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

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.