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Amazigh have been present throughout the entire history of the country. For most of its history, Libya has been subjected to varying degrees of foreign control, from Europe, Asia, and Africa. The history of Libya comprises six distinct periods: Ancient Libya, the Roman era, the Islamic era, Ottoman rule, Italian rule, and the Modern era.
Libya, [b] officially the State of Libya, [c] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest, as well as maritime borders with Greece, Italy and Malta to the north.
The green flag of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.The colour green, represented Islam and Gaddafi's Third International Theory, which was outlined in The Green Book. The Arab Liberation Flag used under the Federation of Arab Republics was based on the flag first used by Gamal Abdel Nasser and used by Gaddafi's regime prior to the Jamahiriya.
United States bombing of Libya (1986) Libya United States: Both sides claimed victory [5] Ground targets destroyed; Failed Libyan Scud missile response; Survival of the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi; 188 Libyan rockets strike the island of Lampedusa in retaliation; Second Sudanese Civil War (1986–1988) Sudan. Janjawed; SSDF; Nuer White Army ...
Compared with the history of Egypt, historians know little about the history of Libya, as there are few surviving written records. Information on ancient Libya comes from archaeological evidence and historic sources written by Egyptian scribes, as well as the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines, and later from Arabs of Medieval times.
The Legio III Augusta was in control of coastal Libya during the Roman Empire, and by the third century was made partially of Libyan natives. Romans, in order to defend coastal Libya, made war against the Garamantes (living in actual Fezzan ) and made expeditions to the desert area south of Libya .
The Battle of Zliten followed an unsuccessful uprising in Zliten, Libya, during the Libyan Civil War.It began on 21 July 2011 when elements of the National Liberation Army, part of the anti-Gaddafi forces seeking to overthrow the government of Muammar Gaddafi, moved into the city of Zliten after struggling over the course of the past several months to extend the frontline westward from Misrata ...
Articles on the modern history of Libya: Tripolitania Vilayet (1864-1911) History of Libya as Italian colony (1911-1943) World War II and Allied occupation, see Libya during World War II; Kingdom of Libya (1951-1969) Libya under Gaddafi (1969-present)