The 2011 military intervention in Libya was an international operation carried out when a popular uprising against Muammar Gaddafi, part of the Arab Spring, turned into a civil war. After Gaddafi's forces threatened the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution authorizing all necessary measures to protect civilians and a no-fly zone. A coalition led first by the United States, France and Britain, and then by NATO, carried out air strikes against Libyan government forces. Rebel forces took Tripoli in August, and Gaddafi was captured and killed in his hometown of Sirte in October. The country then fell into prolonged instability, with rival governments and militias, and the intervention remains controversial.
Before and after
- 24 February 2011Launch of STS-133
- 11 March 2011Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
- 11 March 20112011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
- from 15 March 2011 to 8 December 2024Syrian Civil War
- from 19 March 2011 to 31 October 20112011 military intervention in Libya
- 23 March 2011Death of Elizabeth Taylor
- 31 March 2011Creation of elementary OS
- 7 April 2011Shaar HaNegev school bus attack
- from 17 April 2011 to 19 May 2019Premiere of Game of Thrones
More in Wars, politics & history
- 6 August 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- from 6 October 1973 to 26 October 1973Yom Kippur War
- from January 1978 to February 1979Iranian Revolution
- from 22 September 1980 to 20 August 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 3 November 20202020 United States presidential election
- 7 October 2023Gaza genocide
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 21st century.