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Death toll in Libya's Tripoli rises as fighting rages on
aljazeera.com ^ | 09/04/2018

Posted on 09/04/2018 1:50:13 PM PDT by BenLurkin

On August 27, fierce battles erupted in Tripoli's districts after the Seventh Brigade, an armed group based in Tarhouna, 65km southeast of the capital, launched a surprise offensive against rival militias.

A truce was reached the next day but clashes resumed shortly after, forcing authorities to close Tripoli's only functioning airport.

On Monday, the social media website Facebook was blocked in Tripoli and the surrounding cities.

Libyan utility LPTIC, which owns the two state-run telecoms firms, said in a statement that a lack of security had led to outages. Maintenance engineers were unable to reach some stations which had stopped working due to a lack of power.

It did not comment on Facebook's blocking. Access to the web is controlled by state firms and monitored by security bodies which are effectively controlled by armed groups working with the weak GNA.

Independent national media based inside Libya scarcely exists as journalists often face threats from armed groups or officials unhappy with critical coverage

Libya slid into chaos after the 2011 uprising that overthrew and ruler Muammar Gaddafi and led to his death.

(Excerpt) Read more at aljazeera.com ...


TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: europeanunion; france; gaddafi; hillary; hillaryclinton; iran; johnmccain; libya; mccain; mccainlegacy; morsi; muammar; nato; obama; obamalegacy; tripoli; unitedkingdom

1 posted on 09/04/2018 1:50:13 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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2 posted on 09/04/2018 1:51:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

She’s a war criminal. A real one.


3 posted on 09/04/2018 1:57:05 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: BenLurkin
Let 'er rip! Hope no one is left standing.
 
4 posted on 09/04/2018 1:58:01 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ("Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.")
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To: SpaceBar

War Criminals are just fine,, as long as they have a little “D” next to their name.

its a Libtard rule.


5 posted on 09/04/2018 2:02:03 PM PDT by DanielRedfoot (Hate is the new Love... ~ hug a snowflake)
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To: BenLurkin

Obama, McCain, Clinton, Soros, Graham, and Rubio...

Thanks so much.

Our Ambassador to Libya and his staff died in Benghazi, thirty year ally Hosni Mubarack was toppled, Libya is a nightmare...

Gosh you folks really were the sages of global dynamics.


6 posted on 09/04/2018 2:07:48 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs)
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To: BenLurkin

Isn’t she just the cutest thing...

LOCK HER UP!


7 posted on 09/04/2018 2:08:43 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs)
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To: SaveFerris

Wonder when Russia will come in to help Libya?


8 posted on 09/04/2018 2:08:55 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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To: BenLurkin
The evil Kadafi fell from power and all the flowers bloomed and the birds sang in the tops of the trees dunes. And Lybia is a land of Peace and Democracy now.
9 posted on 09/04/2018 2:19:25 PM PDT by arthurus (<V>><^v)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear; metmom; CynicalBear; SkyPilot; tuffydoodle; tang-soo; righttackle44; ...

My guess is the Iranians first. Kinda like what’s going on now in Yemen. But that’s just a guess, so YMMV.

Libya was a client state of Mother Russia way back for sure. That’s why the Libyan Air Force had MiG-25’s. Though their air force only flew during daylight hours, IIRC.

But yes, Libya is most definitely mentioned in Ezekiel 38.

Many Bibles have it as “Put” or “Phut”.

IMHO, Obama and Hillary (and apparently McCain) helped make Ezekiel 38 even more possible; what with their shenanigans regarding both.


10 posted on 09/04/2018 2:23:59 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: DoughtyOne

She’s an admitted co-conspirator to a state sponsored extrajudicial assassination.

Right there, hiding in plain sight.


11 posted on 09/04/2018 2:24:56 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: BenLurkin
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - President Barack Obama says he’s aware that he’s a Nobel Peace Prize winner who’s launching military airstrikes in Libya. But he thinks Americans don’t see a contradiction in him wanting to make sure the Libyan people are not, in his words, “butchered because of a dictator who wants to cling to power.”

Obama Notes Irony Between Nobel Peace Prize, Libya

...a dictator who wants to cling to power.”

12 posted on 09/04/2018 2:28:25 PM PDT by csvset (illegitimi non carborundum)
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To: SaveFerris

With Israel threatening Iranians in Iraq, this thing might get kicked off sooner than later.


13 posted on 09/04/2018 2:33:07 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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To: SpaceBar

Unfortunately you had fearless leader running cover for what she and the others were doing.


14 posted on 09/04/2018 2:34:30 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs)
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To: DoughtyOne

Obama and McCain’s legacy.


15 posted on 09/04/2018 2:42:08 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: BenLurkin
On Monday, the social media website Facebook was blocked in Tripoli and the surrounding cities.

Facebook was down all around the world on Monday: https://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/facebook-instagram-labor-day-outage/

16 posted on 09/04/2018 2:45:02 PM PDT by palmer (...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive)
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To: Parley Baer

Oh there’s plenty of legacy to go around there.

Each of those people had a hand in it.

I do agree that it is those two people’s legacy for sure, and that’s probably what you meant.


17 posted on 09/04/2018 2:47:31 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs)
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To: BenLurkin

Been to Tripoli a few times...KTA.


18 posted on 09/04/2018 4:15:37 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks BenLurkin. Another Obama / EU / UN success story.

19 posted on 09/04/2018 4:41:14 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: SunkenCiv
...Another Obama / EU / UN success story.


20 posted on 09/04/2018 5:04:34 PM PDT by Fred Nerks (Fair Dinkum!)
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