Mauritania extradites former Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi, who was arrested in the capital Nouakchott in March after fleeing Libya during the civil war in 2011. The United States insist on a fair trial for the suspect, a "milestone in (Libya's) democratic transition". 2012-09-5
2011 Libyan civil war: Seven rebels are killed and 50 injured in fighting in the town of Zlitan. 2011-08-2
54 Somalis fleeing the civil war in Libya drown after their boat sinks off the coast of Tripoli. 2011-05-10
The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, reports that there are "reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed and continue being committed in Libya, and says he will soon request arrest warrants against three individuals who are "most responsible for the crimes committed." 2011-05-4
2011 Libyan civil war: The head of America's military says the war is moving towards stalemate, even after its air strikes destroy 30-40 per cent of Libya's ground forces. American senator John McCain visits Benghazi. 2011-04-22
United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says NATO will begin using armed predator drones to combat Muammar Gaddafi's forces. 2011-04-21
Pro-Gaddafi forces launch an offensive on the rebel held town of Zawiya. 2011-03-8
Battle of Zawiya: rebels beat back a pro-Gaddafi push into the city. 2011-03-5
Interpol issues an international alert for Gaddafi and 15 of his family members and close associates to help enforce the UN sanctions against his regime. 2011-03-4
Howard Davies, the director of the London School of Economics, resigns over allegations about the institution's links to the Libyan regime. 2011-03-3