Tripoli protests and clashes (February 2011)
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This article is about the February 2011 skirmishes in Tripoli. For the battle in August 2011, see Battle of Tripoli (2011).
The Tripoli protests and clashes were a series of confrontations between Libyan anti-government demonstrators and forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the capital city of Tripoli that took place in February 2011, at the beginning of the Libyan civil war. During the early days of the uprising, there was significant unrest in the city, but the city remained under the control of the government.[7][8][9][10]
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Tripoli protests and clashes | |||||||
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Part of Libyan civil war (2011) | |||||||
Situation as of 1 March Areas controlled by Anti-Gaddafi forces | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Anti-Gaddafi forces |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya foreign support: Mercenaries from Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa (disputed) [2] Belarus[3][4] | ||||||
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300[5]-700[6] killed | Unknown |
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