| Second Battle of Zawiya | |||||||||
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| Part of the 2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 NATO per UNSC 1973[1] | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Ismail al-Sallabi[2] Osama Arusi[3] |
 Mahdi al-Arabi (POW)[4] | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 600 fighters[5] |
Munawaba Brigade[4] 1,000 conscripts | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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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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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Libyan rebels say they have advanced to outskirts of town less than 20 miles from Tripoli". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Laub, Karin (16 August 2011). "Gadhafi's troops use hospital as base, doctors say". NBC News. Retrieved 16 August 2011.[dead link]
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- ^ 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