Battle of the City of Misrata

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath increased rebel control
gptkbp:casualties high civilian casualties
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:National_Transitional_Council
Gaddafi loyalists
gptkbp:consequences fragmentation of power
rise of militias
international intervention debates
increased instability in Libya
challenges to the NTC
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:memorials
gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:films
gptkb:songs
art and literature
gptkbp:date April 2011
gptkbp:duration approximately 3 months
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Libyan_uprising
gptkb:Arab_Spring
gptkb:Gaddafi_regime
post-colonial Libya
regional dynamics in North Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the City of Misrata
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Journalist
gptkb:healthcare_professionals
volunteers
displacement of civilians
local militia
human rights activists
gptkbp:international_response NATO airstrikes
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Abdul_Fattah_Younis
gptkb:Mohamed_al-Fassi
gptkbp:legacy symbol of resistance
inspiration for other uprisings
gptkbp:location gptkb:Misrata,_Libya
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive international media coverage
gptkbp:military_outcome Gaddafi forces pushed back
gptkbp:military_strategy urban warfare
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Siege_of_Misrata
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Libyan_Civil_War
gptkbp:result Libyan rebel victory
gptkbp:significance strategic port city
gptkbp:tactics_used blockades
artillery bombardment
street fighting
sniper fire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Libyan_Army_loyal_to_Muammar_Gaddafi
gptkb:2011_Libyan_civil_war
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6