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The men had taken the 23-meter boat, Hicret-1, to Libya a year ago, and were laying pipes on the seabed near the town of Derne when the turmoil began, Anadolu Ajansi, Turkey's state news agency reported.
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He said groups had also declared "independent Islamic emirates" in the cities of Beyda and Derne, and called these "Mickey Mouse states."
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Its route from Tripoly is along the shores of the Syrtis to Derne, and from thence along the coast of Egypt, passing either by Alexandria, or taking the direction of the Natron lakes straight for Cairo, from whence it follows the common pilgrim-route.
Travels in Arabia 2003
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Mat bounded to his feet as the door banged open to admit Captain Derne.
The Dragon Reborn Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1991
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He fished the second purse of gold from his pocket and tossed it to Derne.
The Dragon Reborn Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1991
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He distinguished himself greatly in the naval war with France, and in the war with Tripoli, especially at the capture of Derne, in Africa.
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Mount Vernon Street to Joy Street, and northerly to Derne Street, embracing the Capitol lot, and also the reservoir lot, for which last two he paid, in 1752, the modest sum of eleven hundred dollars!
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Mount Vernon Street, the upper part of Hancock Street, and Derne Street, were laid out through it.
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Hamet's army, and with the cooperation of the fleet, made a successful attack upon Derne, the capital of the richest province of Tripoli.
The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country Henry Mann
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_Derne_ is a Saxon adj. signifying _secret, private_, in which sense it is used more than once by Chaucer, and in no other.
The Rowley Poems Thomas Chatterton
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