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A mass grave of 42 people is found in Sirte, Libya, after arrested Islamic State militants tip off authorities.
2022-10-2

An ISIL sniper in Sirte, Libya, shoots dead Dutch photographer and war correspondent Jeroen Oerlemans.
2016-10-2

The United States launches airstrikes on ISIL positions in the Libyan city of Sirte following a request from the UN-backed Government of National Accord. Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, in a televised address, says the strikes have caused "heavy ISIL losses".
2016-08-1

The Tunisian Army kills five suspected ISIL militants near the town of Ben Gardane after they infiltrated across the border from neighboring Libya.
2016-03-2

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's branch in Libya attacks the Libyan oil port of Sidra, which is Libya's largest oil depot. Two members of the Petrol Facilities Guard militia, which is defending Sidra, were reportedly killed in clashes. Islamic State militants were reportedly pushed back from the port, but the group now says it controls the town of Bin Jawad, 30km west of Sidra on the road from its stronghold in Sirte.
2016-01-4

Warplanes of unidentified origin carry out airstrikes on ISIS camps in the Libyan city of Sirte.
2015-10-20

Fighting rages near the western Libyan city of Sirte between Islamic State affiliated militants and a local militia alliance.
2015-03-15

Deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is killed in a crossfire between Gaddafi loyalists and rebel fighters in his hometown of Sirte, Libya.
2011-10-20

NATO decides to increase surveillance flights over Libya to a 24-7 basis.
2011-03-7

An uprising against the Muammar Gaddafi regime continues in Libya.
2011-03-6