2017 in Libya

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Last updated July 24, 2025

The following lists events that happened during 2017 in Libya.

Incumbents

Aguila Saleh Issa, President of the Council of Deputies, 5 August 2014-current
Abdullah al-Thani, Prime Minister, 11 March 2014-current

Events

Ongoing

Libyan Civil War (2014–present)

August

14 August: Second kidnapping of Ali Zeidan ^[1]

December

17 December: assassination of Mohamed Eshtewi ^[2]

References

↑ "Former premier Ali Zeidan seized in Tripoli". Libya Herald . 2017-08-14. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
↑ "Misrata mayor Eshtewi assassinated". Libya Herald. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2017-12-19.

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[1] "Former premier Ali Zeidan seized in Tripoli". Libya Herald . 2017-08-14. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[:2-2] "Misrata mayor Eshtewi assassinated". Libya Herald. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2017-12-19.

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