Battle of the Misrata frontline (2011)

Battle of the Misrata frontline (Anti-Gaddafi forces & National Liberation Army & Foreign military advisors & UNSC Resolution 1973 forces & NATO air forces vs Gaddafi Loyalists & Libyan Army & Paramilitary forces) took place in 2011 during Libyan Civil War.

Battle facts

• Year: 2011
• Date: 16 May 2011
• Era: Contemporary
• Conflict: Libyan Civil War
• Side A: Anti-Gaddafi forces, National Liberation Army, Foreign military advisors, UNSC Resolution 1973 forces, NATO air forces
• Side B: Gaddafi Loyalists, Libyan Army, Paramilitary forces
• Commanders (A): Ibrahim Bet-Almal, Nuri Abdullah Abdullatif, Suleiman Mahmoud, Air Marshal Brigadier Ali Attalah Obeidi
• Commanders (B): Khamis Gaddafi, Abdullah Senussi, Abdul Nabih Zayid
• Casualties: 435 killed 1,756 wounded (side A), 522–532 killed* (side B)
• Outcome: 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
• Coordinates: 32.367°, 15.083°

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Sources

Wikipedia article on Battle of the Misrata frontline · Wikidata entry