The Dawn of Libya, the Islamist-allied militia group in control of Libya's capital, has moved into the U.S. Embassy annex and its residential compound, a commander said Sunday, as onlookers and journalists toured the abandoned homes of diplomats who fled the country more than a month ago.
Libyan Militia Group Moves Into US Embassy Annex in Tripoli
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Damage is seen in the front yard of a building at the U.S. Embassy compound in Tripoli, Libya, after weeks of violence between rival militias over control of the capital, in this photo taken during a tour offered to onlookers and journalists by the Dawn o
![A view of an annex of the U.S. embassy in Tripoli during a media tour organized by the Dawn of Libya militant group after the group took over the annex, Aug. 31, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/AE775011-56B8-40A2-93A3-7980DBFA3772_cx0_cy5_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A view of an annex of the U.S. embassy in Tripoli during a media tour organized by the Dawn of Libya militant group after the group took over the annex, Aug. 31, 2014.
![A view of an annex of the U.S. embassy in Tripoli during a media tour organized by the Dawn of Libya, a group of Islamist-leaning forces mainly from Misrata, after the group took over the annex, Aug. 31, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/86291968-5A2A-4B69-A39D-0AA9B62F5D7F_cx0_cy10_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A view of an annex of the U.S. embassy in Tripoli during a media tour organized by the Dawn of Libya, a group of Islamist-leaning forces mainly from Misrata, after the group took over the annex, Aug. 31, 2014.
![A view of a dining room at an annex of the U.S. embassy in Tripoli, Libya, Aug. 31, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B3499C7C-4869-441E-B6A3-469E65BEBCA7_cx0_cy10_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A view of a dining room at an annex of the U.S. embassy in Tripoli, Libya, Aug. 31, 2014.