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At least 27 people are found dead in the western desert of Libya near the border with Tunisia.
2023-08-9

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

United States Africa Command announces that a March 24 airstrike in Ubari, Libya, killed Musa Abu Dawud, who was a wanted alleged senior member of al-Qaida.
2018-03-28

In coordination with Libya’s internationally recognized government, American special operations forces and FBI agents capture Mustafa al-Imam, a militant who allegedly was involved in the 2012 Benghazi attack, at an unknown location in Libya.
2017-10-29

U.S. B-2 stealth bombers strike two ISIL camps, south of the city of Sirte, Libya, killing more than 80 militants, according to United States Secretary of Defense Ash Carter.
2017-01-19

An unspecified-type Egyptian military aircraft crashes due to a 'technical failure' near the Libyan border killing four crew members and injuring two others.
2015-08-13

Russia evacuates Libya of all Russian diplomats and their families one day after an attack on their embassy left one dead.
2013-10-3

South African President Jacob Zuma will visit Libya for talks with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in renewed efforts by the African Union to broker a cease-fire in the 2011 Libyan civil war.
2011-05-25

Colonel Gaddafi claims that Libya's oil fields are "safe" and "under control" and warns against foreign intervention.
2011-03-2

The sole survivor of the Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crash in Libya is informed of the death of his family members.
2010-05-14