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| Navy Seals board rogue Libya oil tanker Morning Glory | Navy Seals board rogue Libya oil tanker Morning Glory |
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| The US has taken control of a tanker full of oil loaded from a rebel-held port in Libya, the Pentagon says. | The US has taken control of a tanker full of oil loaded from a rebel-held port in Libya, the Pentagon says. |
| The raid by Navy Seals took place in international waters south of Cyprus, said spokesman Rear Adm John Kirby. | The raid by Navy Seals took place in international waters south of Cyprus, said spokesman Rear Adm John Kirby. |
| The Morning Glory's evasion of a naval blockade at the eastern port of Sidra prompted Libya's parliament to sack Prime Minister Ali Zeidan last week. | The Morning Glory's evasion of a naval blockade at the eastern port of Sidra prompted Libya's parliament to sack Prime Minister Ali Zeidan last week. |
| The oil terminal has been under the control of militia wanting autonomy for eastern Libya since July 2013. | The oil terminal has been under the control of militia wanting autonomy for eastern Libya since July 2013. |
| Meanwhile, there has been a deadly attack on the barracks in the main eastern city of Benghazi. | Meanwhile, there has been a deadly attack on the barracks in the main eastern city of Benghazi. |
| This was their first attempt to export oil from rebel-held areas. It is not clear where the tanker was headed. | This was their first attempt to export oil from rebel-held areas. It is not clear where the tanker was headed. |
| Adm Kirby said the operation had been authorised by President Barack Obama and that no-one had been hurt. | Adm Kirby said the operation had been authorised by President Barack Obama and that no-one had been hurt. |
| "The Morning Glory is carrying a cargo of oil owned by the Libyan government National Oil Company. The ship and its cargo were illicitly obtained," he said, adding that it would now be returned to a Libyan port. | "The Morning Glory is carrying a cargo of oil owned by the Libyan government National Oil Company. The ship and its cargo were illicitly obtained," he said, adding that it would now be returned to a Libyan port. |
| The vessel was flagged in North Korea but officials in Pyongyang said it had been deregistered because of the incident. | The vessel was flagged in North Korea but officials in Pyongyang said it had been deregistered because of the incident. |
| It was said to have been operated by an Egyptian company. | It was said to have been operated by an Egyptian company. |
| The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says the US move is likely to act as a deterrent to any further attempts to illicitly buy oil from the rebel-controlled ports. | The BBC's Rana Jawad in Tripoli says the US move is likely to act as a deterrent to any further attempts to illicitly buy oil from the rebel-controlled ports. |
| She says that after backing the 2011 rebellion against Muammar Gaddafi, the US does not want Libya to become a failed state. |