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    The battle of Misrata (Arabic: معركة مصراتة), also known as the siege of Misrata, was a battle of the 2011 Libyan Civil War for the control of Misrata. It...
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  • Battle of Misrata may refer to: Battle of Misrata (1912), during the Italo-Turkish War Battle of Misrata (2011), during the 2011 Libyan Civil War (February...
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    Misrata or Misratah (/mɪsˈrɑːtə/ miss-RAH-tə; Arabic: مصراتة, romanized: Miṣrāta, Libyan Arabic: Məṣrāta), also known by the Italian spelling Misurata...
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  • 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...
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  • The Misrata Military Council, also commonly referred to as the Misrata Brigades, or the Misrata Revolutionary Brigades, are armed units linked to the...
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    Battle of Khorramshahr (1980) Battle of Mogadishu (1993) Battle of Misrata (2011) Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) Battle of Ilovaisk (2014) Second Battle of Tikrit...
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    Misrata International Airport (IATA: MRA, ICAO: HLMS) is an international airport serving Misrata, a Mediterranean coastal city in the Misrata District...
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    was captured by the rebels, who faced only light resistance. Boats from Misrata and Zliten carrying rebel forces and arms landed in Tripoli in the early...
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  • The Battle of Tawergha was a military engagement of the Libyan Civil War that began on 11 August 2011 when anti-Gaddafi forces based in Misrata advanced...
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    Al-Ghiran Brigade (category Misrata)
    from Misrata, was a brigade formed with the purpose of safeguarding the Al-Ghiran region against pro-Gaddafi factions during the battle of Misrata. This...
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    government forces were still battling rebels. Even after the government-declared ceasefire, artillery and sniper attacks on Misrata and Ajdabiya continued,...
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    several. In Abu Hadi, NTC fighters from Misrata began looting and burning houses in vengeance for the Battle of Misrata. Calls by eastern NTC troops for an...
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    February 2011, before the rebels took up arms. According to Moreno-Ocampo, "shooting at protesters was systematic". During the siege of Misrata in May 2011, Amnesty...
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    and more than 700 dead from the Misrata Brigades. After the defeat of Islamic State, Sirte was controlled by the Misrata Brigades, a group within the Al-Bounyan...
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    original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011. Amara, Tarek; Karouny, Mariam (18 March 2011). "Gaddafi Forces Shell West Libya's Misrata, 25 Dead". Reuters...
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    The Misrata War Museum (Arabic: متحف مصراتة الحربي) contains a collection of weapons, photos and objects linked to the Libyan War of 2011. It is located...
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  • Battalion, is a large military unit composed of well trained military personnel based in the city of Misrata. It has been known to fight off Islamist extremist...
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    of rebel-held Misrata, the third largest city in Libya, was broken in large part due to coalition air strikes. The four major fronts of combat were generally...
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  • on rebel-held Misrata. According to a report by the United Nations refugee agency, men had been kidnapped from Misrata during the battle for the city,...
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  • one multiple rocket launcher, five battle tanks, two pieces of artillery and three military vehicles near Misrata, one self-propelled anti-aircraft gun...
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    The killing of Muammar Gaddafi took place on 20 October 2011 after the Battle of Sirte. Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, was captured by NTC...
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    as Tuareg militias of Ghat, controlling desert areas in the southwest; and local forces in Misrata District, controlling the towns of Bani Walid and Tawergha...
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    men before beginning to go on the offensive. They have battled for control of Benghazi, Misrata, Brega, Ajdabiya, Zawiya and Ra's Lanuf as well as several...
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    in Misrata told the rebel forces that he personally saw that Khamis Gaddafi was alive and well, leading his soldiers in Zliten. On 15 March 2011, Free...
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  • Hamid Hassy (category People of the Libyan civil war (2011))
    Battle of Brega-Ajdabiya, Fourth Battle of Brega, and Battle of Sirte (2011). Abbot, Sebastian (16 April 2011). "More shelling in rebel-held Misrata in...
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  • end of the Battle of Misrata (February 18, 2011 – May 15, 2011), at least 27 sub-Saharan Africans from Mali, Niger or Chad, who were accused of being...
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    2011. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012. Habboush, Mahmoud (3 January 2012). "Battle between Tripoli, Misrata...
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    Mutassim Gaddafi (category 2011 deaths)
    during the Battle of Sirte by anti-Gaddafi forces, and killed along with his father. In April 2009, Mutassim Gaddafi met U.S. Secretary of State Hillary...
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    Operation Ellamy (category Articles with unsourced statements from May 2011)
    Two main battle tanks in Sirte and several small ground-attack aircraft at an airfield near Misrata were reportedly hit. Day 16 – 3 April 2011 RAF Tornados...
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    Fist Crushing a U.S. Fighter Plane (category Libyan civil war (2011))
    gold-coloured monument located in Misrata, Libya. It was once located at the Bab al-Azizia compound in the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The sculpture was commissioned...
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