Battle of the Misrata frontline

Battle of the Misrata frontline
	Part of Libyan Civil War
Date	16 May – 23 August 2011
Location	Misrata District, Libya
Result	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;
Belligerents
Anti-Gaddafi forces National Liberation Army; Foreign military advisors; UNSC Resolution 1973 forces NATO air forces;	Gaddafi Loyalists Libyan Army; Paramilitary forces;
Commanders and leaders
Ibrahim Bet-Almal; Nuri Abdullah Abdullatif; Suleiman Mahmoud; Air Marshal Brigadier Ali Attalah Obeidi †	Khamis Gaddafi; Abdullah Senussi; Abdul Nabih Zayid (POW)
Strength
7,000	4,500
Casualties and losses
435 killed; 1,756 wounded	522-532 killed*
	14 civilians killed in the Misrata area,; 100+ civilians killed in the Zliten area**
	Based largely on unconfirmed rebel claims; *Based largely on unconfirmed and partially confirmed loyalist claims

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 outskirts of Misrata, the third largest city in Libya. It ended when anti-Gaddafi soldiers secured Zliten to the west and Tawergha to the south, establishing a significant buffer zone around the city.

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^ "UN clears way for Libyan no-fly zone". 18 March 2011.
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^ "Libya rebel city tense as Gadhafi ultimatum expires". 3 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
^ "Misrata rebels officially plead for Western troops". 19 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
^ "BBC Report on Misrata Showing Major General Suliman Mahmoud". YouTube. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^ "The martyred hero Air Marshal Brigadier Ali Attalah Obeidi". Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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^ Rebel fatalities - 7 killed (17 May),[1] 1 killed (19 May),[2]^[usurped] 2 killed (23 May),[3] 3 killed (26 May),[4] 5 killed (27 May),[5] Archived 18 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine 10 killed (28 May), 2 killed (29 May),[6] 1 killed (31 May),[7] 1 killed (2 June),[8] 120 killed (3–10 June),[9] 43 killed (12–19 June),[10][11] 15 killed (20–21 June),[12] Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine 4 killed (22 June),[13] 1 killed (26 June),[14] 2 killed (3 July),[15] Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine 17 killed (4–5 July),[16]^{[dead link‍]} 19 killed (6 July),"The martyred hero Air Marshal Brigadier Ali Attalah Obeidi |". Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2014. 7 killed (8 July),[17] Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine 1 killed (10 July),[18] 11 killed (11 July),[19] 19 killed (12 July),[20] 5 killed (13 July),[21] Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine 6 killed (16 July),[22] 7 killed (20 July),[23] 114 killed (Battle of Zliten), 12 killed (Battle of Tawergha), total of 435 reported killed
^ Rebel wounded - 32 wounded (17 May),[24] 10 wounded (19 May),[25]^[usurped] 3 wounded (23 May),[26] 20 wounded (26 May),[27] 12 wounded (27 May),[28] Archived 18 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine 40 wounded (28 May), 28 wounded (29 May),[29] 29 wounded (31 May),[30] 3 wounded (2 June),[31] 350 wounded (3–10 June),[32] 200 wounded (12–19 June),[33] 54 wounded (20 June),[34] 60 wounded (21 June),[35] Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine 12 wounded (22 June),[36] 7 wounded (26 June),[37] 11 wounded (2 July),[38] 12 wounded (3 July),[39] Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine 64 wounded (4–5 July),[40] Archived 26 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine 42 wounded (6 July),[41] 30 wounded (8 July),[42] 32 wounded (10 July),[43] 25 wounded (11 July),[44] 22 wounded (12 July),[45] 17 wounded (13 July),[46] Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine 4 wounded (16 July),[47] 23 wounded (18 July),[48] 13 wounded (20 July),[49] 504 wounded (Battle of Zliten), 85 wounded (Battle of Tawergha), total of 1,756 reported wounded
^ Loyalist fatalities - 442 killed (around Misrata),[50][51] Archived 14 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine 4 killed (Battle of Tawergha), 76-86 killed (Battle of Zliten), total of 522-532 reported killed
^ 3 killed (12 June),[52][53] Archived 15 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine 3 killed (17–20 June),[54] 3 killed (6 July),[55] 2 killed (by mines),[56] 3 killed (31 July),[57] total of 14 reported killed

[1] "Libyan rebels continue their struggle". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

[2] "UN clears way for Libyan no-fly zone". 18 March 2011.

[3] "Nato takes control of enforcing Libya no-fly zone". 25 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.

[4] "Libya rebel city tense as Gadhafi ultimatum expires". 3 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.

[5] "Misrata rebels officially plead for Western troops". 19 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.

[6] "BBC Report on Misrata Showing Major General Suliman Mahmoud". YouTube. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

[feb17.info-7] "The martyred hero Air Marshal Brigadier Ali Attalah Obeidi". Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

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[10] Rebel fatalities - 7 killed (17 May),[1] 1 killed (19 May),[2]^[usurped] 2 killed (23 May),[3] 3 killed (26 May),[4] 5 killed (27 May),[5] Archived 18 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine 10 killed (28 May), 2 killed (29 May),[6] 1 killed (31 May),[7] 1 killed (2 June),[8] 120 killed (3–10 June),[9] 43 killed (12–19 June),[10][11] 15 killed (20–21 June),[12] Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine 4 killed (22 June),[13] 1 killed (26 June),[14] 2 killed (3 July),[15] Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine 17 killed (4–5 July),[16]^{[dead link‍]} 19 killed (6 July),"The martyred hero Air Marshal Brigadier Ali Attalah Obeidi |". Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2014. 7 killed (8 July),[17] Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine 1 killed (10 July),[18] 11 killed (11 July),[19] 19 killed (12 July),[20] 5 killed (13 July),[21] Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine 6 killed (16 July),[22] 7 killed (20 July),[23] 114 killed (Battle of Zliten), 12 killed (Battle of Tawergha), total of 435 reported killed

[11] Rebel wounded - 32 wounded (17 May),[24] 10 wounded (19 May),[25]^[usurped] 3 wounded (23 May),[26] 20 wounded (26 May),[27] 12 wounded (27 May),[28] Archived 18 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine 40 wounded (28 May), 28 wounded (29 May),[29] 29 wounded (31 May),[30] 3 wounded (2 June),[31] 350 wounded (3–10 June),[32] 200 wounded (12–19 June),[33] 54 wounded (20 June),[34] 60 wounded (21 June),[35] Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine 12 wounded (22 June),[36] 7 wounded (26 June),[37] 11 wounded (2 July),[38] 12 wounded (3 July),[39] Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine 64 wounded (4–5 July),[40] Archived 26 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine 42 wounded (6 July),[41] 30 wounded (8 July),[42] 32 wounded (10 July),[43] 25 wounded (11 July),[44] 22 wounded (12 July),[45] 17 wounded (13 July),[46] Archived 25 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine 4 wounded (16 July),[47] 23 wounded (18 July),[48] 13 wounded (20 July),[49] 504 wounded (Battle of Zliten), 85 wounded (Battle of Tawergha), total of 1,756 reported wounded

[12] Loyalist fatalities - 442 killed (around Misrata),[50][51] Archived 14 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine 4 killed (Battle of Tawergha), 76-86 killed (Battle of Zliten), total of 522-532 reported killed

[13] 3 killed (12 June),[52][53] Archived 15 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine 3 killed (17–20 June),[54] 3 killed (6 July),[55] 2 killed (by mines),[56] 3 killed (31 July),[57] total of 14 reported killed

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