixions in Libyan city documented by rights group

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Sudanese Ambassador Maowia Osman Khalid says his country has a long history of supporting counterterrorism efforts. (Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan)

Sudan seeks expanded role in ISIS fight

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry backs the decision to ship Libya munitions and military support to fight the Islamic State despite U.N. sanctions against providing the regime with weaponry. (Associated Press)

U.S. troops deployed to Libya in campaign against ISIS

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Illustration on the perils of further Libyan disunity by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

ESAM OMEISH: Avoiding a failed state in Libya

By Esam Omeish

A civilian fighter holding the Libyan flag stands in front of damaged buildings in Benghazi, Libya, on Feb. 23, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

U.S. forces on the ground in Libya: Report

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this undated file photo released online in the summer of 2014 on a militant social media account, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, militants of the Islamic State group hold up their weapons and wave its flags on their vehicles in a convoy on a road leading to Iraq, in Raqqa, Syria. (Militant photo via AP, File)

U.S. mulls expansion of military force in Mideast to battle ISIS

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop Wednesday, April 27, 2016, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Donald Trump’s claims on ISIS and Libyan oil draw pushback from U.S. intelligence

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on the assessment of Obama's involvement in Libya by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

JEREMY LOTT: Obama’s ‘dumb’ Libya delusion

By Jeremy Lott

Mistake-Proof Perfection Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: Why Obama is unteachable

By Jed Babbin

White House press secretary Josh Earnest on Monday said that the aftermath of the ouster of Libya's Moammar Ghadhafi informed President Obama's military decision-making on Syria. (Associated Press)

Obama learned lessons from Libya ‘mistake,’ White House says

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The Islamic State first announced its presence in Libya in early 2015, when it circulated a grisly, slickly produced propaganda video showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on a Mediterranean beach in the nation. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

David Rodriquez, top U.S. general: ISIS doubled presence in Libya

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

"There are those who criticize our commitment to diplomacy, for investing so much effort in trying to resolve conflicts that seem intractable," President Obama said. "But here's the truth: Conflicts and wars do not end on their own. Breakthroughs do not just happen. Agreements don't write themselves. It takes diplomacy, being willing to sit down with others." (Associated Press)

Obama praises his diplomacy with Iran and Cuba while angering traditional allies

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times