Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Central Bank of Libya in Tripoli August 28 (Reuters) - Here is a timeline chronicling Libya's years of chaos and ...

Here's some background information about the civil war that took place in Libya in 2011. Timeline: February 16, 2011 - Police crack down on protesters as anti-government demonstrations take place in ...

BENGHAZI, Libya — Forces loyal to Moammar Gaddafi carried out airstrikes and skirmished with rebels in parts of Libya on Monday, as European and U.S. officials took steps to pressure the longtime ...

This post is part of our special coverage Libya Uprising 2011. Unrest in Libya continues after over a week of protests defying ruler Colonel Gaddafi and fierce crackdowns on protestors by the ...

C.J. Chivers's latest report from Libya paints a picture of a ragtag rebel force that doesn't have the proper guns to really fight. He describes men armed with antique rifles that won't take modern ...

Libya is frequently described as a failed state. In reality, it represents a fragmented system of negotiated legitimacy, where governance is not absent but distributed, contested, and repurposed. This ...

RAS JDIR, Libya, Dec 17 (Reuters) - His Kalashnikov across his back, Libyan soldier Adel Howas rushed to the front line when air strikes targeted his comrades at a border crossing with Tunisia. Sign ...

An uprising against Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade rule rapidly spreads, becoming an armed revolt aided by NATO airstrikes. Gaddafi is ousted in August and killed in October by rebels as flees his ...