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Early March 2011 in the Libyan Civil War

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1 March[edit]

  • On 1 March, Australian Minister for Defence Stephen Smith confirmed that his government was considering military options against the al-Zwai regime, saying that international intervention to enforce a no-fly zone was probable. Smith asserted that "no one is expecting" the Libyan Jamahiriya's Muammar Gaddafi to leave power voluntarily.[1] Al Jazeera reported that Misrata was once again under attack, this time from a combined armor and air assault. According to a witness quoted by Al Jazeera, Jamahiriya forces were using heavy weapons against protesters and rebels in the city, while the pro-Jalil forces were fighting back with small arms.[2]
  • Abdul Fatah Younis, former loyalist interior minister and the leader of a growing rebel force, told Al Jazeera that if Muammar Gaddafi could not be dislodged from Tripoli, he would welcome foreign intervention in the form of targeted airstrikes, though he said a land invasion was unwanted and offered the use of Libyan military airbases only in case of emergency to foreign aircraft.[3] Al Jazeera also reported that pro-Jalil forces had repulsed a six-hour offensive by government forces attempting to seize Zawiya, securing the city for the opposition.[2]
  • Also on 1 March, rebel leaders were debating whether to ask for Western airstrikes under the United Nations banner against military assets of the regime. One senior official said, "If he falls with no intervention, I'd be happy, but if he's going to commit a massacre, my priority is to save my people."[4]
  • By night, the UN had suspended Libya from the UN Human Rights Council.[2]
  • Britain's foreign secretary William Hague said that a no-fly zone could be imposed "even without a Security Council resolution – it depends on the situation on the ground".[5]
  • On Tuesday, the al-Zwai regime sought to show that it was the state's only legitimate authority and that it continued to feel compassion for areas in the east that fell under the control of its opponents. A total of eighteen trucks loaded with rice, flour, sugar and eggs left Tripoli for Benghazi – Libya's second-largest city – Template:convert/kmTemplate:convert/test/Anone east of the capital. Also in the convoy were two refrigerated cars carrying medical supplies.[6]
  • The al-Zwai regime attempted to retake Gharyan and Zliten. The regime's forces were repelled from Zliten, but remained local at Gharyan, where there was on going fighting.[6]

2 March[edit]

See also: Battle of Brega
  • The al-Zwai regime attempted to retake the city of Marsa Brega, but the attack was largely repelled by the rebels. At least fourteen were reported killed in the fighting, although reporters who came in from the Benghazi area saw only four dead, two of which were apparently Jamahiriya fighters. The attack on Marsa Brega was believed to be more towards psychological warfare against the eastern cities.[5]
  • Warplanes were also sent to Ajdabiya in an attempt to bomb the weapons storage.[7] Two fighter jets attacked the weapons storage area, one of which was shot down by anti-aircraft guns.[8]
  • Benghazian residents stated that a convoy of armed opposition fighters, accompanied by army officers, had embarked on a long journey south. They were expected to attempt to reach Tripoli by navigating around the town of Sirte.[9]
  • The opposition's interim-government council had formally requested the UN to impose a no-fly zone and to conduct precision air strikes against Ghaddafi's forces. US Secretary of State Clinton, after backing down from the idea of a no-fly zone, re-engaged in supporting the idea of a military enforced no-fly zone.[5] The Arab League stated that a no-fly zone was necessary. It also said that in cooperation with the African Union, it could impose a military-enforced no-fly zone without the UN's backing.[10]
  • By the end of the day, rebels in the southwest city of Ghadames managed to take control of the city.[11]
  • As the day closed, there were also reports of Jamahiriya forces massing around the town of Nalut (held by the opposition), with some fearing an imminent attack to retake the city; an attack did not happen.[12]

3 March[edit]

  • The International Criminal Court announced it would begin to launch an investigation into war-crimes accusations naming Muammar Gaddafi, his sons and his inner circle. Opposition forces were also to be investigated as well to assure no crimes were being committed on its side.[13]
  • The Libyan opposition rejected calls from Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to conduct peaceful dialogue with Muammar Gaddafi, after Chávez convinced Gaddafi to start "peaceful talks with protesters". The Libyan opposition refused to conduct talks or negotiations with the government.[14]

