Misrata (/mɪsˈrɑːtə/ miss-RAH-tə; Arabic: مصراتة, romanized: Miṣrāta, Libyan Arabic: Məṣrāta; also spelled Misratah and known by the Italian spelling Misurata)...
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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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Misrata is the capital city of Misrata District, Libya Mis(u)rata may also refer to: Misrata District, district in northwestern Libya Misrata Governorate...
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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 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 was...
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of the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched airstrikes on an airbase in Misrata, held by the Government of National Accord. The air force carried out several...
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he would succumb to his wounds. He would be buried in his hometown of Misrata. After the fall of Tripoli to forces of the opposition National Transitional...
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Misrata or Misratah (Arabic: مصراته, romanized: Miṣrāta, Libyan Arabic: Məṣrāta), also known by the Italian spelling Misurata, is a sha'biyah (district)...
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Libya Shield Force (redirect from Misrata Briagdes)
the large number of Misratans, the Central Shield is often identified as Misrata brigades. Officially designated as "terrorists" by the Libyan House of...
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Apostolic Prefecture of Misurata (redirect from Apostolic Prefecture of Misrata)
The Apostolic Prefecture of Misurata is a Latin Church missionary territory or apostolic prefecture of the Catholic Church in Misurata, Libya. It is exempt...
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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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authorities expelled him and his family from Sabha. Gaddafi moved to Misrata, there attending Misrata Secondary School. Maintaining his interest in Arab nationalist...
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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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of National Accord were travelling from the northwestern Libyan city of Misrata towards the city of Sirte when it was hit. The ambush continued until "Italian...
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was launched by a group of 20 military officers, mostly from the city of Misrata. This resulted in the arrest and executions of the coup plotters. In March...
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2012 Libyan local elections (redirect from Misrata municipal election, 2012)
most votes of any individual candidate. Municipal elections were held in Misrata on 20 February. The elections to the 28-member City Council were one of...
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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 towns in the...
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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...
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(Tripoli International Airport) Tripoli (Mitiga International Airport) Misrata (Misrata Airport) Benghazi (Benina International Airport) Sabha (Sabha Airport)...
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well trained[according to whom?] military personnel based in the city of Misrata. It has been known to fight off Islamist extremist groups, such as ISIL...
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Qasr Ahmad (redirect from Port of Misrata)
أحمد) is a neighborhood and port in the eastern region of the city of Misrata in northwestern Libya. The neighborhood was developed to provide housing...
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Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (category People from Misrata)
postponed. Dbeibeh was born on 13 February 1958, in the western city of Misrata. Dbeibeh claimed to have earned a Master's degree in civil engineering...
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also drove out government forces from Misrata. The following day, Gaddafi loyalists attempted to retake Misrata Airport, but were driven back. Officers...
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The Battle of Misrata was fought between Italian and Turkish forces on 9 July 1912 during the Italo-Turkish War. The battle was fought for control of...
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Retrieved 29 January 2013. "NATO strikes Tripoli, Gaddafi army close on Misrata" Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Khaled al-Ramahi. Malaysia...
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carried out Brimstone missile strikes, destroying three armoured vehicles in Misrata and two further armoured vehicles in Ajdabiya. Day 9 – 27 March 2011 RAF...
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(LNA) Wing Loong drone over Misrata. 6 August, 2019 A GNA Ilyushin Il-76TD cargo plane is destroyed in the ground on Misrata Airport by a LNA Wing Long...
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ceasefire, attributing the UN resolution. However, artillery shelling on Misrata and Ajdabiya continued, and government soldiers continued approaching Benghazi...
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two-thirds (est. 270,000) of Misrata's 400,000 inhabitants. Consequently, since the Libyan Civil War erupted in 2011, Misrata became "the bastion of resistance"...
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Ras Ajdir to Tripoli, and on to Misrata, Sirte, Benghazi and Bayda. Another railway line will run inland from Misrata to Sabha at the centre of a mineral-rich...
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