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Nearly 40 Syrian mercenaries recruited by the Turkish Army have fled to Italy, raising the number of Syrian fighters who fled from Libya to Europe to nearly 200.
2020-03-9

A twin-prop Fairchild Metroliner Mark III light aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Malta International Airport, killing all five French nationals on board. Malta officials say that the aircraft was part of a French customs surveillance operation tracing routes of illicit trafficking, of humans and drugs on Libyan coasts, and that the flight was heading for the Libyan city of Misrata.
2016-10-24

A suicide bomber strikes a checkpoint near the city of Misrata causing several deaths.
2015-05-31

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

An aid ship is forced to cut short its mission to evacuate civilians from Libya after Muammar Gaddafi's forces shell the port of Misrata shortly after it docked; at least four people, including a woman and two children, were killed in the shelling.
2011-05-4

Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi continue to attack the city of Misrata.
2011-05-2

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

The United Nations is withdrawing all its international staff from Tripoli after "angry" crowds protest outside US, UK and Italian embassies against NATO airstrikes.
2011-05-1

Gaddafi's government attempts to block deliveries to Misrata by using naval mines, which are in the process of being removed by NATO.
2011-04-30

The Algerian army is deployed to the border with Libya to monitor air traffic and weapons smuggling.
2011-03-6