Cairo: Libya, once held together under the iron grip of Muammar Gaddafi, exploded into chaos after his ouster in 2011. Fourteen years later, the country remains fractured, yet a new map of ...

In post-Gaddafi Libya, history seems to be repeating itself in a dramatic fashion, as we noted earlier. The new political elites chose to follow Gaddafi’s path.

On Oct. 22, near Benghazi, Capt. Carlo Piazza, piloting a Bleriot XI, flew history's first aerial reconnaissance mission in a combat zone. On Nov. 1, Lt. Giulio Gavotti flew the first bombing mission.

Do a search for “Martyrs’ Square, Libya” on Google Maps (or just click here) and see what happens. As rebels advanced on Gaddafi Sunday night, they took the liberty of renaming “Green ...