Battle of Tripoli
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The Battle of Tripoli was the decisive 2011 offensive in Libya’s capital in which anti-Gaddafi rebel forces, backed by NATO, seized control of the city and effectively toppled Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Tripoli canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Tripoli Context triple: [2011 Libyan Civil War, notableEvent, Battle of Tripoli]
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Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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Siege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago was a decisive 1898 U.S. campaign in Cuba that trapped and forced the surrender of Spanish forces, effectively ending major combat in the Spanish–American War.
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Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
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Battle of Benghazi
The Battle of Benghazi was a key early confrontation in the 2011 Libyan uprising in which rebel forces clashed with Muammar Gaddafi’s troops for control of the country’s second-largest city, prompting international intervention.
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E.
Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Tripoli Target entity description: The Battle of Tripoli was the decisive 2011 offensive in Libya’s capital in which anti-Gaddafi rebel forces, backed by NATO, seized control of the city and effectively toppled Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.
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A.
Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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B.
Siege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago was a decisive 1898 U.S. campaign in Cuba that trapped and forced the surrender of Spanish forces, effectively ending major combat in the Spanish–American War.
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C.
Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
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D.
Battle of Benghazi
The Battle of Benghazi was a key early confrontation in the 2011 Libyan uprising in which rebel forces clashed with Muammar Gaddafi’s troops for control of the country’s second-largest city, prompting international intervention.
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E.
Battle of Lagos
The Battle of Lagos was a 1759 naval engagement in which the British fleet decisively defeated the French off the coast of Portugal, helping secure British control of the seas during the Seven Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Tripoli (2011)
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surface form:
Fall of Tripoli (2011)
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| belligerent |
National Transitional Council
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surface form:
National Transitional Council forces
anti-Gaddafi rebels ⓘ pro-Gaddafi forces ⓘ |
| casualties | hundreds killed and wounded (both sides and civilians) ⓘ |
| combatType | urban combat ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Abdelhakim Belhadj
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Abdul Fatah Younis ⓘ Khamis Gaddafi ⓘ Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ |
| conflict |
2011 Libyan Civil War
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surface form:
Libyan Civil War
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| country | Libya ⓘ |
| date | August 2011 ⓘ |
| endDate | 28 August 2011 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Sirte (2011)
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pursuit of Gaddafi loyalist forces ⓘ |
| involved |
seizure of Bab al-Azizia compound
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street fighting in central Tripoli ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Libya
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Tripoli ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Tripoli
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topple Muammar Gaddafi’s regime ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Muammar Gaddafi (loyalist side, political and military leader)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gaddafi loyalists
Libya ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
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| partOf |
2011 Libyan Civil War
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2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
NATO military intervention in Libya
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| precededBy |
Battle of Zawiya (2011)
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Battle of Misrata ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Misrata
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| result |
collapse of Muammar Gaddafi regime control over the capital
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decisive rebel victory ⓘ fall of Tripoli to anti-Gaddafi forces ⓘ |
| significance |
effectively ended Gaddafi’s control over most of Libya
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enabled the National Transitional Council to become de facto government of Libya ⓘ turning point in the 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ |
| startDate | 20 August 2011 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
France
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NATO ⓘ NATO airstrikes ⓘ Qatar ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| target | Bab al-Azizia ⓘ |
| used |
coordinated uprising inside the city
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covert insertion of rebel fighters into Tripoli ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Tripoli Description of subject: The Battle of Tripoli was the decisive 2011 offensive in Libya’s capital in which anti-Gaddafi rebel forces, backed by NATO, seized control of the city and effectively toppled Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.
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