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Timeline of the Libyan civil war (2011)
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The timeline of the Libyan civil war begins on 15 February 2011 and ends on 20 October 2011. The conflict began with a series of peaceful protests, similar to others of the Arab Spring, later becoming a full-scale civil war between the forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi's government and the anti-Gaddafi forces. The conflict can roughly be divided into two periods before and after external military intervention authorized by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.
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Held by anti-Gaddafi protesters by 1 March. (Checkered: Loyalists gains before UN intervention.)
Retaken by rebels after the UN intervention. (Checkered: Contested region between late March and August).
Rebel advances during September.
Last loyalist pockets.
Dates for changes of hand of individual towns are given in red (rebel offensive) and green (government offensive).![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Tripolitanian_Front-final.svg/640px-Tripolitanian_Front-final.svg.png)
Held by anti-Gaddafi protesters by 1 March. (Checkered: Maximum Loyalists gains, April–May.)
Rebel advances by 1 August.
Rebel gains after the western coastal offensive in August.
Last loyalist pockets.
Dates for changes of hand of individual towns are given in red (rebel offensive) and green (government offensive).
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Held by anti-Gaddafi forces by 1 March. (Checkered: Lost before UN intervention)
Contested areas between March and August.
Rebel western coastal offensive in August.
Rebel gains by 1 October.
Last loyalist pockets.
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