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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Libya.
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Incumbents
edit- President of the House of Representatives (Tobruk-based government): Aguila Saleh Issa (since 5 August 2014)
- Prime Minister (Tobruk-based government): Abdullah al-Thani (since 11 March 2014)
- Chairman of the Presidential Council and Prime Minister (Government of National Accord): Fayez al-Sarraj (since 12 March 2016)
Events
editJanuary
edit- 4 January – The Islamic State seized control of Bin Jawad before militants in twelve vehicles attacked the city of Sidra, killing two Petroleum Facilities Guard militants in a suicide bomb attack at a checkpoint.[1]
- 7 January – At least 65 people were killed when a truck bomb hit a police training center in the Libyan town of Zliten.[2]
March
edit- 12 March – Fayez al-Sarraj and members of the UN-backed Presidential Council arrived in Tripoli by sea to establish the Government of National Accord, despite opposition from rival factions.[3]
May–December: Battle of Sirte
edit- 12 May – Forces loyal to the GNA launched an offensive against the Islamic State in Sirte.[4]
- 1 August – The United States launched airstrikes in support of GNA forces fighting Islamic State in Sirte.[5]
- 6 December – The Libyan Prime Minister announced that Sirte had been liberated from Islamic State after months of fighting.[6]
September
edit- 11 September – General Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army seized control of key oil ports in the Oil Crescent, including Ras Lanuf, Es Sider, Zueitina, and Brega.[7]
December
edit- 23 December – Afriqiyah Airways Flight 209 was hijacked en route from Sebha to Tripoli and diverted to Malta. The hijackers surrendered after all passengers were released unharmed.[8]
Deaths
edit- Mohammed Najm, military officer and political figure (date of death unknown)[9]
- Mokhtar Belmokhtar, Algerian jihadist and militant leader, reported killed in U.S. airstrikes in Libya in June (though unconfirmed).[10]
- Abdel Rahman al-Qarawi, senior IS commander in Sirte, killed during fighting.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Libyan oil port of Sidra attacked by Islamic State". BBC News. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ El-Sahli, Ayman (7 January 2016). "Truck bomb kills nearly 50 at Libyan police academy". Reuters. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Libya unity government arrives in Tripoli". BBC News. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Libya unity government forces launch offensive against IS in Sirte". The Guardian. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "US launches air strikes on Islamic State in Libya's Sirte". BBC News. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Libya says city of Sirte liberated from IS". Al Jazeera. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Libyan forces loyal to Haftar seize key oil ports". Al Jazeera. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Libyan plane hijack ends peacefully in Malta". The Daily Telegraph. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Libya's Mohammed Najm dies". Libya Herald. 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "Islamist militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar 'killed in US air strike in Libya'". The Guardian. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ↑ "IS commander killed in battle for Sirte". Reuters. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2025.