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Libyan Court Sentences 23 Men to Death over ISIS Takeover of Sirte

HeadlineMay 30, 2023

A court in Libya has sentenced 23 men to death over their roles in the 2015 takeover of the city of Sirte by ISIS fighters. The men were blamed for crimes including the kidnapping and beheading of dozens of Coptic Orthodox Christians. Fourteen others were sentenced to life in prison. ISIS rose to power during Libya’s civil war that followed the 2011 assassination of longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi by U.S.-supported rebels.

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