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Libya’s east-based forces say key coastal city captured

By RAMI MUSA - Associated Press

American fighter jets are pounding Islamic State areas in Libya. The terrorist group is gaining a new foothold in the North African nation, particularly the strategically located city of Sirte. (Associated Press)

ISIS draws battle to Libya; U.S. military responds

By Carlo Muñoz and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Libyan forces loyal to the unity government have been waging an offensive since last month to dislodge Islamic State militants from the coastal city of Sirte. Emadeddin Zahri Muntasser, an entrepreneur and founding board member of the Libyan American Public Affairs Council, said the U.S. must send medical aid or risk missing the "incredible opportunity" to defeat the terrorist group in the North African nation. (Associated Press)

Islamic State gains in Libya aimed to be turned back with U.S. help

By Erica Brosnan - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 21, 2013, file photo, Algerian firemen carry a coffin containing the body of a person killed during the gas facility hostage situation at the morgue in Ain Amenas, Algeria. The U.S. said the military launched an airstrike Saturday, June 13, 2015, targeting an al Qaeda leader in eastern Libya who has been charged with leading the attack on a gas plant in Algeria in 2013 that killed 35 hostages, including three Americans. The Libyan government and U.S. officials said warplanes targeted and likely killed Mokhtar BelMokhtar and several others. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul, File)

U.S. targets al-Qaeda-linked leader in Libya; unclear if hit

By Sarah El Deeb and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

** FILE ** Smoke rises from the direction of Tripoli airport in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, July 13, 2014. Rival militias battled Sunday for the control of the international airport in Libya's capital, as gunfire and explosions echoed through the city and airlines canceled some international flights. (AP Photo)

U.S. evacuates embassy in Libya amid violent clashes between militias

Associated Press

US to hand captured tanker over to Libya

By PAULINE JELINEK - Associated Press

The Libyan parliament voted to oust Prime Minister Ali Zeidan last week over anger at the failure to stop rebels from independently exporting oil. (Associated Press)

Pentagon: Libya to get seized tanker within days

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

The Libyan parliament voted to oust Prime Minister Ali Zeidan last week over anger at the failure to stop rebels from independently exporting oil. (Associated Press)

SEALs’ tanker seizure highlights Libyan power wrangling over oil, power

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Libya says its forces now near oil tanker

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reconsider the petrodollar economy

By our readers

In this Oct. 8, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama pauses as he talks about the the budget and the partial government shutdown in the Brady Press Room of the White House in Washington. A new poll says Americans are holding Republicans primarily responsible for the partial government shutdown. The Associated Press-GfK survey finds plenty of disdain to go around as people size up the federal impasse. Most now disapprove of the way Obama is handling his job. And Congress&#8217; approval rating is a perilous 5 percent. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Libya releases 4 U.S. military personnel; Obama updated in Hawaii

Associated Press

**FILE** Libyan militias from towns throughout the country's west parade through Tripoli, Libya, on Feb. 14, 2012. (Associated Press)

Despite Benghazi, Libyans may train with U.S. military

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

When Mr. Obama became president in January 2009, the total federal debt stood at $10.6 trillion. This week, it hit $16.7 trillion — an increase of 57 percent. In the same time frame under President George W. Bush, total federal debt rose 38 percent. Mr. Obama is shown here speaking about the budget and the partial government shutdown, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, in the Brady Press Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

NAPOLITANO: The Obama administration has gone rogue

By Andrew P. Napolitano

** FILE ** Men carrying automatic weapons and bags are seen in the storeroom of the Nakumatt shop during the four-day siege at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, which killed more than 60 people in September. A Kenyan military spokesman confirmed the names of four attackers as Abu Baara al-Sudani (left), Omar Nabhan (unseen), Khattab al-Kene (unseen) and Umayr (right). (AP Photo/Kenyan Defense Forces via Citizen TV)

Libya bristles at U.S. raid that captured al Qaeda militant

By Esam Mohamed and Tony G. Gabriel - Associated Press

**FILE** This image from video provided by the SITE Intelligence Group shows Adam Gadahn as he appeared on a video released on militant websites on Oct. 23, 2010. (Associated Press/SITE Intelligence Group)

American al Qaeda propagandist calls for killings of U.S. diplomats

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department in Washington on March 13, 2013. (Associated Press)

Cabinet shake-up begins in Libya under new law

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John F. Kerry (right) talks with Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan at the State Department in Washington on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Libyan leader meets Obama, vows justice for Benghazi attack

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

**FILE** Libyans watch a Sept. 21, 2012, protest in Benghazi, Libya, against Ansar al-Shariah Brigades and other Islamic militias. (Associated Press)

FBI: Benghazi probe slowed in lawless area of Libya

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

The top U.N. envoy to Libya said in late 2011 that some weapons depots in Libya had still not been secured properly, and that much had "already gone missing." An open crate at the same facility reveals a rocket inside. (Associated Press)

Smuggled Libyan arms disrupting North Africa

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

** FILE ** U.S. envoy J. Christopher Stevens attends meetings on April 11, 2011, at the Tibesty Hotel in Benghazi, Libya, where an African Union delegation was meeting with Libyan opposition leaders. (Associated Press)

Senate releases scathing report on Benghazi

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times