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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

Conflict

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.

A terminal at Tripoli's airport is in shambles after a series of clashes between rival Libyan militias.

Tripoli’s airport has become ground zero for military clashes in Libya

Conflict
Protests in Derna

Game of Thrones is an amazing way to understand what’s happening in Libya

Arts, Culture & Media
IDP camp near Tripoli

Gaddafi supporters face a tough future in the new Libya

Conflict & Justice

After ceasefire, Libyan attacks by Gadhafi forces continue

Global Politics
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Libyan rebels take Tripoli, capturing Gadhafi’s sons

Libyan rebel forces overtake the capital of Tripoli, battling with loyalists to Col. Gadhafi.

How Libya Reclaims its Forgotten Past

Arts, Culture & Media

For the Geo Quiz, we’re searching for a modern Libyan city with an ancient past. It’s located in the northwest corner of country along the Mediterranean coast.

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Misrata, Libya Returned to Normal but Signs of Uprising Remain

Lifestyle & Belief

Reporter Marine Olivesi, a frequent contributor from Libya, was the first western journalist to view Gaddafi’s corpse. She told us about her surreal hunt to find the dictator’s remains and about the return to normalcy in the city of Misrata.

Misrata Holds First Free Local Elections

Conflict & Justice

A year after the uprising broke up in the Libyan town of Misrata, officials are holding the country’s first free democratic elections. Marine Olivesi reports from Misrata.

After Fleeing, A Woman Returns to a New Libya

Iman Traina escaped from Libya in April, fleeing on a boat   with her baby as Moammar Gadhafi’s forces moved on Misrata.  When she was last on the program, she reported not having clean water, lack of food and electricity.  After spending many months in Ireland, she is home again. Traina says things have gotten much better in […]

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