2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive

2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive
	Part of the Libyan Civil War
Date	13 – 28 August 2011
Location	Western Libyan coast, Libya
Result	Rebel victory Rebels capture Sorman, Sabratha, Zuwara, 'Aziziya, Tripoli, Ras Ajdir and Zawiya.;
Belligerents
Anti-Gaddafi forces National Liberation Army; Free Libyan Air Force; NATO; (per UNSC 1973)	Gaddafi Loyalists Libyan Army; Libyan Navy; Paramilitary forces; Foreign mercenaries;
Commanders and leaders
Ismail al-Sallabi; (Zawiya area); Omar Obeid (Sabratha area); Senussi Mohamed (Sabratha area)	Mahdi al-Arabi ; (Zawiya area)
Casualties and losses
95 killed; 109 wounded; 1 tank destroyed	95 killed; 150 wounded; 15 captured; ; NATO claim:; 11 tanks destroyed; 1 armoured vehicle destroyed; 5 technicals destroyed; 1 military boat destroyed
	26 civilians killed

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.

^ Kerr, Simeon (14 August 2011). "Libya Rebels Claim To Hold Zawiya as Regime Fights On". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
^ "Libya's Interior Minister Appears To Have Defected". Fox News. Associated Press. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
^ "As It Happened: Libya Conflict". BBC News. 27 August 2011.
^ 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

[1] Kerr, Simeon (14 August 2011). "Libya Rebels Claim To Hold Zawiya as Regime Fights On". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

[2] "Libya's Interior Minister Appears To Have Defected". Fox News. Associated Press. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.

[3] "As It Happened: Libya Conflict". BBC News. 27 August 2011.

[4] 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

[NATO_Involved-5] "Gaddafi Forces,Rebels Fight Over Zawiyah". Khaleej Times. 13 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2011.

[6] 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

[hospital-7] Laub, Karin (16 August 2011). "Gadhafi's Troops Use Hospital as Base, Doctors Say". NBC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 16 August 2011.^{[dead link‍]}

[push-8] "Libyan Rebels Push To Isolate Tripoli". Al Jazeera. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.

[9] 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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