2011 Libyan Civil War

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armed conflict civil war war of the Arab Spring

The 2011 Libyan Civil War was an armed conflict that led to the overthrow and death of longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi amid a broader wave of Arab Spring uprisings, involving both domestic rebel forces and international military intervention.

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All labels observed (22)

Label Occurrences
2011 Libyan Civil War canonical 24
Libyan Civil War (2011) 20
First Libyan Civil War 17

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
civil war ⓘ
war of the Arab Spring ⓘ
belligerent Canada ⓘ
France ⓘ
Libyan government ⓘ
surface form: Government of Muammar Gaddafi

Italy ⓘ
Libya ⓘ
surface form: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

NATO ⓘ
National Transitional Council ⓘ
Qatar ⓘ
United Arab Emirates ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

anti-Gaddafi rebel forces ⓘ
pro-Gaddafi loyalist forces ⓘ
cause anti-government protests inspired by the Arab Spring ⓘ
economic grievances and corruption ⓘ
longstanding political repression under Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ
combatantLeader Abdul Fatah Younis ⓘ
Mahmoud Jibril ⓘ
Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ
Mustafa Abdul Jalil ⓘ
consequence onset of prolonged political fragmentation in Libya ⓘ
proliferation of weapons in the Sahel region ⓘ
regional instability in North Africa and the Sahel ⓘ
country Libya ⓘ
deathTollEstimate tens of thousands of people killed ⓘ
endDate 2011-10-23 ⓘ
followedBy Second Libyan Civil War ⓘ
hasPart 2011 Libyan Civil War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: First Libyan Civil War
legalBasisForIntervention United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 ⓘ
location Ajdabiya ⓘ
Benghazi ⓘ
Brega ⓘ
Misrata ⓘ
Tibesti Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Nafusa Mountains

Sirte, Libya ⓘ
surface form: Sirte

Tripoli ⓘ
Zawiya ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive international news coverage ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Benghazi ⓘ
Battle of Misrata ⓘ
Battle of Sirte (2011) ⓘ
Battle of Tripoli ⓘ
2011 Libyan Civil War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: NATO bombing campaign in Libya
opposedBy United Nations Security Council ⓘ
partOf Arab Spring ⓘ
post–Cold War conflicts in Africa ⓘ
result collapse of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ⓘ
death of Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ
establishment of the National Transitional Council as de facto authority ⓘ
overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ
startDate 2011-02-15 ⓘ
typeOfIntervention air strikes ⓘ
naval blockade ⓘ
no-fly zone enforcement ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Libya → majorUprising → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
Arab Spring → ledTo → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
Benghazi → experiencedEvent → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
Muammar Gaddafi → conflict → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
2011 Libyan Civil War → hasPart → 2011 Libyan Civil War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Libyan Civil War
2011 Libyan Civil War → notableEvent → 2011 Libyan Civil War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: NATO bombing campaign in Libya
British Armed Forces → conflictParticipation → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libya intervention (2011)
Second Libyan Civil War → followed → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Libyan Civil War
Dassault Mirage 2000 → usedInConflict → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
Cyrenaica → playedRoleIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
Misrata → playedRoleIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
Tunisian Revolution → influenced → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War of 2011
Arab Winter → relatedToEvent → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan civil war
CF-18 Hornet → usedInConflict → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libya intervention 2011
Norwegian Armed Forces → participatedIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
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Egyptian Air Force → conflict → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War interventions
Su-22 → conflictParticipation → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War
National Transitional Council → conflict → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
Panavia Tornado GR4 → usedInConflict → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libya intervention 2011
Women of the Arab Spring → associatedWithEvent → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
Zawiya → roleInEvent → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
Zawiya → wasBattlegroundIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 → subject → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2011 Libyan civil war
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 → concerns → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 → legalBasisFor → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
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Mustafa Abdul Jalil → participatedIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi → participatedIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
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Battle of Benghazi → partOf → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
Battle of Benghazi → conflictIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
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Battle of Benghazi → followedBy → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
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Mahmoud Jibril → movement → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
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Mahmoud Jibril → participatedIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
Khamis Gaddafi → participantIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2011 Libyan civil war
Battle of Sirte (2011) → conflictOf → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Libyan Civil War
Battle of Sirte (2011) → partOf → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
Battle of Sirte (2011) → isTurningPointOf → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
Raytheon Sentinel R1 → conflictParticipatedIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
Saadi Gaddafi → eventParticipatedIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Libyan Civil War
Abdul Fatah Younis → participatedIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Libyan Civil War
Abdul Fatah Younis → participatedIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2011 Libyan uprising
Abdul Fatah Younis → conflict → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
Abdul Fatah Younis → killedIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Libyan Civil War
House of Representatives (Tobruk-based) → cameToPowerAfter → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
Petroleum Facilities Guard → foundedAfter → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: 2011 Libyan revolution
Khalifa Haftar → participatedIn → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
Ansar al-Sharia in Libya → formedAfterEvent → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
Misrata militias → activeInConflict → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Libyan Civil War
Zintan militias → partOf → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
Zintan militias → activeDuring → 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)