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2011 Libyan civil war: The French military reports France air-dropped weapons to anti-regime Berber rebels trying to bring down Muammar Gaddafi in the west's Nafusa Mountains in early June. "Le Figaro" suggests rocket launchers and anti-tank missiles were among the weapons dropped.
2011-06-29

2011 Libyan civil war: Libyan officials say NATO airstrikes on Tripoli kill 15 civilians, including children; this is the second claimed collateral damage incident in two days, with NATO blaming a "weapons failure" for the first attack.
2011-06-20

The cities of Yafran and al-Qalaa in the Nafusa Mountains are in critical condition following ongoing attacks by Muammar Gaddafi's forces, with heavy artillery shelling continuing, water supplies shut off, and no food or medical supplies coming into the towns for weeks.
2011-05-27

Sources from the Tunisian defence ministry claim that Gaddafi's wife and daughter have fled there.
2011-05-18

A NATO airstrike on the Libyan capital Tripoli damages two government buildings.
2011-05-17

Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi bombard the rebel-held town of Zintan with Grad rockets.
2011-05-3

Muammar Gaddafi's forces continue to use artillery shelling against civilians and rebels in Misrata. Rebels from the Nafusa Mountains region capture Libya's west border, where over 100 loyalist soldiers surrender to Tunisian authorities after being chased out by rebels.
2011-04-21

Barack Obama, the President of the United States, David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of France publish an op-ed in the "International Herald Tribune" outlining their strategy on the 2011 Libyan civil war.
2011-04-14

Two US airmen safely eject prior to their F-15E crashing near Benghazi, Libya, due to mechanical failure.
2011-03-22

The United Nations says the situation on the Libyan-Tunisian border has reached "crisis point".
2011-03-1