Zawiya skirmish

Zawiya skirmish
Part of the Libyan Civil War
Date11 June – 12 June 2011
(1 day)
Location
Zawiya, Libya
Result

Pro-Gaddafi victory[1][2][3]

  • Pro-Gaddafi forces repel rebel attack on the city
Belligerents

Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces

Libya Gaddafi Loyalists

Commanders and leaders
Unknown Libya Mahdi al-Arabi[4]
Strength
100–200 fighters[5] Munawaba Brigade[4]
Casualties and losses
30 killed
20 wounded[6]		 2–dozens*[5][7] killed
17 captured[8]
1 civilian killed[9]
*Rebels claimed that up to 100 loyalist soldiers were killed, but no independent sources confirmed the claim[10]

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[11] 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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  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference resurgence was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Zawya Hospital aftermath of 11/06/2011 fighting Archived August 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Universalsubtitles.org. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  5. ^ a b McDonnell, Patrick J. (13 June 2011). "Libyan officials and rebels give conflicting reports on Zawiya fighting". Los Angeles Times. Tripoli. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Libyan forces fight rebels on several fronts". CTV News. Associated Press. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Rebels press Gaddafi on three fronts as southern tribe revolts". The Scotsman. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Libyan rebels capture 17 Gaddafi's soldiers". Xinhua. Beijing. 12 June 2011. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Rebels say clashes near Libyan capital kill 13". Algiers: Today's Zaman. Reuters. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Al Jazeera Live Blog". Al Jazeera. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference key oil was invoked but never defined (see the help page).