8/22/2011

Libya uprising timeline


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February 17
:
Anti-government protests begin

February 24 - 6 March
:
Rebels seize control of several towns and cities but are driven back

March 17:

UN authorizes no-fly zone and "all necessary measures" to protect civilians

March 19:

First strikes by US, French and British warplanes stop pro-Gaddafi forces

March 30:

Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa defects

April 16-25:

Bombs fall on rebel-held Misrata

May-July
:
Rebels and government troops engage in skirmishes

Mid-August:

Rebels seize key towns of Zawiya and Gharyan outside Tripoli

August 21:

Rebels enter Tripoli

August 22:

Pro-Gaddafi forces fire a suspected Scud missile from near their stronghold city of Sirte,

Several members of Col Gaddafi's family are captured, including his high-profile son Saif al-Islam

Rebels catch and detain Col Gaddafi's eldest son Muhammad who later escapes from rebel custody

China and Russia urge Gaddafi forces to stop fighting

Pro-Gaddafi Al-Urubah TV reports that rebels loot the Algerian embassy in Tripoli .

Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim tells Al-Urubah that 80% of Tripoli is under complete control..

Col Ahmed Omar Bani, the military spokesman for the rebel council tells BBC that the rebels control 95% of Tripoli.

Al-Arabiya reports that NATO bombs Col Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli.

The sudden rebel advance into Tripoli comes up against some last gasp resistance from Gaddafi loyalists, amid uncertainty over the whereabouts of Col Gaddafi and his family