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2011 Libyan civil war: Heavy fighting continues in the Libyan towns of Sirte and Bani Walid, with eight anti-Gaddafi fighters killed on Saturday.
2011-09-18

The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with NATO leaders to try to find a solution to the Libya crisis.
2011-07-15

Mikhail Margelov, the President of Russia's special envoy on the Libyan uprising, claims that Muammar Gaddafi has a "suicidal plan" to destroy Tripoli if the rebels seem likely to capture it.
2011-07-14

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

Denmark officially recognizes the National Transitional Council of Libya as the "sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people" in the current transition period.
2011-06-22

The President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, calls on Gaddafi to step down.
2011-06-9

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

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

Xinhua reports that 35,860 Chinese nationals have been evacuated from Libya in one of the largest overseas operations in Chinese military history.
2011-03-3

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, warns in a nationally televised address that the protests could develop into a civil war.
2011-02-21