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The Battle of Misrata (Arabic: معركة مصراتة‎), also known as the Siege of Misrata, was a battle of the 2011 Libyan Civil War. It was fought between troops loyal to the government of Muammar Gaddafi, and anti-Gaddafi rebels who held Misrata, the third largest city in Libya. Following the initial stages of the uprising, the Libyan government took back most towns in the west of the country, leaving Misrata the only major city under rebel control in Tripolitania.

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  • The Battle of Misrata (Arabic: معركة مصراتة‎), also known as the Siege of Misrata, was a battle of the 2011 Libyan Civil War. It was fought between troops loyal to the government of Muammar Gaddafi, and anti-Gaddafi rebels who held Misrata, the third largest city in Libya. Following the initial stages of the uprising, the Libyan government took back most towns in the west of the country, leaving Misrata the only major city under rebel control in Tripolitania.
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  • Battle of Misrata
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  • 4,000 wounded
  • 1,215 killed*
  • 900 missing or captured**
  • at least 1 tank destroyed
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  • *Canada
  • *France
  • *United Kingdom
  • *United States
  • *National Liberation Army
  • *23pxNATO command
  • *Foreign military advisors
  • Anti-Gaddafi forces
  • Armed forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • UNSC Resolution 1973 forces
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  • *The number of dead on the rebel side includes both opposition fighters and civilians, of which at least 358 have definitely been confirmed as rebels and 707 as civilians, among whom were 11 migrants, 2 journalists (1 U.S. & U.K.-U.S.) and 1 Ukrainian doctor
  • **Of the missing and captured, 150 civilians were found dead in a mass grave in Tawargha in mid-August and 5 in a grave near Misrata in early October and 8 rebels were found in a grave in November 2012
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  • *All of the city'spublic utilitiesshut down
  • *Rebels take full control of the entire city.
  • Decisive Anti-Gaddafi victory
  • *RebelsadvancetoDafniya, west of Misrata, and the outskirts ofTawergha, south of Misrata
  • *Port reopens after it was partially closed due to artillery fire and mines from 29 April to 9 May
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  • 3,000–5,000
  • *8,000
  • Hamza Brigade (initially)
  • Khamis Brigade(since 12 March)
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