Zliten uprising

Zliten uprising
Part of Libyan Civil War
Date9 June – 16 June 2011
Location
Zliten, Libya
Result

Pro-Gaddafi victory[3]

  • Pro-Gaddafi forces crush the uprising in the city
Belligerents

Libya Anti-Gaddafi forces

United Nations UNSC Resolution 1973 forces[1][2]

Libya Gaddafi Loyalists

Commanders and leaders
Unknown Libya Khamis Gaddafi[4]
Casualties and losses
22 killed[4] 4 tanks destroyed,[2] other casualties unknown

The Zliten uprising was a local uprising in the Libyan Civil War, started by rebel anti-Gaddafi forces against loyalist pro-Gaddafi forces in the city of Zliten. The city was of strategic importance due to its close proximity to the capital of Tripoli. After Zliten, only two cities – Khoms and Tajura – separated the rebel stronghold of Misrata from Tripoli.

  1. ^ "UN clears way for Libyan no-fly zone". ABC News. 18 Mar 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b Ministry of Defence | Fact Sheets | Libya: Operations Updates Archived September 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Mod.uk. Retrieved on 12 June 2011.
  3. ^ Libya's Zliten rebels struggle to inch forward
  4. ^ a b Londo, Ernesto (23 March 2011). "Libyan rebels stage insurrection in Zlitan". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 June 2011.