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
More than 900 people are released from Ain Zara jail in Tripoli. 2011-08-22
Heavy fighting is reported in the capital Tripoli as the rebel advance continues. 2011-08-20
The International Criminal Court accuses Muammar Gaddafi's regime of using rape as a weapon of war. 2011-06-9
The family of Anton Hammerl, a South African journalist missing in Libya since 5 April 2011, claim that he was shot by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. 2011-05-20
Members of the multi-state coalition conducting the military campaign in Libya hold talks in Rome, Italy, and agree to set up a new fund to aid Libyan rebels, with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promising to use frozen assets of Muammar Gaddafi's regime. 2011-05-5
Rebels in Libya say they have recaptured the town of Brega from government forces. 2011-03-14
2011 Libyan civil war: Rebels are forced from the town of Brega by troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi but later claim to have recaptured it. 2011-03-13
Libyan workers fleeing to Tunisia claim that anti-Gaddafi forces control the town of Zuwarah, 120 km west of Tripoli. 2011-02-24
The runways at Benina International Airport in Benghazi have been destroyed. 2011-02-22