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Libyan Crisis: Rebel forces capture Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and his son Mutassim in his hometown of Sirte and kill him shortly thereafter, ending the first Libyan civil war.
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Libyan crisis (2011–present)
Conflicts in Libya from 2011 onwards
The Libyan crisis is the current humanitarian crisis and political-military instability occurring in Libya, beginning with the Arab Spring protests of 2011, which led to two civil wars, foreign military intervention, and the ousting and killing of Muammar Gaddafi. The first…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Muammar Gaddafi
Leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011
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)
Mutassim Gaddafi
National Security Advisor of Libya and son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (1974–2011)
Mutassim Billah Gaddafi was a Libyan military officer, and the National Security Advisor of Libya from 2008 until his assassination in 2011. He was the fourth son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and a member of his father's inner circle. He was said to have been in…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)
Libyan civil war (2011)
2011 armed conflict
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)