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The artillery of the Khalifa Haftar-led Dignity Operation forces have renewed shelling civilian houses in Ganfudah, a source at the Benghazi Shura Council reported.The source said the bombing of the neighbourhood came from different…

The European Union should be prepared for an influx of jihadists if the so-called Islamic State (IS) is driven out of its Iraqi stronghold, Mosul, the EU's security commissioner warns.Julian King told Germany's Die Welt newspaper…

Iraqi forces are "ahead of schedule", the Pentagon has said, as they begin the second day of the battle to retake Mosul from so-called Islamic State.But spokesman Peter Cook warned that the campaign "could take some time" as it…

The Libyan forces appointed under the military operation of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous condemned in a statement Monday the storming of the High Council of State’s headquarters in Tripoli and the coup by…

Russian and Syrian warplanes have suspended air strikes in the Syrian city of Aleppo ahead of a humanitarian pause on Thursday, Russia has said.Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said the bombing had been halted early on Tuesday.…

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho said Liverpool "are not the last wonder of the world that the media like to say they are" after his side held Jurgen Klopp's team to a goalless draw.In a game of few chances at Anfield, the hosts…

US forces have so far conducted 36 airstrikes on IS positions in the Libyan city of Sirte in the past three days, striking 91 IS fighting positions, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a press release on Monday."This…brings…

Benghazi Shura Council fighters destroyed Monday a tank for Khalifa Haftar-led Dignity Operation in Gawarcha frontline, sources reported.The sources told media outlets that Benghazi Shura Council fighters targeted a gathering…

The Italian Il Giornale newspaper disclosed Monday that the two abducted Italian nationals in Libya’s Ghat are held by an Algerian extremist, who has asked for 4 million euros as a ransom.The Italian newspaper confirmed that…

Crude futures were steady Monday on a stronger dollar, another weekly U.S. oil-rig count rise and market belief that any momentum gained from OPEC’s agreement to cut production has now been priced in.The November contract for…