| 2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the First Libyan Civil War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 NATO(per UNSC 1973) | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Ismail al-Sallabi(Zawiya area)[1] Omar Obeid (Sabratha area)[2] Senussi Mohamed (Sabratha area) |
 Mahdi al-Arabi  [3](Zawiya area) | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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95 killed 109 wounded[4] 1 tank destroyed[5] |
95 killed[6] 150 wounded[7] 15 captured[8] NATO claim: 11 tanks destroyed 1 armoured vehicle destroyed 5 technicals destroyed 1 military boat destroyed | ||||||||
| 26 civilians killed[9] | |||||||||
The 2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive was a major rebel offensive of the Libyan Civil War. It was mounted by anti-Gaddafi forces with the intention of cutting off the supply route from Tunisia for pro-Gaddafi loyalist forces in Tripoli.
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- ^ 10 killed, 20 wounded (Zawiya; 13 August),[1] 10 killed, 34 wounded (Sorman; 14 August),[2] 70 killed, 55 wounded (everywhere; 15–18 August),[3][dead link] 2 killed (Zawiya; 19 August),"Gaddafi sons broadcast confusion as battle looms - swissinfo". Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011. 3 killed (Joudaim; 21 August),[4] total of 95 killed, 109 wounded
- ^ "Gaddafi Forces,Rebels Fight Over Zawiyah". Khaleej Times. 13 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ 30 killed (13 August),[5][dead link] 2 killed (16 August),[6] 4 killed (17 August),"Times Online - Breaking News, Sunday Times, Entertainment, Sports, Videos". Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011. 53 killed (18 August),[7] 4 killed (19 August),[8] 2 killed (20 August),[9][10] Archived 19 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine total of 95 reported killed
- ^ Laub, Karin (16 August 2011). "Gadhafi's Troops Use Hospital as Base, Doctors Say". NBC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 16 August 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Libyan Rebels Push To Isolate Tripoli". Al Jazeera. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ 8 killed (14 August),[11][permanent dead link] 11 killed (15 August)[12][13] 2 killed (16 August),[14] 3 killed (20 August), 1 killed (22 August),[15][permanent dead link] 1 killed (24 August),[16] total of 26 civilians reported killed
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