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More people seeking to reach Europe from Libya over dangerous seaF

Libya's coastguard said Thursday it had stopped 280 migrants crammed on five boats, as they attempted the dangerous sea journey across the Mediterranean in a bid to reach Europe. "A Libyan coastguard patrol boat rescued 280 migrants of various African nationalities"...
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Elusive peace: Libyan militias damage only functioning oil refinery during violent clashF

Libya's only operational oil refinery was "severely" damaged after gunmen battled for three hours around the complex, the National Oil Corporation said. "The Zawiya Oil Complex was severely damaged as a result of skirmishes by armed groups," Libya's state oil company...
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Libya: Italian captain given jail term for handing migrants to LibyaF

By Ella Ide, Alvise Armellini: A ship's captain who rescued a group of 101 migrants from the Mediterranean sea before handing them over to the Libyan coastguard has been given a one-year jail term, in the first such case heard by Italy's courts. Giuseppe Sotgiu was...
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Libya: Bodies of 17 migrants washed up on beach between Zawiya and SormanF

The bodies of 17 migrants have been found washed up on a Libyan beach after their boat capsized during a bid to reach Europe by sea, the coast guard said on Wednesday. Libya is a major departure point for desperate migrants, tens of thousands of whom board unseaworthy...
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