Zawiya skirmish 2011
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 12 June 2011 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2011 | Wikidata P585 (point in 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 | 32.7522, 12.7278 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Zawiya skirmish began on 11 June 2011, when the National Liberation Army launched an attack into the coastal city of Zawiya, Libya in an attempt to recapture it from army units and militiamen loyal to Muammar Gaddafi. The attack was quickly crushed by the numerically superior and better-equipped loyalist forces, who had taken the city earlier in the Libyan Civil War after defeating rebel forces in a major battle that lasted from February to March 2011.
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