2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive

2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive
Part of the First Libyan Civil War
Date13 – 28 August 2011
Location
Western Libyan coast, Libya
Result Rebel victory
Territorial
changes
Rebels capture Sorman, Sabratha, Zuwara, 'Aziziya, Tripoli, Ras Ajdir and Zawiya.
Belligerents

Anti-Gaddafi forces

NATO
(per UNSC 1973)

Gaddafi Loyalists

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.