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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

2011 Libyan civil war: NATO planes destroy a military storage facility and other targets on the outskirts of Tripoli.
2011-07-17

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

NATO claims to have sunk eight Libyan Navy warships in airstrikes on Tripoli's main port.
2011-05-19

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

More than 400 people fleeing Libya and Tunisia arrive on the Italian island of Lampedusa in two boats, the latest in a stream of refugees fleeing the ongoing conflicts in North Africa.
2011-05-14

Thousands of people are at risk of death from thirst and starvation in Yafran due to Muammar Gaddafi's forces besieging the city, shutting off water and blocking food supplies.
2011-05-3

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

2011 Libyan civil war: Human rights groups accuse pro-Gaddafi troops of using cluster bombs in Misrata.
2011-04-15

Peru suspends diplomatic relations with Libya, becoming the first nation to do so since the unrest, and calls on the United Nations Security Council to introduce a no-fly zone over Libyan airspace to stop Libyan Air Force aircraft attacking civilians
2011-02-22