The 2011 Nafusa Mountain Campaign was a series of battles in the Libyan civil war, fought between loyalist pro-Gaddafi forces and rebel anti-Gaddafi forces in the Nafusa Mountains and, at a later period, in the surrounding plains of western Libya. The mountain range is of strategic importance due to its close proximity to the capital of Tripoli. Along with the city of Misrata, the Nafusa Mountains region was one of the major rebel strongholds in Tripolitania.
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| - The 2011 Nafusa Mountain Campaign was a series of battles in the Libyan civil war, fought between loyalist pro-Gaddafi forces and rebel anti-Gaddafi forces in the Nafusa Mountains and, at a later period, in the surrounding plains of western Libya. The mountain range is of strategic importance due to its close proximity to the capital of Tripoli. Along with the city of Misrata, the Nafusa Mountains region was one of the major rebel strongholds in Tripolitania.
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Strength
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- 500(xsd:integer)
- 2000(xsd:integer)
- 3000(xsd:integer)
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Commander
| - Cdr. Ali al-Hajj
- Cdr. Hajj Usama
- Cdr. Mohammed Ali Madani
- Col. Mokhtar Milad Fernana
- Col. Shu'ayb al-Firjani
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Caption
| - Gaddafi loyalist in the Nafusa Mountains.
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Casualties
| - 10(xsd:integer)
- 136(xsd:integer)
- 215(xsd:integer)
- 397(xsd:integer)
- 500(xsd:integer)
- several tanks destroyed**
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Notes
| - **Based largely on unconfirmed rebel claims
- *The number of dead on the rebel side also includes civilians
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combatant
| - Anti-Gaddafi forces
* National Liberation Army
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UNSC Resolution 1973 forces
* NATO command
- Gaddafi Loyalists
* Libyan Army
* Paramilitary forces
* Foreign mercenaries
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| - The 2011 Nafusa Mountain Campaign was a series of battles in the Libyan civil war, fought between loyalist pro-Gaddafi forces and rebel anti-Gaddafi forces in the Nafusa Mountains and, at a later period, in the surrounding plains of western Libya. The mountain range is of strategic importance due to its close proximity to the capital of Tripoli. Along with the city of Misrata, the Nafusa Mountains region was one of the major rebel strongholds in Tripolitania.
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