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# benghazi - Thursday 24 January, 2013
Dutch, Britons and Germans warned to leave Benghazi following threat
The call was made in response to what was described as an imminent threat against Westerners.
# benghazi - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
Clinton vows to strengthen US embassy security after Libya attack
Emotional at times, Clinton said the events in Benghazi were highly personal to her.
# benghazi - Thursday 20 December, 2012
Senior US official quits over damning Benghazi report
The report into the attack on the US consulate in Libya on 11 September was scathing, finding evidence of major security failures and mismanagement.
# benghazi - Sunday 14 October, 2012
Republican senator: Obama ‘covered up’ details of attack on consulate
Lindsey Graham says Obama’s administration is either misleading the US public, or it’s “incredibly incompetent”.
# benghazi - Sunday 23 September, 2012
Libyan authorities crack down on lawless militias
Armed forces dislodged a militia from a military complex near Tripoli this morning as the crackdown spreads to the capital.
# benghazi - Saturday 22 September, 2012
Four dead in Libya after Benghazi clashes
The deaths come as protests against the power of militias gather pace.
# benghazi - Saturday 15 September, 2012
Filmmaker questioned as protests continue over anti-Islamic movie
Meanwhile, Al Qaeda has called for more attacks on US embassies.
# benghazi - Thursday 13 September, 2012
Anti-Islam filmmaker under police protection as anti-US protests spread
A film which lampoons the Prophet Mohammed and was broadcast on TV in the Arab world has sparked protests in Egypt, Libya, Yemen and other Arab countries.
US sends Marines to Libya as it considers possible 9/11 link to attack
The attacks that led to the death of the US Ambassador to Libya may have been a plot to coincide with the September 11 anniversary.
# benghazi - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
US evacuates diplomatic staff from embassy in Libya
Most of diplomatic staff have been evacuated following the killing of the US ambassador to Libya and other consul officials in Benghazi.
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
US ambassador to Libya killed in attack
An armed mob attacked the US consulate in Benghazi over a controversial film which describes Islam as a “cancer”.
Man killed as armed mob attacks US embassies in Libya and Egypt over film
Islamists stormed the embassies to protest a film deemed offensive to Islam.
# benghazi - Saturday 7 July, 2012
Voting begins in Libya’s first free elections in 50 years
The elections are the first to be held since the ousting of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi but there are fears that violence could disrupt the voting.
# benghazi - Tuesday 6 March, 2012
Eastern Libya declares semi-autonomous region
Local leaders said they want their region to remain part of a united Libya but insisted the move was needed to stop decades of discrimination against the east.
# benghazi - Sunday 23 October, 2011
NTC declares to the world that Libya is liberated
A historic day for Libya…the formal declaration has been made in Benghazi in front of tens of thousands of people today.
Autopsy reveals Gaddafi died by gunshot to head
Meanwhile, it is being reported that the former dictator’s body will be handed back to his extended family following a deal with Libya’s interim government.
# benghazi - Saturday 22 October, 2011
Libya’s liberation to be declared on Sunday
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril has said that elections will be held within eight months.
# benghazi - Thursday 20 October, 2011
Libya – ‘We announce to the world that Muammar Gaddafi has been killed’
A video has emerged which claims to show Gaddafi’s corpse (not main picture here) as National Transitional Council in Libya confirms the ousted leader was captured and died of his wounds.
In pictures and videos: the life of ‘mad dog’ Muammar Gaddafi
With the announcement of the former Libyan leader’s death in his home town of Sirte today we look back at the events which shaped him and his country…
# benghazi - Thursday 15 September, 2011
Cameron and Sarkozy visit Libya
The leaders of France and Britain are travelling to Libya today to welcome country’s new rulers – however fighting is still continuing between NTC forces and Gaddafi loyalists.
# benghazi - Saturday 3 September, 2011
Libya’s interim authority pledges move to Tripoli next week
Pro-Gaddafi forces continue to hold out in three areas of the country as the interim National Transitional Council promises democracy within 20 months.
