Libya situations

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Libyan Civil War
Part of 2010–11 Middle East and North Africa protests
• Cities controlled by pro-Gaddafi forces • Cities controlled by anti-Gaddafi forces (supported by coalition forces) • Ongoing fighting/unclear situation (situation as of 26 March 2011)
Date 15 February 2011 (2011-02-15) – present Location Libya Status Ongoing
Belligerents
National Transitional Council[1] Free Libyan Air Force Libyan People's Army National Conference for the Libyan Opposition anti-Gaddafi tribes[2] Limited/Alleged:  Egypt[3]  Tunisia[4] United Nations member states enforcing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973:  NATO  Qatar[5]  UAE[6] full list[show]  Belgium  Canada  Denmark  Egypt  Greece  Italy  Norway  Saudi Arabia  Spain  United Kingdom  United States	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libyan Armed Forces Foreign mercenaries [7][8][9][10][11]
Commanders and leaders
Mustafa Abdul Jalil [12] Omar El-Hariri[13] Abdul Fatah Younis[14] Suleiman Mahmoud[15] Khalifa Belqasim Haftar Charles Bouchard[16]	Muammar Gaddafi Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi Khamis al-Gaddafi  † Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr
Strength
approximately 17,000[17] (1,000 trained men)[18] International Forces: Numerous air and maritime forces (see here)	10,000–12,000 (Al Jazeera estimate)[19]
Casualties and losses
1,435-1,760 opposition fighters killed (see here) International Forces: 1 USAF F-15E Strike Eagle crashed (both pilots survived)[20]	397-463 soldiers killed, (see here)
Estimated total killed on both sides including civilians: 2,000-10,000[21][22][23][23][24][25]

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The 2011 Libyan uprising (Arabic: الثورة الليبية‎) is an ongoing armed conflict in the North African state of Libya against Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule, with protesters calling for new leadership and democratic elections. The uprising began as a series of protests and confrontations on 15 February 2011. Within a week, the uprising had spread and Gaddafi was struggling to retain control across the country.^[26] Gaddafi responded with military force and other such measures as censorship and blocking of communications. With parts of the Libyan military in the east defecting, Gaddafi has reportedly recruited foreign volunteers to supplement his forces. Although Gaddafi has offered talks with opposition leaders through a chief envoy, the rebels have clarified that they are unwilling to negotiate with him, and demand that he resign.
The uprising escalated into armed conflict, with rebels establishing a government named the Transitional National Council based in Benghazi. International human rights organizations have documented severe human rights abuses. The International Criminal Court warned Gaddafi that he and members of his government may have committed crimes against humanity.^[27] In early March, Gaddafi's forces rallied, push eastwards and re-took several coastal cities before attacking Benghazi. The United Nations then declared and began to enforce a no-fly over Libya, to prevent the use of military aircraft against civilians. The United Nations Security Council passed an initial resolution freezing the assets of Gaddafi and ten members of his inner circle and restricting their travel. The resolution also referred the actions of the regime to the International Criminal Court for investigation.^[28] A further resolution authorized member states to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya.^[29] The Gaddaffi government then announced a ceasefire, but failed to uphold it. A collection of states began enforcing the no-fly zone on 19 March by disabling Gaddafi's air defenses.

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