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Mauritania extradites former Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi, who was arrested in the capital Nouakchott in March after fleeing Libya during the civil war in 2011. The United States insist on a fair trial for the suspect, a "milestone in (Libya's) democratic transition".
2012-09-5

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

David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, confirms that his government will be sending AgustaWestland Apache attack helicopters to Libya to assist the 2011 Libyan civil war.
2011-05-27

South African President Jacob Zuma will visit Libya for talks with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in renewed efforts by the African Union to broker a cease-fire in the 2011 Libyan civil war.
2011-05-25

The family of Anton Hammerl, a South African journalist missing in Libya since 5 April 2011, claim that he was shot by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.
2011-05-20

Rebels in Libya launch a television channel to counter Muammar Gaddafi's state media.
2011-05-19

54 Somalis fleeing the civil war in Libya drown after their boat sinks off the coast of Tripoli.
2011-05-10

G8 leaders fail to agree on military intervention in Libya following the 2011 Libyan civil war, and pass the issue onto the United Nations Security Council.
2011-03-15

The United States suspends relations with the Libyan embassy in Washington D.C..
2011-03-10

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