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WorldNovember 23

40 arrested, 500 rescued from trafficking ring

Forty people were arrested and 500 people rescued after a swoop on human trafficking across West Africa, Interpol said.
WorldOctober 2

Benghazi port reopens after 3 years of conflict

Benghazi's commercial port officially reopened on Sunday after a three-year closure due to fighting between rival factions in the east Libyan city.
Benghazi port reopens after 3 years of conflict
Benghazi port reopens after 3 years of conflict
WorldJuly 16

Benghazi airport reopens after being closed during war

Benghazi's international airport officially reopened for commercial flights amid a heavy security presence after a three-year closure due to fighting in the city.
Benghazi airport reopens after being closed during war
Benghazi airport reopens after being closed during war
WorldJuly 5

Libya commander declares battle for Benghazi victory

Libya's eastern commander Khalifa Haftar said his forces had taken full control of Libya's second city Benghazi from rival armed groups after a three-year campaign.
Libya commander declares battle for Benghazi victory
Libya commander declares battle for Benghazi victory
WorldMay 20

Deadly blast in Libyan city

A car bomb has killed at least three people outside a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi, doctors say, in a further sign of the growing disorder that threatens to unhinge an already creaking transition to lawful, democratic rule.
Deadly blast in Libyan city
Deadly blast in Libyan city
WorldMay 10

Police stations bombed in Libya unrest

Bombs exploded outside two police stations in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi and Britain temporarily cut staff at its embassy in Tripoli because of security fears.
Police stations bombed in Libya unrest
Police stations bombed in Libya unrest
WorldJanuary 6

Libyan politician survives assassination attempt

The head of Libya's parliament has survived an assassination attempt unharmed at his home in the remote desert interior of the country, his spokesman says.
Libyan politician survives assassination attempt
Libyan politician survives assassination attempt
WorldDecember 16

Libyan police killed in Benghazi attack

Four policemen in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi were killed when a police compound was attacked, a security official said, in the latest violence to plague the cradle of Libya's uprising.
WorldNovember 4

Rival Libya militias battle in Tripoli

Rival Libyan militias have fired guns and rocket-propelled grenades at each other in Tripoli and set fire to a former intelligence building in one of the worst breakdowns in security in the capital since Muammar Gaddafi's fall.
Rival Libya militias battle in Tripoli
Rival Libya militias battle in Tripoli
WorldOctober 31

Libya congress approves new PM's proposed government

Libya's General National Congress has approved new Prime Minister Ali Zeidan's proposed government line-up but it cut its session short as security forces fended off protesters outside.
Libya congress approves new PM's proposed government
Libya congress approves new PM's proposed government
WorldOctober 21

Clashes resume in former Gaddafi stronghold

Libyan militiamen aligned to the Defence Ministry have shelled the former Gaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid, extending a feud between two towns that demonstrates the country's deep divisions a year after the veteran leader was killed.
Clashes resume in former Gaddafi stronghold
Clashes resume in former Gaddafi stronghold
WorldOctober 7

Libyan Prime Minister forced to stand down

Libya's national congress has dismissed the newly elected prime minister in a vote of no confidence which underscored the difficulties of forming a government which can unite the country's different factions and regions.
WorldSeptember 28

Libya leader apologises for Gaddafi crimes

Libya's newly appointed leader has apologised at the United Nations for the crimes of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi and told critics that supporting the Arab Spring was worth it.
Libya leader apologises for Gaddafi crimes
Libya leader apologises for Gaddafi crimes
WorldSeptember 24

Guerrillas yield streets of east Libya town

A day after their once feared Islamist militia decided to disband, a dozen die-hard fighters of the Abu Slim Brigade screamed towards us in their cars and piled out, red-faced with fury at the "infidels" come to witness their retreat.
WorldSeptember 16

50 arrests over US consulate attack

Libyan leader Mohammed Magarief says about 50 people have been arrested in connection with the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi last week, which he said was planned by foreigners linked to al Qaeda.
50 arrests over US consulate attack
50 arrests over US consulate attack
WorldSeptember 5

Former Gaddafi spy chief handed back to Libya

Muammar Gaddafi's former spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi has been taken into Libyan government custody after being extradited by Mauritania to face charges of crimes against humanity, officials said.
Former Gaddafi spy chief handed back to Libya
Former Gaddafi spy chief handed back to Libya
WorldAugust 5

Red Cross attacked with rockets, grenades in Libya

Unknown assailants have attacked a compound of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Libyan port of Misrata with grenades and rockets, forcing it to suspend its work there and in the eastern city of Benghazi, the agency said.
WorldJuly 8

Libyans hail vote as start of 'freedom era'

Nine months after Muammar Gaddafi's death at the hands of rebels, Libya has defied fears it would descend into violence by pulling off a largely peaceful election, its first national and free vote in 60 years.
Libyans hail vote as start of 'freedom era'
Libyans hail vote as start of 'freedom era'
WorldJuly 6

Libya holds landmark vote under shadow of unrest

Libya holds its first free national election in 60 years today in a vote designed to shake off the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi but which risks being hijacked by autonomy demands in the east and unrest in the desert south.
Libya holds landmark vote under shadow of unrest
Libya holds landmark vote under shadow of unrest
WorldJune 5

Chaos as militias clash at Tripoli airport

Clashes broke out between rival Libyan militias at Tripoli's international airport on Monday after gunmen drove armed pickup trucks on to the tarmac and surrounded planes, forcing the airport to cancel flights.
Chaos as militias clash at Tripoli airport
Chaos as militias clash at Tripoli airport
WorldMarch 31

Libya says 147 dead in week of southern tribal clashes

A week of fighting between rival tribes deep in Libya's south has killed 147 people, the government said on Saturday, but it said it had brokered a fresh ceasefire agreement between the two sides.
WorldMarch 27

Militia clashes in southern Libya kill 50

Three days of clashes between rival militias in southern Libya spread to the centre of the country's fourth largest city on Tuesday despite the deployment of army troops trying to quell the violence which has so far killed nearly 50 people.
WorldNovember 1

NATO ends triumphant Libya campaign

NATO's triumphant, 7-month air campaign against Libya has ended, setting the country on the path to a democratic transition less than two weeks after the capture and killing of ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
NATO ends triumphant Libya campaign
NATO ends triumphant Libya campaign
WorldOctober 19

Libyans fight against last Gaddafi holdouts

Libyan revolutionary forces fought building by building on Wednesday against the final pocket of resistance in Muammar Gaddafi's hometown - the last major city in Libya to have been under the control of forces loyal to the fugitive leader.
Libyans fight against last Gaddafi holdouts
Libyans fight against last Gaddafi holdouts
WorldOctober 18

Libya close to victory over Gaddafi forces

Revolutionary forces celebrated the capture of one Muammar Gaddafi stronghold and closed in Tuesday on the last holdouts in the fugitive leader's hometown of Sirte, putting total victory in their eight-month uprising just a few city blocks away.
Libya close to victory over Gaddafi forces
Libya close to victory over Gaddafi forces