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Egypt Says it Launched Air Strikes Against ISIS Targets in Libya.
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Cairo, 16 February 2015(Lana) Egypt's armed forces announced on Monday that they have launched air strikes against ISIS targets inside Libya, in retaliation for the killing of 21 Egyptian nationals in the country. A statement by the Armed Forces General Command, carried by the Egyptian television, said 'in implementation of orders by the National Defence Council and in line with Egypt's right to defend its security and stability, and in response to the criminal acts of the terrorist groups, the armed forces launched at dawn on Monday pinpoint air strikes against the camps,... Read more
Misrata Municipal Council condemns breaking into government buildings by an extreme terrorist group.
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Misrata, 15.02.2015 (Lana) Misrata Municipal Council condemned breaking into government buildings in Serte by an extreme terrorist group, using religion in disguise to realize their objectives and terrorize the population there. In a statement about developments in Serte Sunday, Misrata council categorically rejected such terrorist criminal actions such as attacks on state institutions, private properties, arbitrarily kidnapping, murder and disappearances outside state law. The statement urged the GNC, National Salvation Government and military and security institutions... Read more
Italy closes its embassy in Libya.
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Rome, 15.02.2015(Lana) Italy closed Sunday its embassy in Libya due to what it described as escalation of the conflict, and renewed its call to set up an international peace keeping mission to help in calming down the situation. Italian Foreign Minister, said in a statement; "The deterioration of the situation in Libya made closing the embassy an imperative matter, and the embassy staff expatriated by sea". On her part Italian Defense minister said in an interview with an Italian newspaper Sunday that the groups infiltrated by the extremists in Libya must be neutralized... Read more
Gordabiyah airbase in Sirte bombed.
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Sirte, 15.02.2015 - (Lana) The Gordabiyah airbase in Sirte was bombed again, today Sunday , without causing any human loses. The airbase commander Colonel 'Khalid Abdul-Malik' , said to the Libyan News Agency reporter , that the bombardment today afternoon , was carried out by guided bombs from high altitude , by a Meg warplane , which destroyed the building of Sirte International Airport. He pointed out , that the bombardment had caused material loses , and this raid is the 15th on the airbase , by the warplane of Hafter forces. =Lana=... Read more
Italy closes its embassy in Libya temporarily.
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Rome, 15.02.2015 - (Lana) The Italian Foreign Minister 'Paolo Gentiloni' today Sunday said , that his country had closed its embassy in Libya temporarily , due to the current situations in the country. Gentiloni added in a statement , that the current situations in Libya , made it important for the embassy to close. =... Read more