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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 120. Chapters: 1793-1795 Tripolitanian civil war, 1920 Jabal al-Gharbi civil war, 1979 U.S. embassy burning in Libya, Aftermath of the Libyan civil war, Ahmed Sharif as-Senussi, Allied Military Administration (Libya), Allied occupation of Libya, Ancient Libya, Arab Islamic Republic, Arab Lictor Youth, Barbary pirates, Barbary slave trade, Barca, Cyrene, Libya, Dey, Diocese of Egypt (Late Antiquity), El Tag, Hafsid dynasty, Hasan as-Senussi, Hasan ibn al-Nu'man, History of Islamic Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, History of Libya as Italian colony, HIV trial in Libya, Italian Libya, Italian Libya Railways, Italian settlers in Libya, Kingdom of Africa, Kingdom of Libya, Laguatan, Libu, Libyan People's Court, Libyan pound, Libyan resistance movement, List of colonial governors of Cyrenaica, List of colonial governors of Tripolitania, List of Governors-General of Italian Libya, List of kings of Cyrene, List of wars involving Libya, Marmarica, Mathos, Mohammed El Senussi, Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Senussi, North African theatre (World War I), Omar Mukhtar, Ottoman Tripolitania, Pacification of Libya, Paraetonium, Postage stamps and postal history of Cyrenaica, Postage stamps and postal history of Fezzan and Ghadames, Postage stamps and postal history of Libya, Postage stamps and postal history of Tripolitania, Roman Libya, Salih Reis, Seydi Ali Reis, Slavery in Libya, Sulaiman al-Barouni, Tripolitanian lira, Tripoli Agreement, Turgut Reis, Yousaf Borahil Al-Msmare. Excerpt: The Libyan civil war, also referred to as the Libyan revolution was a 2011 armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on Tuesday, 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security forces that fired on the crowd. The protests escalated into a rebellion that spread across the country, with the forces opposing Gaddafi establishing an interim governing body, the National Transitional Council. The United Nations Security Council passed an initial resolution on 26 February, freezing the assets of Gaddafi and his inner circle and restricting their travel, and referred the matter to the International Criminal Court for investigation. In early March, Gaddafi's forces rallied, pushed eastwards and re-took several coastal cities before reaching Benghazi. A further U.N. resolution authorised member states to establish and enforce a no-fly zone over Libya, and to use "all necessary measures" to prevent attacks on civilians. The Gaddafi government then announced a ceasefire, but failed to uphold it, though it then accused rebels of violating the ceasefire when they continued to fight as well. Throughout the conflict, rebels rejected government offers of a ceasefire and efforts by the African Union to end the fighting because the plans set forth did not include the removal of Gaddafi. In August, rebel forces launched an offensive on the government-held coast of Libya, taking back territory lost months before and ultimately capturing the capital city of Tripoli, while Gaddafi evaded capture and loyalists engaged in a rearguard campaign. On 16 September 2011, the National Transitional Council was recognised by the United Nations as the legal representative of Libya, replacing the Gaddafi government. Muammar Gaddafi remained at large until 20 October 2011, when he was captured and killed attempting to escape from Sirte. T
