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Libya's international-recognized government, the Government of National Accord, calls for the United States and the European Union to impose sanctions on individuals and "mercenaries", after its National Oil Corporation stated that Russian mercenaries and other foreign actors had forced their way into the Sharara oilfield.
2020-06-27

An airstrike kills five doctors in a hospital in the southern outskirts of Libya's capital Tripoli.
2019-07-28

A car bomb in Benghazi kills three children and injures 20 others.
2016-11-21

A car bombing in the Al-Quwarsha area on the outskirts of Benghazi claims at least 23 lives. The Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries says it is responsible.
2016-08-2

An oil tanker, sent from Eastern Libya by a rival to the internationally recognized Government of National Accord, returns with its cargo to the refinery at Zawiya in western Libya. The United Nations blacklisted the shipment on Wednesday.
2016-05-1

Witnesses report that Gaddafi's forces in Misrata are preparing to use chemical weapons against the civilian and rebel population.
2011-05-1

Muammar Gaddafi, the leader of Libya, says on state television that he is prepared to enter a ceasefire in the Libyan Civil War but it must apply to both sides. Muammar Gaddafi has made such claims before but each time he failed to uphold one.
2011-04-30

NATO decides to increase surveillance flights over Libya to a 24-7 basis.
2011-03-7