# benghazi - Wednesday 20 July, 2011
Could Gaddafi step down from power but remain in Libya?
France has suggested it may be possible.
# benghazi - Saturday 25 June, 2011
Libya claims NATO has killed more civilians
Libyan state media says a NATO airstrike has killed 15 people after hitting a restaurant and a bakery.
Top Libyan footballers defect to rebels: report
Some of the country’s top footballers are reported to have switched sides, a key propaganda blow to Colonel Gaddafi.
# benghazi - Saturday 28 May, 2011
Hundreds of women report being raped by Gaddafi’s forces in Libya
In one of the hundreds of reported cases a woman was raped by militiamen loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in front of her husband who was tied up and then shot dead afterwards.
# benghazi - Tuesday 24 May, 2011
NATO bombards Libya in heaviest strikes so far ‘killing three and wounding dozens’
A government spokesman said NATO had targeted buildings used by volunteers in the Libyan army but the alliance said it targeted a storage facility supplying those who carry out attacks on civilians.
# benghazi - Sunday 22 May, 2011
The Daily Fix: Sunday
All the news of the day you might have missed…
EU opens diplomatic office in Libya’s rebel east
The EU has established formal diplomatic contact with the Libyan rebels seeking to topple Muammar Gaddafi by opening an office in the eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi.
# benghazi - Monday 16 May, 2011
International Criminal Court seeks arrest of Gaddafi over Libyan ‘crimes against humanity’
Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has asked that judges order the arrest of Gaddafi, his son and his intelligence chief as rebels say they have made gains in the western city of Misrata.
# benghazi - Saturday 30 April, 2011
Gaddafi offers truce and negotiations in Libya but no sign of stepping down
Appearing on state television, the Libyan leader was more conciliatory than usual but NATO’s airstrikes continued in the capital of Tripoli as pro-Gaddafi forces continued to shell the besieged city of Misrata.
# benghazi - Friday 22 April, 2011
Libyan battle ‘heading toward a stalemate’
The US’ most senior army official made the comments even as he said that 30-40 per cent of pro-Gaddafi ground forces in Libya had been destroyed.
# benghazi - Thursday 21 April, 2011
Ireland to assist emergency evacuation of civilians from Misrata
As yet more civilian die at the hands of government forces in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore says Ireland has “a responsibility to act”.
# benghazi - Tuesday 19 April, 2011
Fears for thousands of civilians trapped in besieged Libyan city
An aid ship sent to rescue desperate civilians from the conflict-torn city of Misrata was forced to leave thousands of injured women and children behind yesterday – amongst heavy bombardment and sniper fire.
# benghazi - Monday 11 April, 2011
Libyan rebels reject ceasefire proposals
Rebel groups claim African Union proposals to end Libyan conflict do not insist Gaddafi should step down.
# benghazi - Sunday 10 April, 2011
Fierce fighting in Libya as Gaddafi forces make more gains
Recapturing the town of Ajdabiya, where fighting is ongoing, would give Gaddafi forces a key staging ground for an assault on Benghazi that could crush the uprising.
# benghazi - Monday 4 April, 2011
Two rescue teams evacuate hundreds of wounded from Libyan hospital (Slideshow)
A Turkish vessel has rescued 250 wounded from a hospital in the besieged city of Misrata – while Médecins San Frontieres evacuated a further 71 injured patients for treatment.
# benghazi - Sunday 3 April, 2011
Fighting focuses on strategic Libyan oil town
The see-saw desert battle for Libya continues – with rebels making modest gains with the help of international air strikes after skirmishes around the strategic oil town of Brega.
# benghazi - Thursday 24 March, 2011
NATO to meet over support for Libyan no-fly zone
Meanwhile, a fifth night of coalition airstrikes hasn’t deterred pro-Gaddafi forces from shelling rebel-held areas.
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