Initial Rebel advance (4–5 March)[edit]

4 March[edit]

See also: Battle of Ra's Lanuf
  • Occasional air-strikes continued on Ajdabiya's weapon-storage area, with no reported casualties.[15]
  • Regime forces in Tripoli prepared for an expected mass protest by the people after Friday prayers. By the afternoon, demonstrators gathered in the thousands, but did not amount to a siege of the city.[15]
  • Regime forces attempted to retake the oil refineries in Zawiya, but were met with heavy resistance, with casualties on both sides according to witnesses.[16] During the night, Jamahiriya forces withdrew to the outside of the city, according to local witnesses.[17][18]
  • According to eye-witness accounts, opposition forces had begun an assault on the small port town of Ra's Lanuf. The opposition forces claimed that they number 7,000 personnel in the attack on Ra's Lanuf. They also reported that there were "massive" defections at the local Jamahiriya military base in Ra's Lanuf.[16]
  • By night, the opposition forces managed to capture the entire town of Ra's Lanuf, including the airbase.[19]

5 March[edit]

See also: Battle of Bin Jawad
  • In battles occurring in the morning of 5 March in Az Zawiyah, thirty-three people were reported killed, twenty-five of them rebel and eight loyal soldiers.[20] Jamahiriya forces used tanks to destroy residential buildings and kill some protesters, but rebels were able to overcome them by capturing some and lighting another six tanks on fire.[17] By mid-day Jamahiriya soldiers were reported to have been beaten back.[21]
  • Witnesses reported that a fighter jet was shot down in Ra's Lanuf after it attempted to bomb the town. They later report that they had found the remains of two pilots.[22] This incident is confirmed through video evidence.[23]
  • Rebels prepared to try to capture the city of Sirte. Rebels took control of Bin Jawad, a town between Ra's Lanuf and Sirte. Political divides and hostilities had already formed amongst the local population in Sirte because of the killing of several tribesmen by Government forces.[17]
  • After previously backing down from the idea, France re-engaged in support for a no- fly zone and was working with the US and UK to get the resolution passed.[17]
  • The National Council established by the opposition declared itself Libya's sole representative.[17]

First Loyalist offensive (6–16 March)[edit]

6 March[edit]

  • Opposition forces advancing on Sirte were targeted by Libyan warplanes in the morning, although the effectiveness of the airstrikes was unclear,[24] and a witness fighting for the opposition reported heavy fighting in Bin Jawad as Government soldiers apparently launched a counterattack against the town.[25] Al Jazeera reported that opposition forces were massing for a decisive battle at the town of Wadi-al-Ahmar, which could determine control of Sirte itself.[26]
  • At least some advancing rebels withdrew toward Ra's Lanuf under helicopter attack, Al Jazeera and Reuters reported,[27] and Libyan warplanes again bombed positions near both Ra's Lanuf and Zawiyah.[28] Administration of Bin Jawad was resumed by government forces as the rebels retreated,[29] but Al Jazeera reported opposition forces pushed west after reportedly shooting down an attack helicopter and two warplanes and reasserted control over the hamlet.[27] Al Arabiya and other agencies reported that Jamahiriya forces began shelling the city of Misrata, the largest opposition stronghold in Tripolitania, around midday.[30]
  • According to local witnesses, the rebels fended off the attack on Misrata by Jamahiriya forces. Sixteen rebels and civilians were killed, including a twelve-year-old boy. Twenty-two Jamahiriya soldiers were killed, and another twenty captured.[31]

7 March[edit]

  • France and the UK were attempting to get a no-fly zone established through the UN Security Council, after previously backing down from the idea. The gulf states in the Middle East had officially called for a no-fly zone to be placed, and an Arab League emergency meeting will discuss the implication of one backed by it own organization.[32]
  • Hundreds of Jamahiriya soldiers liberated Zawiya with tanks. According to local witnesses, the soldiers used the tanks to fire at houses and many homes were destroyed. The death toll was a minimum of eight, with dozens of civilians casualties expected to be found. Rebels still controlled Zawiya, however, but was fighting the fiercest battle yet, according to witnesses. Some witnesses went on to say "the whole town is in ruins".[14]
  • By the morning of 7 March, BBC News had reported that the town of Bin Jawad was under the control of government forces and they were advancing on Ra's Lanuf.[33]
  • While rebels in Ra's Lanuf managed to successfully fend off attacking infantry forces, fighter jets continued to launch air-strikes in Ra's Lanuf, causing several casualties.

