France and the ICC have filed requests with Mauritania to extradite Libya’s ex-spy chief Abdullah Senussi as Tripoli insists on putting him on trial.
Libyan chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil says he will defend national unity ‘with force’ if necessary after a faction declared autonomy for an eastern region.
The Gambian Supreme Court has ruled it should lift sanctions on Libya and return the country’s assets to the ruling National Transitional Council.
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/ 3 February 2012
A Libyan diplomat who served as ambassador to France for Muammar Gaddafi died from torture within a day of being detained by a militia from Zintan.
Zimbabwean state media is reporting that President Robert Mugabe has condemned the continent-wide AU for recognising Libya’s NTC at a recent summit.
Reports say at least four people have been killed in clashes between besieged NTC forces and well-organised pro-Muammar Gaddafi fighters.
Libya’s National Transitional Council has proposed a draft law for electing an assembly to draft the country’s new constitution.
An envoy from Libya’s new leaders has asked President Zuma for help in rebuilding the country in the wake of the uprising that ousted Muammar Gaddafi.
Officials say Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saif al-Islam is just a "helpless criminal" in the Libyan town of Zintan where he can stay until his trial.
Libya’s NTC has named a new government with a line-up that dropped several seasoned officials in favour of appointees who will soothe rivalries.
Libya’s National Transitional Council has appointed the commander whose forces captured Muammar Gaddafi’s son at the weekend as new defence minister.
Abdullah al-Senussi and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s capture poses a challenge for the NTC who must deal with cries for blood and appeals for a fair trial.
Libya’s former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, has been arrested.
Libyan militiamen are holding Seif al-Islam in their mountain stronghold following his capture, a month after his father Muammar Gaddafi was killed.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has denied being in contact with the ICC while being on the run before his capture by Libyan fighters.
The National Transitional Council says ousted Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi’s fugitive son Saif al-Islam has been arrested in the south of the country.
Former rebel fighters in Libya are raising the stakes by demanding a role in the interim government being formed.
Despite continued gunfire and explosions near Tripoli, Libyan officials and fighters say a bloody local dispute has been resolved.
Libya’s interim leader says the country won’t turn into an extremist Islamic country, adding a new government of experts will be completed next week.
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/ 2 November 2011
A Tunisian court will next week review Tripoli’s demand for the extradition of Libyan ex-prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmudi.
Libya’s new prime minister has pledged that human rights would be set as its priority, as the United Nations warned against the proliferation of arms.
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/ 31 October 2011
Nato will end its military operation in Libya at midnight on Monday, seven months after launching a campaign that helped overthrow the government.
Libya’s interim rulers have declared the country liberated after an eight-month civil war, launching it into a two-year transition to democracy.
Nineteen South Africans were reportedly hired to help former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi escape to Niger and two of them died in the process.
Libya’s new leaders will declare liberation on Sunday in a move that will start the clock for elections after months of bloodshed.
As Muammar Gaddafi lay unburied, Libya’s outgoing premier said the coming days posed a crucial test of resolve for the new men of power.
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/ 22 October 2011
Libyans queue to see the dictator’s body as wounds appear to confirm he was killed in cold blood.
Hours after deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was killed in Sirte, Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril vowed to "start a new Libya".
Deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been killed during an NTC raid on his hometown of Sirte, sparking wild celebrations across the country.
Libya’s new leadership has pressed a campaign to clear the capital of armed Muammar Gaddafi loyalists after fierce gun battles.
Triumphant fighters marched up and down as dazed and frightened patients in Sirte’s main hospital lay crammed into a ground floor corridor.
Libyan transitional government forces say they have captured the university and a conference centre in Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte.