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AFRICOM Commander visits Libyan Prime Minister in Tripoli, Libya

11:12 PM5/23/2017

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, and Amb. Peter Bodde, U.S. Ambassador to Libya, met with the Prime Minister of Libya's Unity Government Fayez al-Sarraj in Tripoli, Libya May 23, 2017.

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Statement by AFRICOM Commander Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser on meeting with Prime Minister al-Sarraj in Tripoli, Libya

12:38 PM5/23/2017

Statement by Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command

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AFRICOM holds forum to discuss migration challenges

5:01 PM4/10/2017

Nisreen Rubaian, senior protection officer and deputy chief of mission, United Nations High Commission onf Refugees, Libya Office, addresses attendees of a migration forum hosted by U.S. Africa Command, March 24, 2017, Kelly Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.

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Prime Minister of Libyan Government of National Accord visits AFRICOM

10:52 AM4/6/2017

Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, Commander, U.S. Africa Command, deliver opening remarks prior to briefings at the AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. Sarraj visited AFRICOM to receive operational updates and discuss future U.S. cooperation in Libya

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U.S. conducts air strikes on Daesh camps in Libya

5:53 PM1/19/2017

In conjunction with the Libyan Government of National Accord, the U.S. military conducted precision airstrikes Jan. 18, 2017, night destroying two Daesh camps 45 kilometers southwest of Sirte.

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U.S. airstrikes support GNA in Libya

4:58 PM8/3/2016

U.S. Africa Command press release

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Memorial Day 2016

4:21 PM5/30/2016

L-R: AFRICOM Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Darrin Bohn, U.S. Amb. to Libya Peter Bodde, U.S. Amb. to Tunisia Daniel Rubenstein and AFRICOM Commander, U.S. Army Gen. David Rodriguez render honors to the fallen during a wreath laying ceremony conducted at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia, May 30, 2016. (U.S. Africa Command photo by Samantha Reho/Released)

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Statement from Pentagon on Libya Airstrike

3:33 PM2/19/2016

The U.S. military conducted an airstrike in Libya targeting an ISIL training camp near Sabratha and a senior ISIL facilitator Feb. 19.

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Dunford Discusses ISIL, 'Decisive Action' in Libya With French Counterpart

9:53 AM1/25/2016

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Jan. 22 that he and his French counterpart discussed the fight against the core Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, as well as the framework against ISIL terrorists in Libya.

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Crisis Response Forces Hones Evacuation Skills (3) of (3)

9:18 AM1/21/2016

Nearly 100 Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa established an evacuation control center for an exercise in Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The exercise prepared the crisis response unit for a military assisted departure mission. The passenger terminal used hosted a real ECC 19 months ago when SPMAGTF-CR-AF, assisted in the evacuation of U.S. personnel from the U.S. embassy in Tripoli, Libya. U.S. citizens and embassy personnel traveled by ground convoy to neighboring Tunisia, before being flown to NAS Sigonella, where they were processed through the ECC before moving on to other locations.

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Crisis Response Forces Hones Evacuation Skills (2) of (3)

9:18 AM1/21/2016

Nearly 100 Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa established an evacuation control center for an exercise in Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The exercise prepared the crisis response unit for a military assisted departure mission. The passenger terminal used hosted a real ECC 19 months ago when SPMAGTF-CR-AF, assisted in the evacuation of U.S. personnel from the U.S. embassy in Tripoli, Libya. U.S. citizens and embassy personnel traveled by ground convoy to neighboring Tunisia, before being flown to NAS Sigonella, where they were processed through the ECC before moving on to other locations.

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Crisis Response Forces Hones Evacuation Skills (1) of (3)

9:18 AM1/21/2016

Nearly 100 Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa established an evacuation control center for an exercise in Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The exercise prepared the crisis response unit for a military assisted departure mission. The passenger terminal used hosted a real ECC 19 months ago when SPMAGTF-CR-AF, assisted in the evacuation of U.S. personnel from the U.S. embassy in Tripoli, Libya. U.S. citizens and embassy personnel traveled by ground convoy to neighboring Tunisia, before being flown to NAS Sigonella, where they were processed through the ECC before moving on to other locations.

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Crisis Response Force Hones Evacuation Skills

9:04 AM1/21/2016

Marines trained to evacuate U.S. citizens from a foreign country using lessons learned from a 2014 evacuation in Libya.

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Department of Defense Statement on Nov. 13 Airstrike in Libya

8:18 AM12/8/2015

The Department of Defense confirmed that the senior ISIL leader in Libya is dead as a result of a U.S. military airstrike in Libya undertaken on Nov. 13.

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Department of Defense Statement on Nov. 13 Airstrike in Libya (1) of (1)

8:17 AM12/8/2015

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U.S. Airstrike Targets Senior ISIL Leader in Libya

10:03 AM11/16/2015

The U.S. military conducted an airstrike in Libya Nov. 13 against an Iraqi national who was a longtime al-Qaida operative and the senior Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant leader in Libya, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said.

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AFRICOM, International Partners Cooperate on Improving Security and Stability in Libya

9:28 AM8/2/2013

Staff members from U.S. Africa Command and military delegates from four countries, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations gathered at the command’s headquarters July 29, 2013, to discuss how they might improve their

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U.S. Military Supports FBI Mission to Benghazi, Libya

12:00 AM10/5/2012

The U.S. military provided logistics and security support to an FBI team investigating the attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said on

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U.S. Says "Small Minority" Behind Mideast Protests

12:00 AM9/18/2012

Pending the final results of an investigation, the Obama administration believes the attack that killed four American diplomats in Libya on September 11, 2012, grew out of a spontaneous protest in Benghazi that a handful of well-armed extremists

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Official Details Benghazi Attack, Vows to Support Libya

12:00 AM9/13/2012

A senior government official revealed details of the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, September 11, 2012, that killed four State Department officials and wounded three others.

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