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Attacks in Libya target security forces
Attacks in Benghazi and Tripoli leave at least eight wounded, including three policemen.
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McCain blast White House on Libya
Former Republican presidential candidate John McCain shares his insight on the recent attacks in Libya
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Libya ‘captures’ former Gaddafi stronghold
Bani Walid is wrested from deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi’s loyalists after year-long push to seize it, says government.
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‘US probes Tunisian man’ over Libya raid
Update posted on a social media site about the deadly Benghazi attack being seen as a clue by US agencies, website says.
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White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack: emails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 that an Islamic militant group had claimed credit for the attack, official…
Costs of Iraq, Libya missions
President Barack Obama asserted during Monday’s presidential debate that it cost the United States less to help oust Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi than it did to run two weeks of the 2003-2011 war in Iraq
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Protest in Libya over Bani Walid siege
Parliament building in Tripoli stormed by people a day after deadly clashes in ex-Gaddafi stronghold sparked exodus.
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Stewart presses Obama on Libya
President Obama discusses the government’s response to the Libya consulate attack on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.”
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Gaddafi aide ‘captured in Libya’
The office of Libya’s prime minister says that Moussa Ibrahim, spokesman for the late Col Gaddafi, has been captured, but other officials express scepticism.
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Diplomatic cables show Libya anxiety
A diplomatic cable sent by Ambassador Chris Stevens from Benghazi hours before the attack on the U.S. Consulate that killed him was largely devoted to the rising security threats in and around the city.
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GOP pounces after news of CIA cable on Libya raid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sensing a moment of political vulnerability on national security, Republicans pounced Friday on disclosures that President Barack Obama’s administration could have known early on that militants, not angry protesters, launched the attack on U.S. diplomats in Libya.…
Ryan says Obama misleading on Libya questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan slammed President Barack Obama on Friday for describing response to the deadly attack in Libya as “not optimal” and said the White House is misleading the country in the face of…
CIA found militant links a day after Libya attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA station chief in Libya reported to Washington within 24 hours of last month’s deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate that there was evidence it was carried out by militants, not a spontaneous mob upset about…
Clinton takes responsibility for Libya attack
US secretary of state says ‘I take responsibility’ for last month’s deadly attack on US diplomatic mission in Benghazi.
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New prime minister named in Libya
A week after ousting the nation’s prime minister, Libya’s General National Congress late Sunday selected a new man — Ali Zeidan — to assume the post.
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Libya assembly elects new prime minister
Ali Zeidan, a career diplomat and long-time Gaddafi critic, elected a week after the last prime minister was dismissed.
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Romney criticises Biden on Libya
Mitt Romney says Vice-President Joe Biden made misleading remarks in Thursday’s debate about last month’s Libya consulate attack.
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U.S. intelligence suffered set back when Libya base was abandoned
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence efforts in Libya have suffered a significant setback due to the abandonment and exposure of a facility in Benghazi, Libya identified by a newspaper as a “CIA base” following a congressional hearing this week, according…
Libya: Armed and dangerous
Optimism born of the July elections has been replaced by uncertainty and fear, much of it stoked by the militias that helped overthrow Gaddafi
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US congress holds hearing on Libya attack
Head of US security team says officials did not have protection before assault that killed ambassador and three others.
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