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U.S. May Be Ramping Up Its Military and Diplomatic Roles in Libya

HeadlineJul 12, 2017

Unnamed U.S. officials say the Trump administration may be planning to significantly ramp up its military and diplomatic involvement in Libya. The plan could include re-establishing a permanent U.S. presence in Libya, which the U.S. has not had since it shuttered its embassy in Tripoli in 2014. It could also include deploying a rotating team of U.S. special operations troops to Libya.

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