3.17am: Here is a timeline of the major developments in Libya since the start of protests inspired by uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. I've chopped this down from a lengthy Press Association filing. It shows that when civilians began taking to the streets calling for change, Gaddafi responded immediately with deadly force.
17 February: Libyan protesters start demonstrating. Security forces respond with snipers and live fire.
18 February: 35 protesters are reportedly shot by Libyan security forces and taken to hospital after attempting to march on one of leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's homes.
22 February: Gaddafi vows to fight to his "last drop of blood" and on television calls for his supporters to "fill the streets" and "attack (the protesters) in their lairs".
23 February: British government begins its delayed evacuation of Libya. A day later, the EU and Russia condemn governments in north Africa and the Middle East for using force to break up peaceful demonstrations. Gaddafi rolls out his now-familiar tactic of blaming al-Qaida for the uprisings.
4 March: Interpol issues an "orange notice" worldwide alert against Gaddafi and 15 associates.
15 March: Gaddafi's troops begin bombing the eastern city of Ajdabiya to retake it from Libyan rebels. A day later the UN security council starts debating a no-fly zone. The Arab League, Britain and France back the resolution, tabled by Lebanon, while Russia and Germany express doubts. The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, calls for an immediate unilateral ceasefire in Libya.
17 March: The security council approves a no-fly zone and "all necessary measures" to protect civilians in Libya. The resolution is backed by 10 Security Council members, with five abstentions, but crucially there is no veto.
18 March: The Gaddafi regime responds to the resolution by announcing an immediate ceasefire and "the stoppage of all military operations" but its forces continue to attack the opposition-held cities of Misrata and Adjadbiya.
19 March: Leaders from Europe, the US and Arab League meet in Paris and switfly agree to send in the jets. The French jump the gun, sending in warplanes before the official agreement. Overnight the attacks begin on Gaddafi bases and positions.
2.53am: There have been tributes around the websites of Libyan revolutionaries for Mohammed Nabbous, the multimedia reporter for the opposition movement who was shot dead in Benghazi on Saturday. Here's something from the blog of Louis Abelman who has been posting from the rebel capital.
Today we received the news that Mohammed Nabbous, a citizen media activist and one of the great figures of the 17 February youth revolutionary movement, was killed by a Gaddafi sniper while covering the first hours of fighting in Benghazi. His death represents a terrible loss for the movement and for the future of Libya.
As a leader and a member of the Transitional National Council, he gathered a progressive group of activists around him and organized the institution known as the 17 February Revolution Youth Media Centre.
Nabbous single-handedly built a megaphone to the outside world— part television studio, internet relay, and command and control centre.
He cut a striking figure, tall and suave with a British accent acquired at Oxford, where he studied engineering, and spoke with quickfire brilliance. His was a singular dedication to the revolution and a better future for his country, for which he gave his life, and we mourn him.
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