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Authorities in Tripoli announce the capture of Muammar Gaddafi's former spokesman Moussa Ibrahim near the town of Tarhouna, 40 miles south of the capital Tripoli. Ibrahim's whereabouts had been unknown since the end of the civil war in 2011 and there had been several earlier reports of his arrest. Hours later an audio message purported to be by Ibrahim appears online, in which he denies being captured or even being in Libya.
2012-10-20

Iran's Foreign Ministry calls for the release of Musa al-Sadr, who they claim has been held in Libya since 1978.
2011-08-22

South Africa is reported to be involved in negotiations with Muammar Gaddafi's camp to offer him a place of refuge, though the government denies reports a plane has been sent for him.
2011-08-22

A NATO airstrike on the Libyan capital Tripoli damages two government buildings.
2011-05-17

The North Korean embassy in Tripoli is reportedly damaged in a NATO air raid.
2011-05-12

Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi enter Benghazi. [https:--www.reuters.com-article-2011-03-19-us-libya-idUSTRE7270JP20110319 (Reuters)] [http:--english.aljazeera.net-news-africa-2011-03-201131934914112208.html (Al Jazeera)] [http:--www.tap.info.tn-en-index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16175&Itemid=56 (Tunis Afrique Press News Agency)]date=August 2019
2011-03-19

Al Arabiya reports that the city of Brega has been bombed by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.
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