Fighter jets fired on an ammunition stores Adjabiya, around 100 kilometres south of the city

Government aircraft attacks on ammunition depots in the eastern town of Ajdabiya near al-Burayqah
Government deployed fighter jets to bomb the cities of Ajdabiya and Az Zawiyah

Airstrikes against Ajdabiya and Brega

• New air strikes in east of country

• Brega ".  .  .  warplanes dropped a bomb in the area between the oil company and the residential area,"

• A short while later, an air force bomber encircled the town, firing a missile without causing any casualties. 

• The warplane struck a beach near where the two sides were fighting at a university campus.

Friday 4th March 2011

• More air strikes in east of country

• State TV in Libya showing a Dutch military Lynx helicopter [SH-14D - 277] and three Dutch Marines, two men and a woman, along with two evacuees - a Dutch man and Swedish woman -(subsequently released) that they apprehended [Sunday 27th February] that landed near the port of Sirte trying to evacuate foreign citizens

Saturday 5th March 2011

More air strikes in against opposition forces near Ras Lanuf

More air strikes in against opposition forces

More air strikes in against opposition forces

Tuesday 8th March 2011

Several air attacks on the town of Ras Lanuf

Further attacks by the Libyan Air Force

Fresh attacks made against rebel positions

The Libyan Air Force has again launched bombing missions against rebels in Brega and Ras Lanuf both on the coast in eastern Libya, on Friday evening

Tuesday 15th March 2011

Libyan jets tried to attack and bomb the rebel-held Benina International Airport

• Two Libyan jets shot down

• Another source states a third jet [Mirage?] shot down near Benina International Airport

• Rebels use three jets and a helicopter to attack Gaddafi forces

Libya's government announced a ceasefire following the UN agreement to enforce a "no fly zone"

• 6 Belgian F-16s deploy to Greece

• 6 Danish F-16s landed at the base in Sigonella, Sicily

• 6 Canadian CF-18 fighter jets arrived in Italy

• 4 Spanish F-18 fighter at Sardinia's Decimomannu air base

• Benghazi bombarded by Gaddafi forces beginning around 06:00. Whether aircraft were used is unclear. Rebel Libyan jet crashed over Benghazi.

• Following Paris meeting UN Resolution 1973 agreement made to "protect people of Libya".

• Operation Odyssey Dawn commences at 14:45 gmt

• French reconnaissance jets have over-flown Benghazi to enforce "no fly zone"

• French fighter has fired on Libyan vehicle

• French air strike has destroyed at least 4 pro-Gaddafi tanks near Benghazi

• 112 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles fired at around 20 Libyan air defences by US & UK vessels

• Pro-Gaddafi government claim to have shot down a French jet in the Njela neighbourhood of Tripoli. This is denied by French Government

• French Mirage and Rafale aircraft over Libya

• USAF Stealth Bombers strike air base target in Libya

• UK Tornados strike force from RAF Marham and Lossiemouth, attack targets in Libya. Stormshadow missiles used.

  "This operation was supported by VC10 and Tristar air-to-air refuelling aircraft as well as E3D Sentry and Sentinel surveillance aircraft."

• UK Typhoons fly from Coningsby, Lincolnshire to forward base Giola del Colle, southern Italy

• Qatar to deploy 4 - 6 aircraft in area to support no fly zone

• 18:20 EST, Libyan sources reported (unconfirmed) that additional coalition jets were downed. Two of these military jets have been identified as Qatari military planes and a Qatari pilot captured.

• Early morning coalition use of more Tomahawk Cruise missiles and air strikes. One RAF Tornado was unable to confirm target so aborted mission

• Gaddafi compound attacked

• Between 70 and 80 Coalition sorties flown over Libya

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