2014 in Libya


The following lists events that happened in 2014 in Libya.

Incumbents

Events

January

  • January 25 - Five Egyptian embassy staff are kidnapped in Tripoli.

February

March

April

May

June

  • June 4 - A suicide car bomber detonates his vehicle at the residence of Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi, killing 4 of his guards and injuring another 3.
  • June 11 - Forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar conduct at least three separate airstrikes on Ansar al-Sharia militia bases in Benghazi.
  • June 17 - United States special operations forces, in coordination with the FBI, captured Ahmed Abu Khattala, one of the suspected leaders of the Benghazi attack, on the weekend of June 14 to June 15, 2014, in a covert mission in Libya.
  • June 28 - Libyan Islamist militia leader Ahmed Abu Khattala pleads not guilty in a Washington D.C. court to one charge of conspiracy in relation to the 2012 Benghazi attack in which four Americans were killed.

July

  • July 13 - Islamist militias attack the Zintan Brigade which controls Tripoli International Airport triggering fierce clashes that result in six deaths.
  • July 20 - Islamist militia renew their attack on Tripoli International Airport.
  • July 26 - The United States evacuates its embassy in Tripoli amid concerns about deteriorating security conditions.
  • July 27 - Post-civil war violence in Libya
  • * Intense fighting in Benghazi between the Libyan Army and local Islamist militias leaves 38 dead, mostly soldiers.
  • * A rocket attack in Tripoli kills 23 Egyptian workers amid increased fighting in the city for control of an airport.
  • July 28 - A huge fire at the National Oil Corp. depot started by a stray rocket threatens Tripoli.
  • July 30 - Islamist militias capture a special forces base in Benghazi.

August

  • August 23 - Second Libyan Civil War
  • * Warplanes of an unknown nationality bomb Islamist forces, killing ten fighters.
  • * Tripoli International Airport is captured by Islamist militias following days of clashes with nationalist militias.
  • August 25 - Twice in the last seven days, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have secretly teamed up to launch airstrikes against Islamist-allied militants battling for control of Tripoli according to senior American officials.

September

  • September 14 - A boat carrying 250 people from Africa to Europe sinks off the coast off Tajoura with most people feared drowned.

October

  • October 6 - ISIS prepares to establish itself in Libya and reports emerge that they are already in the city of Derna.
  • October 12 - At least 21 people die in Libyan tribal clashes on the weekend.
  • October 20 - Pro-government forces launch an attack on Islamist militants resulting in 75 deaths in five days.

November

  • November 2 - The death toll surpasses 200 from fighting between loyalist troops and Islamist militias in Benghazi since an offensive launched by Khalifa Hifter began two weeks ago.
  • November 5 - Battles between loyalist forces and militias have killed nearly 400 in three weeks, including at least 250 deaths in Benghazi and 140 near Tripoli.

December

  • December 5 - Italian rescue crews discover 17 bodies in the hull of a migrant ship off Libya.
  • December 25 - A militia attack on a power plant in Sirte leaves at least 19 soldiers dead.