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Libya
[ lib-ee-uh ]
noun
- Ancient Geography. the part of N Africa W of Egypt.
- Italian Libia. a republic in N Africa between Tunisia and Egypt: formerly a monarchy 1951–69. 679,400 sq. mi. (1,759,646 sq. km). : Tripoli.
Libya
/ ˈlɪbɪə /
noun
- a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: became an Italian colony in 1912; divided after World War II into Tripolitania and Cyrenaica (under British administration) and Fezzan (under French); gained independence in 1951; monarchy overthrown by a military junta led by Colonel Gaddafi in 1969; Gaddafi's authoritarian regime overthrown in 2011 following a popular uprising. It consists almost wholly of desert and is a major exporter of oil. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: (Sunni) Muslim. Currency: Libyan dinar. Capital: Tripoli. Pop: 6 002 347 (2013 est). Area: 1 760 000 sq km (680 000 sq miles) Official nameAl-Jumhuria al-Arabia al-Libya ash-Shabiya al-Ishtirakiya al-Uzma
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Speaking in Tigrinya - a language spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea - the man said they left Libya five days ago and that the dinghy they were travelling on capsized.
Nato's bombing campaign over Libya in 2011 also highlighted deficiencies - with European nations supposedly taking the lead, but still dependent on US support.
The Adriana went down in the early hours of 14 June 2023 in international waters – but within Greece's rescue zone - after leaving Libya days earlier.
The confession is alleged to have been made in 2012 while Masud was in custody in Libya following the uprising against Gaddafi's regime.
Nato's intervention in Libya in 2011 illustrated how European nations struggled without their biggest partner.
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