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The United Nations mission for Libya announces that the warring parties in the war have agreed to a "permanent ceasefire in all areas of Libya." The UN says it is an "important turning point towards peace and stability in Libya." The Libyan National Army (LNA) of Khalifa Haftar, based in the east, had been at war with the Government of National Accord (GNA), based in Tripoli.
2020-10-23

Libyan police found the bodies of seven Egyptian Christians shot dead execution-style on a beach near the city of Benghazi.
2014-02-24

The tomb of Muslim saint Sidi Mahmoud Ben Amar, part of the World Heritage Site in Timbuktu, Mali, is attacked and burned by Islamist fighters.
2012-05-7

Muammar Gaddafi's fugitive son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, is captured in Libya.
2011-11-19

A convoy of troops loyal to former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi crosses the border with Niger arriving in Agadez.
2011-09-5

National Transitional Council forces in Libya began cutting off supply lines to Tripoli after a 48 hour operation capturing key towns around the capital and surrounding the city.
2011-08-16

The Government of the United Kingdom expels Libyan diplomats loyal to Muammar Gaddafi from the United Kingdom and recognises the National Transitional Council.
2011-07-27

According to "The Daily Telegraph", the Sudanese army invades Libya, taking control of the southeastern town of Al-Kufra.
2011-07-2

NATO extends its mission on Libya for an additional 90 days.
2011-06-1

The United States House of Representatives votes overwhelmingly against funding the involvement of ground troops in Libya.
2011-05-26