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A Libyan military court sentences a group of Russian, Belarussian and Ukrainian men to long prison terms, having found them guilty of serving as mercenaries for Muammar Gaddafi in the Libyan Civil War. A Russian who was deemed the group's leader was sentenced to life imprisonment, and the rest were sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labor.
2012-06-4

South Africa is reported to be involved in negotiations with Muammar Gaddafi's camp to offer him a place of refuge, though the government denies reports a plane has been sent for him.
2011-08-22

Large anti-Gaddafi protests take place, with some coming under fire from snipers perched on rooftops.
2011-08-22

Abdul Hafiz Ghoga, the Vice Chairman of the National Transitional Council, says that "the zero hour has started" with fighting continuing in Tripoli.
2011-08-21

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

Opposition forces in Libya make gains amid NATO bombing, reportedly operating out of the capital Tripoli.
2011-05-10

France and Italy are to send military officers to Libya to train rebels.
2011-04-20

Heavy fighting continues in Misrata with reports of seventeen people dying.
2011-04-17

The United States suspends relations with the Libyan embassy in Washington D.C..
2011-03-10

The leader of Libya Muammar Gaddafi appears on state television to disprove claims that he has fled.
2011-02-22