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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 [1]

Libya, U.S. face entrenched Islamic State: Airstrikes aim to help retake Sirte but the extremists are dug in around the country - WSJ [2]

US-backed Libyan govt forces ‘resting’ after U.S. airstrikes with no timetable to try to take more of the Sirte city - Antiwar.com [3]

Libyan forces welcome Washington's involvement but remain wary of advancing for fear of ISIS mines and snipers - defenceWeb [4]

Italy's foreign affairs undersecretary: Sirte anti-ISIS op 'still difficult on the ground' - ANSAMed.it [5]

U.S. says Libyan forces 'spectacularly successful' fighting ISIS - Washington Examiner [6]

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 [7]

VIDEO: U.S. releases video of precision strike against ISIS tank in Sirte, Libya - militarytimes.com [8]

Beyond Sirte: US mulling expanding Libya intervention against IS - alaraby.co.uk [9]

Defense industry bonanza: U.S. spends nearly $12 million daily to combat Islamic State - Breibart [10]

Dueling Libyan governments at odds over US airstrikes, Tobruk authorities say they are illegal and conducted without any coordination with them - CNS [11]

Statement Issued by the House of Representatives in Tobruk on US bombing in Libya (English translation at the bottom) - libyanwarthetruth.com [12]

Spokesman of Haftar’s forces says US airstrikes on Sirte elections’ propaganda - The Libya Observer [13]

Will US strikes on IS deepen Libya divisions among governments and militias? - AFP [14]

Competing militias and centres of power hinder Libya’s fight against Islamic State - theaustralian.com [15]

As Obama bombs ISIS in Libya, are we backing the right government? - The Fiscal Times [16]

Expert on US airstrikes in Libya: Will the US be drawn into another quagmire? - Sputnik [17]

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 [18]

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 [19]

Citi on Libyan oil deal: It’s a “headfake” - OilPrice.com [20]

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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 [21]

Hillary’s with us…if you want a destabilized world (Libya edition) - Donald J Trump for President [22]

Hillary Clinton's Benghazi scandal: Arming jihadists in Libya…and Syria - National Review [23]

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange: Clinton lied under oath about her knowledge of Libyan arms exports to Syria - Breitbart [24]

Leaked email shows Hillary bragged about her role in Libya - independentsentinel.com [25]

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Links:
[1] http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/08/04/us-bombing-missions-in-libya-now-total-nine-over-three-days.html
[2] http://www.wsj.com/articles/libya-u-s-face-entrenched-islamic-state-in-sirte-1470170188
[3] http://news.antiwar.com/2016/08/03/us-backed-libyan-govt-resting-after-airstrikes/
[4] http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44584:libyan-forces-way-of-is-redoubt-despite-us-support&catid=49:National%20Security&Itemid=115
[5] http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/politics/2016/08/04/sirte-anti-isis-op-still-difficult-on-the-ground_c66e66cc-cc01-49b1-a370-a80f7e4c50f5.html
[6] http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/u.s.-says-libyan-forces-successful-fighting-isis/article/2598420
[7] http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in-libya-defeating-isis-one-recoilless-rifle-at-a-time/article/2598625
[8] http://www.militarytimes.com/videos/military/2016/08/04/88064758/
[9] https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/indepth/2016/8/4/beyond-sirte-us-mulling-expanding-libya-intervention-against-is
[10] http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/07/30/u-s-spends-nearly-12-million-daily-combat-islamic-state/
[11] http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/dueling-libyan-governments-odds-over-us-airstrikes
[12] http://libyanwarthetruth.com/us-bombing-libya-again-rebuke-issued-house-representatives-tobruk?language=it
[13] http://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/spokesman-haftar%E2%80%99s-forces-says-us-airstrikes-sirte-elections%E2%80%99-propaganda
[14] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3723772/Will-US-strikes-IS-deepen-Libya-divisions.html
[15] http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/competing-powers-hinder-libyas-fight-against-islamic-state/news-story/e407094fcf07162548be52a5728f2877
[16] http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2016/08/03/Obama-Bombs-ISIS-Libya-Are-We-Backing-Right-Regime
[17] http://sputniknews.com/africa/20160804/1043915802/libya-airstrikes-jason-pack.html
[18] http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/07/libya-oil-deal-militias-exports-gna-tripoli-misrata.html
[19] http://www.petroleum-economist.com/articles/politics-economics/africa/2016/libya-s-dangerous-oil-deal
[20] http://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Citi-On-Libyan-Oil-Deal-Its-A-Headfake.html
[21] http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-calls-clinton-a-founder-of-isis-1470255126-htmlstory.html
[22] https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/hillarys-with-usif-youre-in-favor-of-regime-change
[23] http://www.nationalreview.com/article/438605/hillary-clinton-wikileaks-benghazi-scandal-arm-syrian-rebels-al-qaeda-isis-libya-turkey
[24] http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/08/01/wikileaks-julian-assange-clinton-lied-under-oath-knowledge-libyan-gun-exports/
[25] http://www.independentsentinel.com/leaked-email-shows-hillary-bragged-about-her-role-in-libya/
[26] http://old.warisacrime.org/category/categories/libya