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Members of armed revolutionaries stage a protest in front of the Libyan Justice Ministry in Tripoli on April 30, 2013.

Toyota’s most loyal customers may be Libyan militias

September 8, 2014Conflict

There’s such a thing as bad publicity after all: Toyota pickup trucks are a common sight on Libya’s battlefield, and the company is trying to limit the kinds of trucks it sells in Libya to get its name out of the line of fire. But Libyan fighters still have plenty of ways to use their favorite pickups.

Misrata's main roundabout at Tripoli Street, the epicenter of the battle for Misrata in 2011. More than three years later it's a sign of the city's prosperity.

The Libyan city of Misrata booms while most of Libya burns

June 24, 2014Business, Economics and Jobs

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