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
2011 Libyan civil war: National Transitional Council forces gain control of Muammar Gaddafi's former stronghold of Bani Walid, after a bloody six-week siege. 2011-10-17
2011 Libyan civil war: After a lengthy and bloody siege, National Transitional Council forces approach the center of the city of Sirte, facing heavy resistance from troops loyal to the ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi. 2011-10-8
NATO reports it has intercepted Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the act of laying mines in Misrata as Tunisia successfully captures some of the troops who have brought the Libyan civil war onto its territory. 2011-04-29
France and Italy are to send military officers to Libya to train rebels. 2011-04-20
Pro-Gaddafi forces claim that they have taken control of Ra's Lanuf with dozens of people killed. 2011-03-10
Al Arabiya reports that the city of Brega has been bombed by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. 2011-03-4
The United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office is investigating claims that a man from the English city of Manchester has been killed in the 2011 Libyan civil war. 2011-03-4
The United States Air Force starts preparation of evacuation flights to get Egyptian refugees out of Libya following an order from US President Barack Obama. 2011-03-3
Forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi attack the city of Nalut near the Tunisian border. 2011-03-1