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The Government of National Accord (GNA) says they are in full control of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, after forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA), loyal to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, retreat from the capital after months of intense clashes in the city.
2020-06-4

The Coast Guard of Libya stops nearly 400 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean in five boats in the past two days, according to the office for migrants of the United Nations.
2020-05-25

President Trump signs an executive order limiting refugees and immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The order also prioritizes the vetting of Christian refugees of the Syrian Civil War.
2017-01-27

Authorities find at least 28 migrants dead off the coast of Libya in a day of frantic rescues. [http:--www.france24.com-en-20161005-least-28-migrants-dead-off-libya-coastguard?ref=tw_i (AFP via France 24)]date=August 2019
2016-10-4

Suffocation in the hold of a boat in the Mediterranean Sea near the Libyan coast kills at least 40 migrants.
2015-08-15

Libyan Islamist militia leader Ahmed Abu Khattala pleads not guilty in a Washington D.C. court to one charge of conspiracy in relation to the 2012 Benghazi attack in which four Americans were killed.
2014-06-28

Two US airmen safely eject prior to their F-15E crashing near Benghazi, Libya, due to mechanical failure.
2011-03-22

An eight member United Kingdom Special Air Service team and a junior diplomat are captured by Libyan rebels as a secret effort to contact the rebels backfires.
2011-03-5

Al-Jazeera reports that forces supporting Muammar Gaddafi have bombed targets in the Libyan city of Misrata.
2011-03-1

Uncertainty in Libya leads to falls in world stock markets and increases in crude oil prices.
2011-02-22