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...

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...

Misrata (/mɪsˈrɑːtə/ miss-RAH-tə; Arabic: مصراتة, romanized: Miṣrāta, Libyan Arabic: Məṣrāta; also spelled Misratah and known by the Italian spelling Misurata)...

The Misrata Military Council, also commonly referred to as the Misrata Brigades, or the Misrata Revolutionary Brigades, are armed units linked to the...

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...

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...

Misrata International Airport (IATA: MRA, ICAO: HLMS) is an international airport serving Misrata, a Mediterranean coastal city in the Misrata District...

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...

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...

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...

(February 2011) February 18 — May 15, 2011 Battle of Misrata (2011) February 24 — March 10, 2011 First Battle of Zawiya March 1 — August 18, 2011 2011 Nafusa...

government forces were still battling rebels. Even after the government-declared ceasefire, artillery and sniper attacks on Misrata and Ajdabiya continued,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

in his hometown of Misrata. After the fall of Tripoli to forces of the opposition National Transitional Council (NTC) in August 2011, Gaddafi and his...

one multiple rocket launcher, five battle tanks, two pieces of artillery and three military vehicles near Misrata, one self-propelled anti-aircraft gun...

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...

First Battle of Benghazi Second Battle of Benghazi Battle of Misrata Battle of Tripoli Battle of Wazzin Raid on Ras Lanuf Refugees, United Nations High...

is a large military unit composed of well trained[according to whom?] military personnel based in the city of Misrata. It has been known to fight off Islamist...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

during the Battle of Sirte, in the First Libyan Civil War, and killed along with his father. In April 2009, Mutassim Gaddafi met U.S. Secretary of State Hillary...

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,...

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...