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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

National Transitional Council forces take control of Tripoli as Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is reported captured by rebels.
2011-08-22

Anti-Muammar Gaddafi rebels make major progress in the 2011 Libyan civil war, advancing into Zawiya, only 50 km west of the capital city, Tripoli.
2011-08-14

Mikhail Margelov, the President of Russia's special envoy on the Libyan uprising, claims that Muammar Gaddafi has a "suicidal plan" to destroy Tripoli if the rebels seem likely to capture it.
2011-07-14

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

The Tripoli compound of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is targeted for more bombing raids in the third night of the international intervention in Libya.
2011-03-21

Al Jazeera claims to have video that shows a Libyan Army officer being executed for refusing to fire on opposition positions west of the capital Tripoli.
2011-03-8

Al-Jazeera reports that forces supporting Muammar Gaddafi have bombed targets in the Libyan city of Misrata.
2011-03-1

Leader Muammar Gaddafi addresses a crowd of supporters in the capital Tripoli.
2011-02-25

Libyan workers fleeing to Tunisia claim that anti-Gaddafi forces control the town of Zuwarah, 120 km west of Tripoli.
2011-02-24