An uprising began in Libya in early February 2011 against a backdrop of popular revolutions across the Arab world. On March 17, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution to create a no-fly zone over Libya to protect civilians caught in the battle between anti-government rebels and dictator Moammar Gadhafi's regime. Six months later, rebel fighters have taken key locations in the capital city of Tripoli, but fighting continues even after months of hard-won battles largely in eastern Libya by rebels against Gadhafi loyalists struggling to hold other key cities and strategic sites. While his family has reportedly fled to the country, the location of Gadhafi himself is not known, and the National Transitional Council has been legitimized by dozens of countries, including Canada.

Now, as the NATO mission is set to expire on Tuesday, September 27, Stephen Harper has asked Parliament for a 3-month extension of the mission, and expressed his desire for Canada to participate in the mission through to its conclusion.

This feature includes all the reports by our National team, including those by Nahlah Ayed, who covered the beginning phases of the protests, the rebel fighting, and the NATO mission from Benghazi, as well as reports by senior correspondent Neil Macdonald, who reported from rebel-held territory in eastern Libya in early April, and Susan Ormiston, who was in the country in August of this year as rebels advanced into Tripoli.

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