2014 Jun June 27th: Tarek Mitri, head of UNSMIL, praised the well-run HoR election Jul Aug Aug 25th: Libya’s neighbours hold Cairo conference Sep Sept 29th: UN sponsored Ghademes talks Oct Nov Nov 3rd: ISIS established in Derna and Thinni refuses to negotiate with ‘terrorists’ Nov 17th: Tweets sent by ISIS claimed responsibility for bombings at embassies in Tripoli Nov 30th: UN’s blacklist of Ansar Sharia and Ghadames dialogue meeting Dec

2015 Jan Jan 19th: UN talks open in Geneva Feb Mar Mar 29th: UN extends arms embargo Apr May Jun June 15th: U.S. airstrike targets Belmokhtar Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Nov 16th: First U.S. airstrike in Derna kills top ISIS leader Dec

2016 Jan Jan 27th: US Joint Chiefs advocate intervention in Sirte Feb Feb 9th: Italians mentioned by US as lead on Sirte Intervention Mar Mar 22nd: Italians prepared to provide 5000 troops for Libya Apr Apr 14th: Italian FM visits GNA in Tripoli, first visit by European diplomat since 2014 May May 16th: Western powers agree to supply GNA with weapons and training to fight ISIS May 30th: British Special Forces help destroy ISIS suicide vehicles in Sirte Jun June 20th: Operation Sophia gets approval to inspect vessels off Libyan coast Jul July 25th: 3 French Special Forces soldiers killed in downing of LNA helicopter in Benghazi Aug Aug 1st: US launches campaign of airstrikes against ISIS in Sirte Aug 29th: West reiterates GNA sole legitimate power after HoR votes against it Sep Sept 20th: International community welcomes resumption of oil exports Oct Oct 11th: European countries welcome Haftar’s envoys Oct 25th: US ramps up airstrikes in Sirte Nov Nov 27th: Haftar visits Moscow to request support and arms Dec Dec 19th: US AFRICOM announced the conclusion of Operation Odyssey Lightening

2017 Jan Jan 10th: Italian ambassador returns to Libya Jan 19th: US jets destroy 2 ISIS camps south of Sirte using precision-guided bombs Feb Feb 7th: Serraj signs MoU on migration with Italy Feb 14th: US vetoes appointment of former Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad as new UN Libya Envoy Mar Mar 21th: The League of Arab States, the African Union, the EU and the UN establish Libya quartet Apr Apr 19th: US Treasury sanctions Libyan financial facilitators of ISIS May May 2nd: Serraj briefly meets Trump May 30th: Egypt launches airstrikes in Derna and Jufra in retaliation for ISIS attack in Egypt Jun Jun 16th: The UN Secretary General nominate Ghassan Salame as UN Special Envoy for Libya Jul Jul 25th: LNA Commander Haftar and GNA PM agree to a ceasefire and 2018 elections Aug Aug 28th: Macron hosts a meeting with EU and North African countries on the Libyan migrant crisis Sep Sep 15th: The UN Security Council extend the UNSMIL mandate for another year Sep 25th: Salame outlines the proposed new UN roadmap for Libya Oct Oct 30th: The third round of ‘Libyan-Libyan’ meetings between LNA and Misrata military officers occurs in Cairo Nov Nov 17: AFRICOM conducted airstrikes against ISIS targets near Fuqaha Dec Dec 10th: Libyan military officers meet in Cairo for the 4th round of the Libyan army unification talks

2018 Jan Jan 17th: The Italian parliament votes to increase its military presence in Libya Feb Feb 26th: The US impose sanctions on several Libyans Mar Mar 24th: The US military undertake drone strikes targeting a house near Ubari Apr Apr 5th: UNSMIL launch its first round of ‘consultative meetings’ May May 29th: French President Emmanuel Macron hosts the “Paris” Libya summit Jun Jun 5th: U.S AFRICOM conduct a drone strike near Eshmikh Jun 13th: U.S AFRICOM conduct a drone strike near Bani Walid Jul Jul 7th: Italy reactivate Qadhafi era “friendship treaty” Aug Aug 28th: U.S AFRICOM launch drone strike near Bani Walid Sep Sep 11th: The UN Security Council Committee sanction rebel militant Ibrahim Jadhran Oct Oct 16th: Italy’s Prime Minister declares that his country was ready to facilitate Libyan reconciliation Nov Nov 29th: AFRICOM conduct an airstrike killing eleven AQIM members near al-Uwaynat Dec Dec 14th: Italian diplomat Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi is appointed as Italy’s new ambassador to Libya

January 15, 2019
Western Response

On 13 January, UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame travelled to southern Libya for meetings with local officials and dignitaries. On 13 January, the head of the GNA Fayez al-Serraj pulled Libya from the Arab Economic Summit.

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January 8, 2019
Western Response

On 6 January, Fayez al-Serraj met with Russian Ambassador to Libya, Ivan Molotkov. On 5 January, Germany declared it will use its membership on the UN Security Council to support UNSMIL efforts. On 2 January, the GNA’s Interior Minister met with the British Charge d’Affairs.

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January 1, 2019
Western Response

On 27 December, Russian Envoy Mikhail Bogdanov said Saif al-Islam Qaddafi has the right to run for president in the elections next year.

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December 25, 2018
Western Response

On 23 December, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte visited the head of the LNA, Khalifa Haftar, in al-Rajma and the head of the GNA, Fayez al-Serraj, in Tripoli.

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December 18, 2018
Western Response

On 14 December, Italian diplomat Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi was appointed as Italy’s new ambassador to Libya. On 14 December, US Colonel Adam Chalkley said conditions in Libya were improving for the return of a US diplomatic mission. On 18 December, the EU expanded its EUBAM to actively support Libyan authorities.

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December 11, 2018
Western Response

On 5 December, the head of the LNA, Khalifa Haftar, arrived in Rome for an unannounced two-day visit. On 4 December, Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister, Fayez al-Serraj, traveled to Brussels to attend a meeting with NATO officials.

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