2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive

2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive
	Part of the Libyan Civil War
Date	13 – 28 August 2011
Location	Western Libyan coast, Libya
Result	Rebel victory Rebels capture Sorman, Sabratha, Zuwara, 'Aziziya, Tripoli, Ras Ajdir and Zawiya.;
Belligerents
Anti-Gaddafi forces National Liberation Army; Free Libyan Air Force; NATO; (per UNSC 1973)	Gaddafi Loyalists Libyan Army; Libyan Navy; Paramilitary forces; Foreign mercenaries;
Commanders and leaders
Ismail al-Sallabi; (Zawiya area); Omar Obeid (Sabratha area); Senussi Mohamed (Sabratha area)	Mahdi al-Arabi ; (Zawiya area)
Casualties and losses
95 killed; 109 wounded; 1 tank destroyed	95 killed; 150 wounded; 15 captured; ; NATO claim:; 11 tanks destroyed; 1 armoured vehicle destroyed; 5 technicals destroyed; 1 military boat destroyed
	26 civilians killed

The 2011 Libyan rebel coastal offensive was a major rebel offensive of the Libyan Civil War. It was mounted by anti-Gaddafi forces with the intention of cutting off the supply route from Tunisia for pro-Gaddafi loyalist forces in Tripoli.

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