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Libya News: Aug 4, 2016

By bartolo - Posted on 04 August 2016

US bombing missions in Libya now total nine over three days - Military.com

Libya, U.S. face entrenched Islamic State: Airstrikes aim to help retake Sirte but the extremists are dug in around the country - WSJ

US-backed Libyan govt forces ‘resting’ after U.S. airstrikes with no timetable to try to take more of the Sirte city - Antiwar.com

Libyan forces welcome Washington's involvement but remain wary of advancing for fear of ISIS mines and snipers - defenceWeb

Italy's foreign affairs undersecretary: Sirte anti-ISIS op 'still difficult on the ground' - ANSAMed.it

U.S. says Libyan forces 'spectacularly successful' fighting ISIS - Washington Examiner

In Libya, defeating ISIS one recoilless rifle at a time, a blow-by-blow accounting of airstrikes released by the U.S. Africa Command reveals the modest scope of the effort - Washington Examiner

VIDEO: U.S. releases video of precision strike against ISIS tank in Sirte, Libya - militarytimes.com

Beyond Sirte: US mulling expanding Libya intervention against IS - alaraby.co.uk

Defense industry bonanza: U.S. spends nearly $12 million daily to combat Islamic State - Breibart

Dueling Libyan governments at odds over US airstrikes, Tobruk authorities say they are illegal and conducted without any coordination with them - CNS

Statement Issued by the House of Representatives in Tobruk on US bombing in Libya (English translation at the bottom) - libyanwarthetruth.com

Spokesman of Haftar’s forces says US airstrikes on Sirte elections’ propaganda - The Libya Observer

Will US strikes on IS deepen Libya divisions among governments and militias? - AFP

Competing militias and centres of power hinder Libya’s fight against Islamic State - theaustralian.com

As Obama bombs ISIS in Libya, are we backing the right government? - The Fiscal Times

Expert on US airstrikes in Libya: Will the US be drawn into another quagmire? - Sputnik

Libya's bungled oil deal: The eastern Tobruk government and the western Tripoli-based GNA are pursuing separate and conflicting oil policies - al-monitor.com

Libya’s dangerous oil deal: The UN-brokered ports deal cannot on its own increase the country’s oil output. But it may worsen the conflict - Petroleum Economist

Citi on Libyan oil deal: It’s a “headfake” - OilPrice.com

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Trump calls Clinton 'a founder of ISIS' for creating the conditions that have allowed the terrorist group to thrive - LA Times

Hillary’s with us…if you want a destabilized world (Libya edition) - Donald J Trump for President

Hillary Clinton's Benghazi scandal: Arming jihadists in Libya…and Syria - National Review

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange: Clinton lied under oath about her knowledge of Libyan arms exports to Syria - Breitbart

Leaked email shows Hillary bragged about her role in Libya - independentsentinel.com

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