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First Libyan Civil War: Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed Libyan leader, was captured by rebel forces during the Battle of Sirte, and was killed shortly thereafter.
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The Libyan civil war, also known as the First Libyan Civil War and Libyan Revolution, was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were seeking to oust his government.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Muammar Gaddafi
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Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi was a Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician and political theorist who ruled Libya from 1969 until his assassination by Libyan rebel forces in 2011. He came to power through a military coup, first becoming Revolutionary…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Anti-Gaddafi forces
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The anti-Gaddafi forces, also known as the Libyan opposition or Libyan rebels, were Libyan groups that opposed and militarily defeated the government of Muammar Gaddafi during the First Libyan Civil War in 2011, killing him in the process. The Anti-Gaddafi forces were…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Sirte (2011)
Final battle of the First Libyan Civil War
The Battle of Sirte was the final and most decisive battle of the First Libyan Civil War, beginning when the National Liberation Army attacked the last remnants of the Libyan army still loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in his hometown and designated capital of Sirte, on the Gulf of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Killing of Muammar Gaddafi
2011 killing in Sirte, Libya
Muammar Gaddafi was killed by the National Transitional Council (NTC) on 20 October 2011 after the Battle of Sirte. Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya, was captured by NTC forces and executed shortly afterwards.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)