Zawiya skirmish

Zawiya skirmish
	Part of the Libyan Civil War
Date	11 June – 12 June 2011; (1 day)
Location	Zawiya, Libya
Result	Pro-Gaddafi victory Pro-Gaddafi forces repel rebel attack on the city;
Belligerents
Anti-Gaddafi forces National Liberation Army;	Gaddafi Loyalists Libyan Army; Paramilitary forces;
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Mahdi al-Arabi
Strength
100–200 fighters	Munawaba Brigade
Casualties and losses
30 killed; 20 wounded	2–dozens* killed; 17 captured
	1 civilian killed
	*Rebels claimed that up to 100 loyalist soldiers were killed, but no independent sources confirmed the claim

The Zawiya skirmish began on 11 June 2011, when the National Liberation Army launched an attack into the coastal city of Zawiya, Libya in an attempt to recapture it^[11] from army units and militiamen loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. The attack was quickly crushed by the numerically superior and better-equipped loyalist forces, who had taken the city earlier in the Libyan Civil War after defeating rebel forces in a major battle that lasted from February to March 2011.

^ "Germany recognizes Libya's rebel leadership". Reuters. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
^ "Libya 'repulses rebels' in Zawiya". BBC. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference resurgence was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Zawya Hospital aftermath of 11/06/2011 fighting Archived August 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Universalsubtitles.org. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
^ ^a ^b McDonnell, Patrick J. (13 June 2011). "Libyan officials and rebels give conflicting reports on Zawiya fighting". Los Angeles Times. Tripoli. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
^ "Libyan forces fight rebels on several fronts". CTV News. Associated Press. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
^ "Rebels press Gaddafi on three fronts as southern tribe revolts". The Scotsman. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
^ "Libyan rebels capture 17 Gaddafi's soldiers". Xinhua. Beijing. 12 June 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
^ "Rebels say clashes near Libyan capital kill 13". Algiers: Today's Zaman. Reuters. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
^ "Al Jazeera Live Blog". Al Jazeera. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
^ Cite error: The named reference key oil was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[reuters1-1] "Germany recognizes Libya's rebel leadership". Reuters. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.

[2] "Libya 'repulses rebels' in Zawiya". BBC. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.

[resurgence-3] Cite error: The named reference resurgence was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[universalsubtitles1-4] Zawya Hospital aftermath of 11/06/2011 fighting Archived August 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Universalsubtitles.org. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.

[latimes1-5] McDonnell, Patrick J. (13 June 2011). "Libyan officials and rebels give conflicting reports on Zawiya fighting". Los Angeles Times. Tripoli. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

[timesunion1-6] "Libyan forces fight rebels on several fronts". CTV News. Associated Press. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2012.

[7] "Rebels press Gaddafi on three fronts as southern tribe revolts". The Scotsman. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

[8] "Libyan rebels capture 17 Gaddafi's soldiers". Xinhua. Beijing. 12 June 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

[trust1-9] "Rebels say clashes near Libyan capital kill 13". Algiers: Today's Zaman. Reuters. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

[10] "Al Jazeera Live Blog". Al Jazeera. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.

[key_oil-11] Cite error: The named reference key oil was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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