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IS kidnaps 3 in Libyan town near Sirte

TheIslamicState(IS)militantsabductedthreeciviliansinaLibyantownnearformerISaffiliates'strongholdSirte,amilitarysourcetoldXinhuaonSunday.Threefamilymembers,afath

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2 Indian teachers kidnapped in Libya rescued

Two Indian nationals held captive in Libya for over a year have been rescued, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said.

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Suicide bombings target Libyan gov't forces in Sirte

​The Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya's Sirte launched on Sunday three suicide car bombing attacks against presidential guards, according to a military official.

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13 Egyptians kidnapped in Libya's Sirte released

​Thirteen Egyptian Copts reportedly abducted on Saturday in the Libyan city of Sirte were released on Monday, according to a tribal source of the city.

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Two dead, three wounded in tribal clashes in Libya

Tribal clashes erupted in the northern Libyan port city of Sirte on Tuesday, leaving two people dead and three others wounded, medical sources told Xinhua Wednesday.

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Al-Qaida affiliated militia men killed in Libya

Seven members of the al-Qaida- affiliated militia Ansar al-Sharia died in Libya's Sirte in an explosion on Monday, Libyan Deputy Defense Minister Khaled al- Sharif said Tuesday.