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Armed Protesters Stormed Libya's Parliament and Shot Two MPs
Demonstrators frustrated with Libya's government attacked the General National Congress in Tripoli on Sunday night.
Hanging Out with the Sunni Warlords Who've Seized Control of Tripoli
Lebanon's religious vigilantes are trapped in ghettos with their guns.
Warlords of Tripoli
With rule of law no longer in effect in Tripoli, warlords like Sunni commander Ziad Allouki are now the city's de facto rulers. VICE News hung out with him and his fighters for a week to discover why they're fighting and if the country really is on the...
Warlords of Tripoli - Trailer
VICE News hangs out with commander Ziad Allouki and his fighters to find out whether Lebanon really is on the brink of civil war.
The Syrian Spillover: Lebanon (Dispatch One)
While world leaders meet for Geneva II, the fighting in Syria bleeds over the border into Lebanon, pushing the country toward civil war.
Fighting in Syria Is Inching Lebanon Closer to Civil War
As world leaders meet at the Geneva II conference to discuss the conflict in Syria, violence there is bleeding over its borders into neighboring Lebanon. Now, after multiple bombings in Tripoli, Lebanon may be headed toward the brink.
"Tripoli Is Crying": Lebanon's Second City Is On the Brink of Battle
Conflicts between those who support Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and those who back the rebels in Syria are always on the verge of breaking out, and tensions are particularly high in the aftermath of an August terrorist attack.
Meet the Libyan Militia Detaining Migrants in a Zoo
Said Ben Suleiman's brigade—and some lions, camels, and spider monkeys—are on the frontline of Europe's immigration crisis. They run a holding cell in one of the zoo’s empty offices and make frequent raids on boatloads of migrants setting off from...
Watching Your Dad Get Kidnapped by America Sucks
Meeting the son of Abu Anas al-Libi, who was abducted in Libya this week.
Libya Is Getting Better and Better for Teenage Arms Dealers
Clashes have broken out in Libya between militias as they clamor for power. A metaphor for Libya's infatuation with violence can be found in the changing of the wares for sale on Tripoli's Al Rashid Street. Innocuous fireworks have been replaced by...
A Syrian Proxy War Is Being Fought in Tripoli
Clashes between Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen are nothing new, yet they have started clashing more regularly since the the uprising in neighboring Syria. This has only served to fuel speculation that what's going on in Tripoli is not just linked to...
The Hangover News
One of Britain's most wanted fugitives was arrested this weekend, but you were probably too drunk to notice.