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Libya News - Aug 10, 2016

By bartolo - Posted on 10 August 2016

Libyan forces capture Sirte convention center as well hospital and university complex from Islamic State - Reuters

MAP: Remnants of ISIS militants are now hiding in [Sirte] residential areas 1 and 3 and some parts in area 2 - Libya Observer on Twitter

ISIS shoots down Libyan aircraft in Sirte, pilot killed - almasdarnews.com

16 Misrata-led fighters were killed and 35 others wounded in Wednesday fighting in Sirte, field hospital has reported - Libya Observer on Twitter

Libya's Misrata pays price in fight against IS - AFP

VIDEO: Libya’s Misrata pays price in fight against IS - YouTube

U.S. Special Operations troops aiding Libyan forces in major battle against Islamic State - The Washington Post

Pentagon denies U.S. troops in direct combat role in Libya - Washington Examiner

Pentagon: Islamic State down to 350 fighters in Sirte, Libya - Stripes

We don't need foreign troops: head of Libya's Government of National Accord - Africa Review

ISIS jihadis flushed out of Sirte with help from British troops - Daily Express

Italian special forces in Libya: sources - lifeinitaly.com

Key dates of the IS group in Libya - AFP

House panel finds ISIS intel was cooked, general pressured his intelligence analysts into playing down the ISIS and al Qaeda threats - The Daily Beast

2 Benghazi victims' parents sue Hillary Clinton for wrongful death - NPR

VIDEO: Mom of Benghazi victim sues Hillary: 'I am still here and I want answers!' - Fox News Insider

VIDEO: Interview with Larry Klayman, attorney on Benghazi lawsuit against Hillary - Fox News Insider

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Western nations concerned by mounting conflict around Libyan oil port - Reuters

Joint statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States - GOV.UK

Libya’s oil production drops to 207k barrels a day - FT.com

Libya: Tobruk govt wants UN envoy replaced, 'not neutral' - ANSAMed.it

Libyan parliament delegation in Cairo seeking more support from Egypt to strengthen its position against the Libyan Government of National Accord - Al Bawaba

Libyan parliament rejects UN envoy's proposal to hold intra-tribal dialogue - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT

France withdraws its Haftar-supporting troops from Benghazi - The Libya Observer

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