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An antiquated warplane belonging to Libyan pro-government forces prepares to attack ISIS-linked rebels in Benghazi. Italy and Egypt are pushing for the US-led anti-ISIS coalition to join the fight in Libya.

Why the US doesn’t want to call ISIS’ offshoots parts of ISIS at all

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As ISIS grows its reach into new countries, the US and its allies are debating whether those affiliates should be attacked. And that decision has a lot to do with who’s considered a part of ISIS at all.

Two men hug during the funeral for Libyan activist Tawfik Bin Saud in Benghazi on September 20, 2014. Tawfik was killed, along with a friend, late on September 19, by unknown gunmen as they were driving home in Libya's eastern coastal city of Benghazi.

The death of a teen activist marks a new low in Benghazi’s violence

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