Tag: Libya

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders talks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House in Washington, D.C.

‘Not a cookie-cutter model’: Sarah Sanders dismisses comparisons to Libya in North Korea negotiations

Gabby Morrongiello · May 16, 2018 4:39 pm

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.

Trump should go to Congress to authorize Syrian strikes

Washington Examiner · April 11, 2018 4:00 am

A Syrian army soldier places a Syrian national flag during a battle with rebel fighters at the Ramouseh front line, east of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. The government seized large swathes of the Aleppo enclave under rebel control since 2012 in the offensive that began last week. The fighting was most intense Monday near the dividing line between east and west Aleppo as government and allied troops push their way from the eastern flank, reaching within less than a kilometer (half a mile) from the citadel that anchors the center of the city.

In Syria we need strength, not another war

Washington Examiner · April 9, 2018 9:58 pm

Smokes rises after an airstrike on an Islamic State militants held area in Libya in 2016.

National Security

US confirms strike killed senior al Qaeda leader in Libya

Jamie McIntyre · March 28, 2018 4:59 pm

A car drives on a road between Sebha and Ubari in southwestern Libya.

US airstrike kills ‘two terrorists’ in Libya

Anna Giaritelli · March 24, 2018 7:52 pm

Smokes rises after an airstrike on an Islamic State militants held area in Libya in 2016.

Beltway Confidential

There’s US military action in Libya under Trump, but you probably haven’t heard about it

Ian O'Shaughnessy · March 21, 2018 1:56 pm

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 3, 2008 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi attends a wreath laying ceremony in the Belarus capital Minsk. Gadhafi of nearly 42 years was captured by rebel forces in his hometown of Sirte in Oct. 2011. Libyan officials initially said Gadhafi was killed in crossfire between rebel fighters and loyalists. However, video footage emerged showing him being beaten, taunted and abused by his captors, raising questions about how and when he died. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy detained by police over allegations Moammar Gadhafi donated millions to 2007 campaign

Anna Giaritelli · March 20, 2018 2:47 pm

Nicholas Young, 38, purchased and sent gift card codes to ISIS members in 2016 that he thought could help them recruit new fighters. (Screenshot/Twitter)

National Security

First US police officer convicted on terror charges sentenced to 15 years in prison

Anna Giaritelli · February 23, 2018 8:03 pm

The ruling Thursday marks the second time a federal appeals court has ruled against Trump's third travel ban, which the Trump administration rolled out in September. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Second federal appeals court rules against Trump’s third travel ban

Melissa Quinn · February 15, 2018 4:33 pm

Roughly 87 migrants died Thursday evening after their ship capsized while attempting to transit the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Sicily or the Italian mainland. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Beltway Confidential

European and Libyan governments are letting African children drown

Tom Rogan · February 2, 2018 9:52 pm

"Our country's history of regime change has lead to countries like North Korea to develop these weapons," Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Tulsi Gabbard: American foreign policy led to North Korea developing nuclear weapons

Sean Higgins · January 14, 2018 3:19 pm

"The United States congratulates Libya for destroying the last remnants of its Qadhafi-era chemical weapons stockpile and satisfying its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

White House applauds Libya’s destruction of chemical weapons

Sarah Bedford · January 11, 2018 7:42 pm