2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive | |||||||
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Part of the Libyan Civil War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
NATO per UNSC 1973 | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ismail al-Sallabi (Zawiya area) |
Mahdi al-Arabi (Zawiya area) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
95 killed, 109 wounded 1 tank destroyed |
95 killed |
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26 civilians killed |
Anti-Gaddafi victory
Ismail al-Sallabi (Zawiya area)
Omar Obeid (Sabratha area)
95 killed
150 wounded
15 captured
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.