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  • Battle of Misrata (2011)
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  • Battle of Misrata (2011)
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  • siege
  • defeated
  • military operations
  • battle for the city
  • heavy fighting
  • Battle of Misrata
  • Misrata
  • battle of Misrata
  • attacks on rebel-held Misrata
  • besieged since February
  • months-long siege
  • siege of Misrata
  • three-month-long battle
clgo:causalties
  • 4,000 wounded
  • 1+ tank destroyed
  • 1,215 killed*
  • 900 missing or captured**
clgo:combatant
  • Libya
  • Anti-Gaddafi forces
  • Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • *France
  • *United States
  • *National Liberation Army
  • *Canada
  • *Foreign military advisors
  • *United Kingdom
  • 23pxNATO command
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clgo:date
  • 2011-05-15
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clgo:notes
  • *The number of dead on the rebel side includes both opposition fighters and civilians, of which at least 358 have definitely been confirmed as rebels and 707 as civilians, among whom were 11 migrants, 4 journalists and 1 Ukrainian doctor
  • **Of the missing and captured, 150 civilians were found dead in a mass grave in Tawargha in mid-August and 5 in a grave near Misrata in early October and 8 rebels were found in a grave in November 2012
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clgo:result
  • Anti-Gaddafi victory
  • *All of the city'spublic utilitiesshut down
  • *Rebels take full control of the entire city.
  • *RebelsadvancetoDafniya, west of Misrata, and the outskirts ofTawergha, south of Misrata
  • *Port reopens after it was partially closed due to artillery fire and mines from 29 April to 9 May
clgo:strength
  • *8,000
  • 3,000–5,000
  • Hamza Brigade (initially)
  • Khamis Brigade(since 12 March)
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