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Libyan protesters eject militants from Benghazi base

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Hundreds of Libyan protesters stormed the base of a hardline Islamist militia in Benghazi on Friday, forcing the group to flee and then setting fire to the military compound.

Members of the Salafist

Blast hits military intelligence department in east Libya

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A bomb blast shook the department of military intelligence in the eastern city of Benghazi on early Wednesday, causing material damage to the building, Libyan security sources said.

"The department o

Libyans want answers over deadly NATO airstrikes

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Mohammed al-Gherari lost five family members, including a young niece and nephew, when NATO accidentally struck their compound in the Libyan capital as they slept.

Nearly a year later, his grief is c

Eastern Libya declares semiautonomous region

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Tribal leaders and militia commanders on Tuesday declared oil-rich eastern Libya to be a semiautonomous state, a unilateral move that opponents fear will be the first step toward outright dividing the

Prisoner of Zintan: Gaddafi son in Libyan limbo

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In a secret location, somewhere among the sandstone and concrete buildings of the straggling mountain town of Zintan, Libya's most prominent prisoner awaits his fate.

Three months after he was captur

Libya marks revolution day as leader issues warning

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Libyans celebrated on Friday the first anniversary of the uprising that ousted Muammar Gaddafi with fireworks and slogans, even as their new leader vowed to prevent further instability.

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Muammar Gaddafi loyalists seize Libyan town

Muammar Gaddafi loyalists have seized control of a Libyan town and raised the ousted regime's green flag, an official and commander said Tuesday.

The retaking of Bani Walid comes as Libya's new leade

Muammar Gaddafi loyalists attack Libyan town, killing 4

Forces loyal to Libya's late leader Muammar Gaddafi attacked the former regime stronghold of Bani Walid on Monday, killing at least four revolutionary fighters, officials and residents said.

The fier

Libyan NTC deputy head quits after protests

The deputy head of Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) resigned on Sunday after angry protests, as the ruling body faced its first serious challenge since the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi1.

The

Grenade thrown at Libyan NTC office in Benghazi

Unknown men threw a home-made grenade at Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) office in the city of Benghazi on Saturday, without causing casualties, witnesses said.

The attack in the e

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