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Authorities in Tripoli announce the capture of Muammar Gaddafi's former spokesman Moussa Ibrahim near the town of Tarhouna, 40 miles south of the capital Tripoli. Ibrahim's whereabouts had been unknown since the end of the civil war in 2011 and there had been several earlier reports of his arrest. Hours later an audio message purported to be by Ibrahim appears online, in which he denies being captured or even being in Libya.
2012-10-20

2011 Libyan civil war: NATO warplanes attack the port of Tripoli and the residence of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
2011-05-22

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

Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi shell towns and villages in the western mountains in an attempt to capture higher ground.
2011-05-18

Opposition forces in Misrata claim to have seized the city's airport from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.
2011-05-11

NATO reports it has intercepted Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the act of laying mines in Misrata as Tunisia successfully captures some of the troops who have brought the Libyan civil war onto its territory.
2011-04-29

Clashes continue to take place between rebels and Gaddafi loyalists at Ra's Lanuf.
2011-03-11

Pro-Gaddafi forces claim that they have taken control of Ra's Lanuf with dozens of people killed.
2011-03-10

Al Arabiya reports that the city of Brega has been bombed by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.
2011-03-4

The Dutch Ministry of Defense confirm that three Royal Netherlands Navy personnel are captured by armed men loyal to Muammar Gaddafi during an evacuation operation. "Intensive diplomatic negotiations" are going on between Dutch and Libyan authorities and relatives of the crew are being kept informed.
2011-03-3