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The crisis in Libya has resulted in tens of thousands of casualties since the onset of violence in early 2011. During both civil wars, the output of Libya's economically crucial oil industry collapsed to a small fraction of its usual level, despite having the largest oil reserves of any African country, with most facilities blockaded or damaged ...
May 18, 2020 · Mon 18 May 2020 08.57 EDT. Forces allied to Libya’s UN-backed prime minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, have seized a key airbase from the renegade general Khalifa Haftar, dealing a huge strategic blow...
Sep 13, 2023 · CNN —. Emergency teams are working to find survivors and retrieve bodies after a massive flood hit Libya’s northeast three days ago, killing at least 11,000 people and leaving 10,000 missing.
Sep 14, 2023 · Sept 14 (Reuters) - A catastrophic flood has killed thousands of people in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, sweeping away entire neighbourhoods with their residents and washing many bodies out...
Feb 19, 2024 · Libya in landmark deal over Tripoli militias' exit Armed groups controlling the capital for years have struck a deal to quit, after a series of deadly clashes. 22 Feb 2024
Aug 29, 2022 · Hazem Ahmed/Reuters. Libya’s worst fighting for two years suddenly hit the capital, Tripoli, on Saturday. This explains what led to the violence, why it matters, and how things may play out....
Mar 22, 2024 · Survivors of rescued Mediterranean ship say dozens died during the voyage. At least 60 people died as the boat spent about a week lost at sea after leaving Libya, survivors tell rescuers. 14 Mar...
