Libya Revolt of 2011: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Al Jazeera - Battle for Libya: Key moments. | Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brookings - Everyone says the Libya intervention was a failure. Theyre wrong. | Mar 23, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 08, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - Libya Civil War Fast Facts. | Jun 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Reuters - Libya's years of crisis following 2011 uprising. | May 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Libya's Violent Revolution. | Sep 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Council on Foreign Relations - Global Conflict Tracker - Civil Conflict in Libya. | Jan 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Battle for Libya: Key moments. | Nov 30, 2023 | ||
| Revised the transcription of Libyan place-names in accordance with current Britannica style. | Feb 05, 2020 | ||
| In timeline, date of Abdullah Senussi's arrest changed from "March 17, 2011" to "March 17, 2012." | Apr 20, 2016 | ||
| List of article sections removed. | Jun 15, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Libya Civil War (2011). | Oct 03, 2013 | ||
| Updated to clarify that an attack on the U.S. consulate in Banghazi in September 2012 was carried out by an Islamist militant group. | Dec 13, 2012 | ||
| Updated to mention that protesters attacked the U.S. consulate in Banghazi on September 11, 2012, killing the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. | Sep 12, 2012 | ||
| Updated time line to include results of elections in July 2012. | Jul 18, 2012 | ||
| Updated to mention events of late 2011 and early 2012. | Mar 09, 2012 | ||
| Updated time line to include events of November 2011. | Nov 21, 2011 | ||
| Updated time lines to include events of late October 2011. | Oct 27, 2011 | ||
| Updated Uprising section and time line to mention that Qaddafi was killed on October 20, 2011. | Oct 20, 2011 | ||
| Updated time lines to include events of early September 2011. | Sep 20, 2011 | ||
| Updated time line to include events of late August 2011. | Aug 31, 2011 | ||
| Updated time line to include events of late August 2011. | Aug 26, 2011 | ||
| Removed reference to the reported arrest of the Sayf al-Islam Qaddafi by rebel forces. | Aug 23, 2011 | ||
| Updated to mention the rebel takeover of the Bab al-Aziziyyah compound in Tripoli. | Aug 23, 2011 | ||
| Updated to mention rebel forces' advance into Tripoli in August 2011. | Aug 22, 2011 | ||
| Changed "NTC" to "TNC". | Aug 22, 2011 | ||
| Updated time line to mention the death of Abdul Fattah Younes on July 28, 2011. | Aug 04, 2011 | ||
| Updated Uprising section and time line to include events up to early July 2011. | Jul 21, 2011 | ||
| Updated time line to mention that the ICC issued arrest warrants for Qaddafi, his son Sayf al-Islam, and Abdullah Senussi in June 2011. | Jun 27, 2011 | ||
| Updated time line to cover late May and early June 2011. | Jun 09, 2011 | ||
| Removed time line entry for May 16, 2011 on the reported defection of Shukri Ghanem, Libya's highest-ranking oil official, after initial reports of Ghanem's defection were contradicted by later reports. | May 26, 2011 | ||
| Updated time line to mention the defection of Shukri Ghanem, the head of the Libyan National Oil Company, in May. | May 18, 2011 | ||
| Updated time line to mention that the ICC announced on May 16 that it will seek arrest warrants against Qaddafi, his son Sayf al-Islam and the head of Libyan intelligence, Abdullah Senussi, for ordering attacks against civilians. | May 16, 2011 | ||
| Updated to mention Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's call for Qaddafi to step down immediately. | May 05, 2011 | ||
| Updated to mention announcement that France, the United Kingdom, and Italy would send military advisers to support rebel forces in Libya. | Apr 21, 2011 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 15, 2011 | ||
| New article added. | Apr 14, 2011 |
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