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The United States Africa Command accuses Russia of deploying fighter jets to eastern Libya to provide air support to Russian mercenaries allied to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, who is locked in a civil war with the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA).
2020-05-26

The United Nations envoy for Libya, Bernardino León, proposes a government of national unity for Libya led by Fayez Sarraj as Prime Minister.
2015-10-9

Islamic State kidnaps about 20 medical workers from the Ibn Sina Hospital in the Libyan city of Sirte.
2015-03-16

A huge fire at the National Oil Corp. depot started by a stray rocket threatens the Libyan capital Tripoli.
2014-07-28

The U.S. deploys destroyers and surveillance drones to Libya to hunt for those responsible for the attack in Benghazi. U.S. officials say they are investigating whether the protests over a film privately produced in the US denigrating the prophet Muhammad were used as a cover by the attackers, rather than being spurred by them. The Libyan Deputy Interior minister says there were two parts in the attack - the second attack was on the safe house of which the location was previously leaked. [http:--www.cnn.com-2012-09-13-world-africa-libya-us-ambassador-killed-index.html?hpt=hp_t2 (CNN)] [http:--www.detroitnews.com-article-20120913-NATION-209130453-1361-Libya-says-attacks-a-2-part-militant-assault (AP via "Detroit News")]date=July 2019
2012-09-13

A Libyan starts court proceedings against 41 people accused of helping Muammar Gaddafi to attempt to suppress the opposition in the Libyan Civil War.
2012-02-5

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gives a live address to the nation after rebels claim a number of victories in the 2011 Libyan civil war.
2011-08-15

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, warns in a nationally televised address that the protests could develop into a civil war.
2011-02-21

Flight recorders from Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771, which crashed in Libya on 12 May killing 103 people, suggest there was no technical failure.
2010-05-30

Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 arriving from South Africa en route to London crashes at Tripoli airport, Libya, killing 104 people; a 10-year-old child is the sole survivor.
2010-05-12