May 26, 2013
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The Libyan civil war, also referred to as the Libyan revolution was a 2011 armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on Tuesday, 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security forces that fired on the crowd. The protests escalated into a rebellion that spread across the country, with the forces opposing Gaddafi establishing an interim governing body, the National Transitional Council.
The United Nations Security Council passed an initial resolution on 26 February, freezing the assets of Gaddafi and his inner circle and restricting their travel, and referred the matter to the International Criminal Court for investigation. In early March, Gaddafi's forces rallied, pushed eastwards and re-took several coastal cities before reaching Benghazi. A further U.N. resolution authorised member states to establish and enforce a no-fly zone over Libya, and to use "all necessary measures" to prevent attacks on civilians. The Gaddafi government then announced a ceasefire, but failed to uphold it, though it then accused rebels of violating the ceasefire when they continued to fight as well. Throughout the conflict, rebels rejected government offers of a ceasefire and efforts by the African Union to end the fighting because the plans set forth did not include the removal of Gaddafi.
(via Freebase)
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![[LIBYA] Scenes From Misurata After Victory, 06/03/2011](/images/image_cache/base-2000/2629/thumbnail.width=96,height=72,rw=1,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=5dce310e643ffe4ef26be71728cf8efc)
![Libya: Trial of Gaddafi PM al-Mahmoudi begins in Tripoli [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-14101000/14101460/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=85bb99e18b783b6cf3b8966891a4ef75)
![Gaddafi 'captor' dies from torture at the hands of former regime loyalists [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-11150000/11150270/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=ef635c93863db37a20a08d7c752f7848 "Reuters/Stringer")