Sheep-smuggling boats seized by coastguard
Apr 24 thomwestcott

Sheep-smuggling boats seized by coastguard

Tripoli, 24 April 2013:The Libyan coastguard yesterday captured two Egyptian boats attempting to smuggle sheep into Libya, off the coast of Tobruk.The...

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Apr 2 thomwestcott

Funerals for military personnel killed at Sebha

Tripoli, 2 April 2013:Funerals have been held for the military personnel killed at the headquarters of a southern region military command at Sebha.The...

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Mar 30 Michel Cousins

Two die in attack on Sebha military HQ

Tripoli, 30 March 2013:Two members of the armed forces were killed and three others wounded, one seriously, early today, Saturday, in an attack on the...

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Smuggler vehicle accident leaves four dead near Tunisian border town of Ben Guerdane
Mar 11 Michel Cousins

Smuggler vehicle accident leaves four dead near Tunisian border town of Ben Guerdane

By Houda Mzioudet. Tunis, 11 March 2013:Two Libyans and two Tunisians were killed and eight others wounded in a raod accident last night on the deser...

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Mar 9 Michel Cousins

Tunisian police thwart attempt to smuggle barley to Libya

Tripoli, 9 March 2013:Tunisian police report that they have prevented an attempt to smuggle barley into Libya, according to the Tunisian news agency T...

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Jan 22 Michel Cousins

Foreigners banned from using Egypt-Libya border crossing

Tripoli, 22 January 2013:The Libyan government has ordered a ban on foreigners using the border crossing at Musaid to enter the country. The ban, anno...

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Dec 19 tomlittle

Libyan jets continue border sweeps over the south

Tripoli, 19 December:Libyan warplanes are currently sweeping the areas along Libya’s southern borders, the military commander in Kufra Colonel Miftah...

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Libyan fighter jets hit suspected smugglers in southern military zone
Dec 18 George Grant

Libyan fighter jets hit suspected smugglers in southern military zone

Tripoli, 18 December:Libyan airforce jets hit a camp being used by suspected smugglers on Tuesday morning, less than 48 hours after large swathes of t...

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Normal service resumes on Libya-Egypt border following clashes
Nov 10 George Grant

Normal service resumes on Libya-Egypt border following clashes

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Border guards have complained that the smuggling problem is exacerbated by the fact that Egyptians from Matrouh do not currently...

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Sep 28 George Grant

Egyptian border guards seize 20,000 packs of smuggled Libyan cigarettes

Tripoli, 28 September:Egyptian border guards have seized a shipment of some 20,000 packets of cigarettes being smuggled into the country from Libya.Th...

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