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Fighting resumes in Libyan capital, causes mass power outage

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Libyan officials say missiles hit Tripoli airport

By RAMI MUSA - Associated Press

Ambulances and firefighters gather at the headquarters of the national oil company after an attack by gunmen in Tripoli, Libya, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. Officials say security forces of Libya's U.N.-backed government stormed the building in the capital Tripoli after gunmen had earlier gone in, taking hostages and starting a fire. They say at least one explosion rocked the building soon after the gunmen stormed it, starting the blaze that swiftly spread through the lower floors. (AP Photo/Mohamed Ben Khalifa)

Libya oil company offices attacked, causing fire, casualties

By RAMI MUSA - Associated Press

The building of the high national election commission in Tripoli, Libya after a suicide bomb, May 2, 2018.(AP Photo/Mohamed Ben Khalifa)

Ain Zara prison break pushes Libya to failed-state status

By Reha Fhelboom and Jacob Wirtschafter — Special to The Washington Times

Libya says death toll from Tripoli clashes climbs to 61

By RAMI MUSA and SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Libyan police say 400 prisoners escape amid Tripoli clashes

By RAMI MUSA - Associated Press

Libya announces state of emergency in Tripoli

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Aid group warns of militia fighting in Libya’s Tripoli

By RAMI MUSA - Associated Press

Clashes escalate in Libya’s capital, killing 26

By RAMI MUSA - Associated Press

UN: Libyan militia forces 1,900 people from camp in Tripoli

Associated Press

This Sunday, June 24, 2018 photo released by the Libyan Coast Guard shows migrants on a ship intercepted offshore near the town of Gohneima, east of the capital, Tripoli. There were four boats, boarding 490 African migrants including 75 women and 21 children, Spokesman Ayoub Gassim said. (Libyan Coast Guard via AP)

Italian minister emboldened by Libya visit, migration curbs

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

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

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

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

An Afriqiyah Airways plane from Libya stands on the tarmac at Malta's Luqa International airport, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Malta's state television says two hijackers who diverted a Libyan commercial plane to the Mediterranean island nation have threatened to blow it up. (AP Photo/Jonathan Borg)

Plane hijacking in Malta ends peacefully; 2 men surrender

By Rami Musa and Stephen Calleja - Associated Press

In this frame grab taken from television a hijacked Afriqiyah Airways A320 sits on the tarmac at Malta International airport Friday Dec. 23, 2016. Malta's state television says two hijackers who diverted a Libyan commercial plane to the Mediterranean island nation have threatened to blow it up. (Photo TVM via AP)

The Latest: Flights resume at Malta Airport after hijacking

Associated Press

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

A civilian fighter in Benghazi has the Libyan flag in one hand and a weapon in the other. Army units, backed by civilian fighters, cleared a major part of the city of Islamic extremists last week. (Associated Press)

Libyans debate West’s help against ISIS as nation crumbles

By Reda Elhadi Fhelboom and Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times