Second Battle of Zawiya

Second Battle of Zawiya
Part of the 2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive
Date13–20 August 2011
Location
Result Anti-Gaddafi Victory
Territorial
changes
Rebel forces capture the town
Belligerents

Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces


NATO NATO per UNSC 1973[1]

Libya Gaddafi loyalists

Commanders and leaders
Libya Ismail al-Sallabi[2]
Libya Osama Arusi[3]
Libya Mahdi al-Arabi (POW)[4]
Strength
600 fighters[5] Munawaba Brigade[4]
1,000 conscripts
Casualties and losses
41 killed,[6]
1 tank destroyed[1]

93 killed,[7] 150 wounded,[8] 15 captured[9]


9 tanks, 1 armored vehicle, 5 technical, 1 Military boat destroyed (NATO claim)
24 civilians killed[10]

The Second Battle of Zawiya or Zawia took place during the Libyan Civil War between rebel anti-Gaddafi forces and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi for control of the Tripolitania city of Zawia.

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  2. ^ Kerr, Simeon (14 August 2011). "Libya rebels claim to hold Zawiya as regime fights on". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 19:52 - Libya". 17 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  4. ^ a b Zawya Hospital aftermath of 11/06/2011 fighting Archived 10 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Universalsubtitles.org. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  5. ^ "Libyan rebels say they have advanced to outskirts of town less than 20 miles from Tripoli". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  6. ^ 10 killed (13 August),[1] 5 killed (14 August),[2] 12 killed (15 August),[3] 3 killed (16 August),[4] 9 killed (17 August),[5] 2 killed (19 August),"Gaddafi sons broadcast confusion as battle looms - swissinfo". Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011. total of 41 killed
  7. ^ 30 killed (13 August),[6][dead link] 4 killed (17 August),"Times Online - Breaking News, Sunday Times, Entertainment, Sports, Videos". Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.[7] 53 killed (18 August),[8][9][10] 4 killed (19 August),[11] 2 killed (20 August),[12] Archived 19 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine total of 93 reported killed
  8. ^ Laub, Karin (16 August 2011). "Gadhafi's troops use hospital as base, doctors say". NBC News. Retrieved 16 August 2011.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Libyan rebels push to isolate Tripoli". Al Jazeera English. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  10. ^ 8 killed (14 August),[13] 11 killed (15 August)[14][15] 2 killed (16 August),[16] 3 killed (20 August),[17] total of 24 civilians reported killed