Battle of Sirte (2011)
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The Battle of Sirte (2011) was a major and decisive confrontation in the Libyan Civil War in which anti-Gaddafi forces captured Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown, leading directly to his capture and death and marking the effective end of his regime.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Sirte (2011) canonical | 5 |
| siege of Sirte | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arab Spring
ⓘ
fall of authoritarian regimes in North Africa ⓘ |
| causeOf | final disintegration of Gaddafi government structures ⓘ |
| conflictOf |
2011 Libyan Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
First Libyan Civil War
|
| dateOfKeyEvent | 2011-10-20 ⓘ |
| endTime | 2011-10-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of NTC control over Libya ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| hasCivilianImpact |
civilian displacement from Sirte
ⓘ
significant destruction in Sirte ⓘ |
| hasCombatant |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya loyalists
ⓘ
National Transitional Council ⓘ
surface form:
National Transitional Council forces
pro-Gaddafi forces ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
capture of Muammar Gaddafi near Sirte
ⓘ
end of organized resistance by Gaddafi loyalists in Sirte ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
Battle of Sirte (2011)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Sirte
urban street fighting in Sirte ⓘ |
| hasResult |
capture of Sirte by anti-Gaddafi forces
ⓘ
collapse of remaining Gaddafi loyalist resistance in Sirte ⓘ death of Muammar Gaddafi shortly after battle ⓘ decisive anti-Gaddafi victory ⓘ effective end of Muammar Gaddafi regime ⓘ |
| hasType |
siege
ⓘ
urban battle ⓘ |
| involves |
anti-Gaddafi rebel forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan rebel forces
Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ National Transitional Council ⓘ |
| isDecisiveFor | National Transitional Council victory in Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| isTurningPointOf |
2011 Libyan Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan Civil War (2011)
|
| keyEvent |
attempted breakout convoy of Gaddafi loyalists
ⓘ
capture of District 2, last loyalist stronghold in Sirte ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Libya
ⓘ
Sirte, Libya ⓘ
surface form:
Sirte
|
| partOf |
2011 Libyan Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan Civil War (2011)
|
| politicalConsequence |
end of de facto rule of Muammar Gaddafi
ⓘ
transition of power to National Transitional Council ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Tripoli (2011) ⓘ |
| startTime | 2011-09-15 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Gaddafi’s hometown
ⓘ
symbolic stronghold of Gaddafi regime ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
NATO missions
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO air operations
NATO ⓘ
surface form:
NATO-led coalition
|
| usedTactics |
artillery bombardment
ⓘ
sniper operations ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sirte
this entity surface form:
siege of Sirte