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2023
August 16, 2023, "Syria to Libya, then Europe: How people smugglers operate", Aljazeera. Syrians fleeing their homes first head to migrant hub Libya before navigating the world's deadliest migration route.
2019
June 29, 2019. "Libya's Proxy War Comes Out in the Open", by Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post. The current conflict is explained - how Turkey and UAE are supporting opposing factions in the Libyan civil war.
2017
April 3, 2017."No, Italy is not guilty of neocolonialism in Libya", Brookings Institute.
2016
August 18, 2016. "A house divided: Why partioning Libya might be the only way to save it",Brookings Institute. Article by Federica Saini Fasanotti.
February 10, 2016. "In Libya, No Unity Without Security", by Alice Hunt Friend and Anthony Bell, War on the Rocks.
February 4, 2016. "Obama Is Pressed to Open Military Front Against ISIS in Libya", by Eric Schmitt, The New York Times.
February 2, 2016. "John Kerry Urges Coalition to Address Growing ISIS Threat in Libya", The New York Times.
January 29, 2016. "New Order or Disorder for Libya?", Council on Foreign Relations.
January 28, 2016. "Obama Takes the Gloves Off Against ISIS at Last", by Kimberly Dozier, The Daily Beast.
January 27, 2016. "Pentagon: US Forces in Libya, Looking for 'Worthy' Partners", Voice of America. U.S. Special Forces are on the ground in Libya exploring the possibilities of working with Libyan groups to oppose the Islamic State.
January 22, 2016. "Dunford Discusses ISIL, 'Decisive Action' in Libya With French Counterpart", DoD News.
January 22, 2016. "U.S. and Allies Said to Plan a Military Action on ISIS in Libya", The New York Times. Commando raids, airstrikes, and intelligence collection could take place soon.
January 22, 2016. "LIbya's Chaos: Threat to the West", by Mohamed Chtatou, Gatestone Institute. An indepth a tracing the history of the conflict in Libya.
January 22, 2016. "New Western security plans for Libya take shape as the Islamic State threat grows", by Missy Ryan, The Washington Post.
January 22, 2016. "U.S. military urges 'decisive action' against Islamic State in Libya", Reuters.
January 22, 2016. "Looking for Moderates in All the Wrong Places", by Trevor Thrall, Real Clear Defense. Libya and the failure to learn from Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria.
January 21, 2016. "Libya says it doesn't want British ground troops to fight Islamic State", The Telegraph. The new Libyan deputy prime minister says foreign boots on Libyan soil could offend national pride.
January 21, 2016."Militants attack storage tanks near Libya's Ras Lanuf oil terminal". Business Insider. Suspected Islamic State militants attack storage tanks on Thursday.
January 20, 2016. "Here's What Special Operators Want to Do in Libya", Defense One. "The U.S. Special Operations Command is spending more time and attention on Libya, trying to keep the Islamic State from growing more powerful there . . . "
January 20, 2016. "Libyan Militia Threatens to Detain U.S. Special Operators", SOFREP. When U.S. special operators arrived at an air base to assist an "allied" militia, the Americans were threatened and sent away. There departure was featured on the Facebook feed of the Libyan Air Force.
January 20, 2016. "Islamic State leader Baghdadi sends Iraqi commander to tighten grip on new Libya stronghold", The Telegraph.
January 18, 2016."In Libya, US Struggles to find allies to counter ISIS", The Boston Globe.
January 7, 2016.Condemning Recent Terrorist Bombings in Libya, U.S. Department of State press statement.
2015
December 17, 2015. Welcoming the Signing of the Libyan Political Agreement, U.S. Department of State press statement.
December 17, 2015. "Secret US mission in Libya revealed after air force posted pictures", The Guardian.
December 17, 2015. "British troops on standby as ISIS extends control in Libya", The Times. Britain is preparing to send up to 1,000 troops and special forces to Libya as the Islamic State makes land grabs to extend its caliphate into the oil-reich North African state.
December 11, 2015. "Britain moving towards military action against ISIL in Libya", The Telegraph. The government says it is extremely concerned by the rapid rise of ISIL and other extremist groups in Libya and is considering plans for intervening to tackle the threat.
November 14, 2015. "US Air Strike Hits ISIS in Libya, Chief Presumed Dead", Defense One. The air strike targeted Abu Nabil (Abu Nabil al Anbari).
October 14, 2015. "Hillary Defends Her Failed War in Libya", The Atlantic.
June 24, 2015. ISIS Loses Libyan Stronghold, Institute for the Study of War.
March 3, 2015. "The New Pirates of Libya", by Ethan Chorin, Foreign Policy. Why the rise of the radical Islamists in North Africa threatens America directly - - and how to stop it.
June 18, 2015. Libya's Escalating Civil War, Middle East Institute.
January 10, 2015. "That it should come to this", The Economist.
2014
August 27, 2014. "Here are the key players fighting the war for Libya, all over again". The Washington Post. This article outlines the major factions fighting for control of territory and the government.
August 24, 2014. "Strife in Libya Could Presage Long Civil War", The New York Times
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