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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

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

The Libyan Armed Forces bomb large fuel storage tanks in the town of Misrata, destroying the tanks and causing a large fire.
2011-05-7

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

Air Vice Marshal Greg Bagwell of the British Royal Air Force claims that the Libyan Air Force "no longer exists as a fighting force".
2011-03-23

The International Committee of the Red Cross withdraws from the rebel held city of Benghazi, Libya, fearing an attack from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.
2011-03-17

President Obama calls on Colonel Gaddafi to stand down and advises that the United States is looking at "full range" of military options.
2011-03-3

The South Korean Navy ship "Choi Young" arrives off the coast of Tripoli to evacuate South Korean citizens from Libya.
2011-03-2