civil war in Libya

People celebrate the capture in Tripoli of Moammar Gadhafi's son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, at the rebel-held town of Benghazi, 22 August 2011

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a Libyan woman flashes the victory sign at Tahrir Square, during the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled dictator Moammar Gadhafi in Benghazi, Libya, Feb 17, 2013

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From left, Angela Merkel, Ursula von der Leyen, Giuseppe Conte, Charles Michel and Emmanuel Macron in Brussels, July 18, 2020

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Residents of Tripoli celebrate the recent military setbacks of Khalifa Haftar's forces

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Smoke rises in Tripoli after a military base in the Abusleim area is hit.

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Foreign ministers and other top officials from about a dozen countries gathered on Sunday in Munich, Germany to keep up the push for peace in Libya.

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FILE PHOTO: Tripoli government forces look on during clashes with forces led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter south of the capital Tripoli, Libya on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.

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