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Strategic port city known as the hometown of Muammar Gaddafi became an ISIL outpost in 2015.
War & Conflict22 Nov 2016 13:11 GMT
As the battle for Mosul enters its second month, thousands of Iraqis continue to flee ISIL.
Humanitarian crises20 May 2015 12:11 GMT
Hundreds of migrants, captured during their attempt to cross to Europe, are held in Libya's detention centres.
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Iran unveils new domestic fighter jet
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Hundreds face mass eviction in Canada's capital
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Russia to deliver S-400 missiles to Turkey in 2019
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4 attackers killed after mortar fire on Afghan palace
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Millions of Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha today
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Erdogan: Attack on economy same as attack on call to prayer
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Measles cases hit record high in Europe: WHO
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Microsoft 'thwarts Russian political hacking attack'
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US deports former Nazi camp guard, 95, to Germany
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'Treated as animals': US inmates to strike in 17 states
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