Battle of the Misrata frontline

Battle of the Misrata frontline
Part of Libyan Civil War
Date 16 May – 23 August 2011 Location Misrata District, Libya Result Stalemate (mid-May–mid-August); Anti-Gaddafi victory (late August) Rebels capture Tawergha, Zliten, Khoms and the coastline towards Tripoli Rebels advance south of Tawergha towards the Sirte road
Belligerents
Anti-Gaddafi forces National Liberation Army Foreign military advisors UNSC Resolution 1973 forces NATO air forces	Gaddafi Loyalists Libyan Army Paramilitary forces
Commanders and leaders
Ibrahim Bet-Almal Nuri Abdullah Abdullatif Suleiman Mahmoud Air Marshal Brigadier Ali Attalah Obeidi †	Khamis Gaddafi Abdullah Senussi Abdul Nabih Zayid (POW)
Strength
7,000	4,500
Casualties and losses
435 killed 1,756 wounded	522-532 killed*
14 civilians killed in the Misrata area, 100+ civilians killed in the Zliten area**
*Based largely on unconfirmed rebel claims **Based largely on unconfirmed and partially confirmed loyalist claims

Stalemate (mid-May–mid-August);
Anti-Gaddafi victory (late August)

Anti-Gaddafi forces

UNSC Resolution 1973 forces

Gaddafi Loyalists

The Battle of the Misrata frontline was a battle during the Libyan Civil War between pro-Gaddafi loyalists and anti-Gaddafi forces on the western and southwestern outskirts of Misrata, the third largest city in Libya. It ended when anti-Gaddafi soldiers secured Zliten to the west and Tawergha to the south, establishing a significant buffer zone around the city.

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