Zliten uprising
| Zliten uprising | |||||||||
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| Part of Libyan Civil War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Anti-Gaddafi forces UNSC Resolution 1973 forces | Gaddafi Loyalists | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Unknown | Khamis Gaddafi | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| National Liberation Army | |||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 22 killed | 4 tanks destroyed, other casualties unknown | ||||||||
The Zliten uprising was a local uprising in the Libyan Civil War, started by rebel anti-Gaddafi forces against loyalist pro-Gaddafi forces in the city of Zliten. The city was of strategic importance due to its close proximity to the capital of Tripoli. After Zliten, only two cities – Khoms and Tajura – separated the rebel stronghold of Misrata from Tripoli.