Forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi surround the town of Zawiya as part of a general counterattack.

Hundreds of Syrian soldiers, along with helicopter gunships, attack Khirbet Ghazaleh in the Daraa province.
2012-07-14

In the wake of serious rioting, Tunisia declares an overnight curfew for eight regions, including the capital Tunis.
2012-06-12

The Arab Inter-parliamentary Union, an advisory body to the Arab League, calls for the removal of its monitors in Syria, saying that they are inadvertently helping the government cover up ongoing violence.
2012-01-1

Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa defects from the government and seeks refuge in the United Kingdom.
2011-03-31

The British government confirms that the Libyan Foreign Minister, Moussa Koussa, has resigned and defected to Britain.
2011-03-30

The headquarters of the National Democratic Action Society (Waad), a secular Bahraini opposition political party, is attacked and burned down. The party's leader, Ibrahim Sharif, is arrested.
2011-03-18

Pro-Gaddafi forces are besieging the towns of Misrata and Zawiya.
2011-03-13

Shaikh Faraj al Zuway, the head of the Zuwayya tribe in eastern Libya threatens to cut off oil exports unless the Government of Libya stops the "suppression of protestors".
2011-02-20

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Forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi surround the town of Zawiya as part of a general counterattack.

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