2018 in Libya

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2018
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See also: Other events of 2018
List of years in Libya

Events in the year 2018 in Libya .

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Satellite image of central Tripoli, location for a series of clashes during the Battle of Tripoli Tripolilibyanasa.jpg
Satellite image of central Tripoli, location for a series of clashes during the Battle of Tripoli

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References

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