First Battle of Benghazi 2011
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 15 February 2011 – 20 February 2011 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2011 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Libya | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Libyan Civil War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 32.1167, 20.0667 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The First Battle of Benghazi was fought between army units and militiamen loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and anti-Gaddafi forces in February 2011 during the Libyan Civil War. The battle mainly took place in Benghazi, the second-largest city in Libya, with related clashes occurring in the nearby Cyrenaican cities of Bayda and Derna. In Benghazi itself most of the fighting occurred during a siege of the government-controlled Katiba compound.
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