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Eleven people are killed and 73 others are missing and presumed dead after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the Libyan coast.
2023-02-15

Twenty-two Malian migrants are found dead on an inflatable boat on the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast, after they left Zuwarah nine days ago. The International Organization for Migration reports that the migrants died from dehydration and drowning.
2022-07-5

The father, Ramadan Abedi, and younger brother, Hashem Abedi, of suspected bomber Salman Abedi are arrested in Tripoli by the Libyan Counter-Terrorism forces.
2017-05-24

At least 10 people drown off the coast of Libya when their dinghy sinks. The Italian Navy managed to rescue over 100 more people.
2016-06-30

The Maltese Navy and Italian Coast Guard mount a rescue operation for a boat that capsized between Libya and Italy with up to 700 people aboard.
2015-04-19

On the first anniversary of the 2012 Benghazi attack, a powerful car bomb explodes near the Libyan Foreign Ministry building in the city.
2013-09-11

Fighting continues between government and rebels in Brega and Ajdabiya in Libya.
2011-04-9

Nigeria accuses the international community of taking action in Libya while doing little to resolve the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire.
2011-03-22

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

The crew of the Libyan M-V "Rim" takes back the ship from Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Another ship, the Panamanian M-V "QSM Dubai", is captured.
2010-06-2