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Political
Unrest in Libya Timeline (February,
2011) Libyan
Flag February 14--Three days after
the fall of Egyptian
President Hosni Mubarak, calls go
out on Facebook for peaceful
demonstrations in Libya against
long-time dictator, Muammar Gadhafi.
Gadhaff has ruled over Libya for more
than four decades, and had supported
theMubarak during the Egyptian
uprising. February 16--Some 200
protestersin the coastal city of
Benghazi showed support for human
rights activist Fathi Terbil a
dissident lawyer. Several protesters
are arrested by the police. February 17--Libya's
state-run media claimes that the
government has released 110 political
prisoners and that the possibility
existed of major changes to the
government. Calls are again posted on
websites for a "Day of Rage" on the
five-year anniversary of the shooting
deaths of 14 protesters in 2006 in an
Islamist rally in Benghazi. Seven
people are killed in clashes between
security forces and anti-government
protesters. February 18--Pro-government
demonstrators take to the streets in
the nation's capital in support of
Gadhafi. Images from state television,
labeled as "live," feature men chanting
pro-Gadhafi slogans, waving flags and
singing around the Libyan leader's
limousine as it creeps through the
capital of Tripoli. In Benghazi, human
rights groups and protesters are
attacked by pro-government security
forces. Of the tens of thousands of
protesters who take to the streets, at
least 20 are killed and 200 are wounded
by security forces firing into the
crowds. February 19--Protests turn
more violent. In Benghazi, bloody
clashes erupt, with soldiers firing
tear gas and bullets at the crowds of
protesters. At least 30 people are
killed, most of them from gunshot
wounds to the head. Protests have erupt
in cities across the country, including
al-Baida, Ajdabiya and Misratah, where
anti-government protesters leaving noon
prayers at a local mosque were
confronted by crowds supporting oLibyan
leader Moammar Gadhafi. Human Rights
Watch reports that 84 people have been
killed in Libyan demonstrations since
Tuesday. February 20--Violence surges
in Libya's second-largest city Benghazi
where protesters take control of the
city. Anti-government demonstrations
also break out in Tripoli, the death
toll from six days of unrest has killed
at least 219 people nationwide. February 21--Early on the
morning of Monday, February 21,
Gadhafi's son, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi,
appears on state television to warn
demonstrators that if their protests do
not subside, the country could fall
into a civil war. Rebels take control
of Benghazi. Foreign journalists (from
CNN) begin reporting from Eastern
Libya. Gadhafi
giving a crazed, rambling
speech February 22--Gadhafi gives a
rambling hour-long speech in which he
blames America for his problems, and
calls the protesters and rebels "rats"
who must be executed. --The Arab League suspended the
Libyan delegation from meetings until
the crisis ends. February 23--Former Justice
Minister Mustafa Abud Al-Jeleil claimed
that Gadhafi personally ordered the
1988 Lockerbie bombing. --foreign media increasingly
referred to the situation in Libya as a
"civil war." --Casualties approached the 1,000
mark. -- Tobruk and Misrata were reported
to be in rebel hands. --In the city of eastern Libyan city
of Bayda, a provisional government was
being formed by anti-Gadhafi
leaders. February 24--Forces loyal to
the Libyan government counter-attacked
rebels in the town of Zawiya, 30 miles
west of Tripoli, and at the small
airport outside Misrata, Libya's third
largest city. --World oil prices reached $120 a
barrel due to concerns over the
violence in Libya and the fear of
further revolt in the oil-producing
regions of the Middle East. --Gadhafi's cousin, Gadhaf al-Dam,
an aide who served as Gadhafi's
personal ambassador to other nations,
defected to Egypt and denounced the
Libyan dictator. March 1 --Col. Muammar
el-Gadhafi’s forces made little
headway in an assault on rebels in
several cities around the country and
in a major attack in the western city
of Zawiyah. The rebels held the city
after a night of heavy fighting,
beating back tanks and artillery
vehicles, special forces and regular
army troops, and fighter jets. March 3--Libyan government
forces attempted an attack by both
ground and air in the rebel-held city
of Brega, but were beaten back by rebel
forces. --Western nations continue to
discuss possible intervention in the
Libyan war as American warships take up
station near Libyan waters. March 9--Battles continue in
both western and eastern Libya between
government forces and rebels while NATO
discusses imposing a No-Fly Zone over
Libya to aid the rebels. March 13--Libyan government
forces re-capture the oil port of Brega
from the rebels. --The Arab League voted unanimously
to support a "No-Fly Zone" over
Libya. March 17--The United Nations
Security Council declares a "No Fly
Zone" over Libya March 18--In response to the
United Nations "No Fly Zone" over
Libya, Colonel Gadhafi declares a
unilateral cease-fire. Reports out of
Libya indicate that offensive military
action by Gadhafi's forces
continue. Libya
Revolution Links and
Resources: Libya
no-fly zone prompts Moammar Khadafy to
announce ceasefire with rebel
forces--New York Daily News, March
18, 2011 Libyan
rebels 'cleansed' from Brega :
Government forces regain key oil town,
state TV reports, as anti-Gaddafi
rebels fall back towards eastern
strongholds--Al Jazeera, March 13,
2011 The
neocons are trying to talk us into war
-- again--Salon, March 8, 2011 Rebels
in Libya Win Battle but Fail to Loosen
Qaddafi’s Grip--New York
Times, March 3, 2011 Qaddafi
Forces Violently Quell Capital
Protest--New York Times, Feb. 25,
2011 Analysis:
Revolt in Libya likely to scar its oil
sector--Reuters, Feb. 24, 2011 Gadhafi
loyalists counterattack as rebels near
capital--MSNBC, Feb. 24, 2011 America's
Next War Looms in Libya--New
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