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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)

Libya’s third civil war in 10 years a growing crisis for Donald Trump’s foreign policy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, July 17, 2019 frame grab from video, a migrant rests in a detention center in the city of Sabha, which is about 650 kilometers, or 400 miles, south of the capital, Tripoli, Libya. Migrants held at a small, dilapidated detention center in the southern Libyan city of Sabha say they are being neglected by international organizations and often go hungry due to lack of food. (AP Photo)

150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Libya says 38 migrants taken to bombed detention center

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Hifter calls on youth to help with battle for Tripoli

By NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press

UN says death toll from Libya fighting passes 1,000

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Turkey’s Erdogan meets head of Libya’s UN-supported gov’t

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SAM MAGDY - Associated Press

Libyan Red Crescent workers recover migrants bodies after an airstrike at a detention center in Tajoura, east of Tripoli Wednesday, July 3, 2019. An airstrike hit the detention center for migrants early Wednesday in the Libyan capital. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed)

The Latest: UN Security Council to condemn attack in Libya

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This image taken on a mobile phone on Wednesday July 3, 2019 shows the damage inside the detention center in Tripoli's Tajoura neighborhood after an airstrike. Libyan officials say an airstrike has struck a detention center for migrants in the capital, killing at least 40 people and wounding dozens. The airstrike was likely to raise further concerns about the European Union's policy of partnering with Libyan militias to prevent migrants from crossing the Mediterranean, which often leaves them at the mercy of brutal traffickers or stranded in squalid detention centers near the front lines. (AP Photo)

In Libya, a rogues’ gallery of militias

By RAMI MUSA and SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Libyan Red Crescent workers recover migrants bodies after an airstrike at a detention center in Tajoura, east of Tripoli Wednesday, July 3, 2019. An airstrike hit the detention center for migrants early Wednesday in the Libyan capital. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed)

Airstrike hits migrant detention center in Libya; at least 40 killed

By Rami Musa and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

In this Aug. 14, 2017, file photo, Libyan militia commander Gen. Khalifa Hifter meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Libyan fighters threaten to target Turkish interests

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

A vehicle and structure is damaged from fighting in the region of Tajoura , east of the Libyan capital Tripoli, Saturday, June 15, 2019. Humanitarian workers remain deeply concerned about the safety and well-being of some 3,700 refugees and migrants in detention centers that are already exposed to, or are located close to, active fighting. (AP Photo/Hamza Turkia, File)

Libya’s UN-backed government reclaims key town near Tripoli

By NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press

A vehicle and structure is damaged from fighting in the region of Tajoura , east of the Libyan capital Tripoli, Saturday, June 15, 2019. Humanitarian workers remain deeply concerned about the safety and well-being of some 3,700 refugees and migrants in detention centers that are already exposed to, or are located close to, active fighting. (AP Photo/Hamza Turkia, File)

Libyan commander marching on Tripoli dismisses negotiations

By NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press

Libya’s Sarraj calls for elections in 2019 to end war

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

A Lebanese Army investigator checks his mobile phone outside a building where clashes erupted between Lebanese troops and a a former member of the Islamic State group, who had engaged in an hours-long shootout with the security forces, Tripoli, Lebanon, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Lebanon's interior minister said Tuesday, that a lone gunman who went on a shooting spree in the northern city of Tripoli, killing four security personnel, was working alone. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Deadly shooting shakes Lebanese city, culprit a ‘lone wolf’

By HASSAN AMMAR and ANDREA ROSA - Associated Press

Attacker blows himself up after killing 3 troops in Lebanon

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

In this Aug. 14, 2017, file photo, Libyan militia commander General Khalifa Hifter meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Khalifa Hifter’s forces push toward Libyan capital city’s center

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Tripoli government forces look on during clashes with forces led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter south of the capital Tripoli, Libya on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The U.N. envoy for Libya warned Tuesday that the oil-rich nation &quot;is on the verge of descending into a civil war&quot; that could divide the country and imperil the security of its neighbors and the wider Mediterranean region. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed)

2 Libyan reporters taken by commander Hifter’s forces freed

Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2017 file photo, Libyan militia commander General Khalifa Hifter meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. After years of assassinations, bombings and militia firefights, Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi finally feels safe again -- but security has come at a staggering cost. The city center lies in ruins, thousands of people remain displaced, and forces loyal to Khalifa Hifter, who now controls eastern Libya, have cracked down on dissent. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Hifter’s rule brings security to eastern Libya, at a cost

By RAMI MUSA and JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2017 file photo, Libyan militia commander General Khalifa Hifter meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. After years of assassinations, bombings and militia firefights, Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi finally feels safe again -- but security has come at a staggering cost. The city center lies in ruins, thousands of people remain displaced, and forces loyal to Khalifa Hifter, who now controls eastern Libya, have cracked down on dissent. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

UN envoy warns Libya is on verge of descending to civil war

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 24, 2019 file photo, mourners pray for fighters killed in airstrikes by warplanes of Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter's forces, in Tripoli, Libya. After years of assassinations, bombings and militia firefights, Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi finally feels safe again, but the city center lies in ruins, thousands remain displaced, and forces loyal to Hifter, who now controls eastern Libya, have cracked down on dissent. Benghazi offers a glimpse of what may befall the capital, Tripoli, where Hifter’s forces launched an offensive in April against rival militias loosely allied with a weak, U.N.-recognized government. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed, File)

Libyan capital, under siege, gets water back after 2 days

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