2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive
| 2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the First Libyan Civil War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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NATO (per UNSC 1973) | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ismail al-Sallabi (Zawiya area) Omar Obeid (Sabratha area) Senussi Mohamed (Sabratha area) |
Mahdi al-Arabi (Zawiya area) | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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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.