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in title, tags, annotations or urlAmal Alamuddin refuses UN offer to investigate possible war crimes in Gaza | World news | theguardian.com - 0 views
Oil Extends Drop on Libyan Field Restart, OPEC Outlook - Bloomberg - 1 views
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Libya should resume pumping “soon” at Sharara, its biggest-producing oil field prior to the disruption, following an attack yesterday, an official said.
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“The Sharara disruption highlights the current chaos in Libya, and also how fragile the production is.”
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climbed $1.49 to $78.68 a barrel yesterday.
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This article basically highlights the significance of Libyan oil fields in terms of the international community. Chaos in Libya not only affects the eastern region, but all OPEC members and importers of crude oil across the globe. After the recent attacks on Sharara, the biggest field in Libya, production has significantly slowed down. Libya's elected parliament assures the global community that they will resume normal outputs soon, but as the country deepens further into civil war, international actors remain skeptical.
Analysts: Danger of Civil War in Libya is Real - 0 views
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This video talks about the different groups in Libya who are fighting against each other. General Haftar is one of the major players in the attacks. He is against islamist groups and he says that he will never retreat until islamist groups back down. The main reason for the fighting is to gain as much power and economic gain as they can.
Isis's Austrian poster girl jihadi brides 'have changed their minds and want to come home' - Middle East - World - The Independent - 1 views
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arrived in the Middle East via Turkey, 15-year-old Sabina Selimovic and 17-year-old Samra Kesinovic
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whoever is operating their pages it probably is not the girls, and that they are being used for propaganda.”
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even if they could flee, Austria’s laws bar them from returning once they have joined a foreign war.
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Two girls ages 15 and 17, who fled to Syria to join the ISIS movement are not wishing to return to their home countries. The problem, under Austria's laws they are forbidden to return for participating in a foreign war. An interesting aspect of the story is it said to have been ISIS members who were operating their social media accounts for propaganda purposes.
Mapping Libya's armed groups - Middle East - Al Jazeera English - 0 views
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Haftar accuses Congress of allowing "terrorists" to flourish in Libya and has vowed to "wipe them out", gaining support from much of the regular armed forces and nationalist militias. Other militias have lined up to oppose him, insisting his attacks amount to a "coup".
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1. National Army
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2. Regular forces
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After the ousting of the Gaddafi regime the country pivoted into civil chaos. Because of the deficiency of structure and state autonomy, armed militias have become the dominant force in determining Libya's future governmental system. While the UN has internationally recognized the NTC as the interim government to ultimately turn the country into a democratic one, militias have taken things into their own hands tipping the country towards the brink of civil war. General Khalifa Haftar launched his Operation Dignity campaign accusing congress of allowing terrorists flourish in Libya and vowed to wipe them out, gaining much support from the regular armed forces and nationalist militias. The opposition to Haftar insist that his attacks are aiming for a military coup. This article was helpful in highlighting the armed groups and dividing them by Pro-Haftar and Pro-Congress sections.
Saudi Arabia and Yemen: The test for a new monarch | The Economist - 0 views
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The test for a new monarc
Three Years After Gadhafi's Death, Libya Slides Into Civil War As Death Toll Rises In Benghazi - 0 views
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sliding further and further into all-out civil war, with pro-government forces battling Islamist militias for power in the eastern city of Benghazi, where the revolution that ousted Gadhafi started in 2011.
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renegade army general Khalifa Hifter, the man who has assembled a militia of former Libyan soldiers and is leading them on a campaign to oust Islamists from the country.
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He is now at the head of a militia that supports moderate values against radical Islam in a campaign called "Operation Dignity."
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Al Jazeera vs Al Arabiya - 0 views
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Here is the perfect article that explains the difference betweens Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya. It basically talks about how Qatar has used Aljazeerah to create media war against Saudi Arabia. They can't be in real war because they both in the GCC agreement which are they supposed to protect each others. Alarabyia has been established in Dubai and ruled by Saudi Royal prince only to compete with Aljazeerah. This article talks more in depth about these issue
Hamas, Palestinian Authority Step Up Human Rights Violations - 0 views
The Choices for Syria's Christians - 0 views
Middle East still rocking from first world war pacts made 100 years ago | World news | The Guardian - 0 views
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