8 March[edit]

  • Air strikes continued on Ra's Lanuf, which was still held by rebels. The air strikes on 8 March caused no casualties. Az Zawiyah was still held by rebels, but under repeated artillery fire by Jamahiriya forces.[34] A video posted on YouTube, allegedly provided by Sky News reporters who sneaked into Az Zawiyah, debunked the regime's claims that they controlled the city.[35]
  • The National Transitional Council issued a statement to Muammar Gaddafi, saying that if he and his family were to call off fighting and leave Libya within seventy-two hours, the council would not prosecute them for crimes committed.[34]

9 March[edit]

  • Rebels still held on to Zawiya but were still under assault by tanks, snipers, and heavy artillery from Jamahiriya forces.[36] Local witnesses said the regime's military temporarily captured Zawiya's main square, but by night were driven back to Template:convert/kmTemplate:convert/test/Anone from the city center.[37]
  • The rebels attempted to move against Bin Jawad once more; however, after firing off around fifty rockets and making some advances, they were hit by artillery and air strikes and retreated to Ra's Lanuf.[38][39] The rebels then claimed that they had eventually retaken Bin Jawad, although this could not be confirmed.[40][41]
  • The European Parliament urged all European states to recognize the National Interim Council as the government of Libya.[42]

10 March[edit]

  • On 10 March, France officially recognized the National Interim Council as Libya's only legitimate government. Portugal later also recognized the council.[43]
  • Zawiyah was retaken by government forces.[44] Reporters from the The Times and ITV reported from the square in the city where they confirmed it was under government control and clean-up operations were underway.[45][46] At the same time on the eastern front, after beating back the rebels from Bin Jawad, government forces launched their largest attack yet against Ra's Lanuf and began to move into the town. Opposition forces were in retreat from the city along with some of the civilian population and were attempting to regroup east of Ra's Lanuf.[47]
  • In spite of "Libyan state television claiming that Kadafi forces had cleared Ras Lanuf of "armed gangs" and Government military forces intensifying their attack "with heavy artillery from the sea and the air", Jalilist forces still controlled the town.[48]

11 March[edit]

  • On the morning of 11 March, the first government ground troops entered Ra's Lanuf with 150 soldiers, backed up by three tanks, and managed to get to the city center. At the same time, four transport boats came in from the sea and unloaded between forty and fifty soldiers each on the beach near the Fadeel hotel. They were engaged by hard-core rebel remnants, who had not retreated from the town the previous day.[49] Government troops captured the residential area, but the rebels continued to hold out in the oil-port facilities throughout the day[50] and recaptured much of the town in a counteroffensive in the afternoon.[50][51]
  • The same day, rebels claimed they were still in control in Zawiya; however, just a few hours later, a loyalist rally was held in the center of the city, witnessed by 100 foreign journalists, confirming the city was retaken.[50][52]

12 March[edit]

  • On 12 March, rebels fighting in Ra's Lanuf retreated in the afternoon to the town of Uqayla west of Marsa Brega.[53] Later during the day, the government took foreign journalists to the city for confirmation of the town's fall.[54]
  • Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa called for a no-fly zone to be put in place after previously resisting the idea. The league met and did not allow Libyan diplomats from the al-Zwai regime government to join despite the Mahmudi administration's request to attend.[55] The league "called on the United Nations Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya in a bid to protect civilians from air attack".[56][57][58] Its request was announced by Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah. He stated that all member states present at the talks agreed with this.[56]
  • The league also announced it now recognized the National Transitional Council as the government of Libya.[59]

13 March[edit]

See also: Second Battle of Brega
  • Before dawn on 13 March, Jamahiriya forces, advancing eastward from Ra's Lanuf, had taken the town of Uqayla and the village of Bisher and were heading toward Brega. Rebel forces in Brega had started a retreat for Ajdabiya.[61] Brega was captured later in the day by Jamahiriya forces.[62]
  • According to human-rights watchers, Tripoli was in a state of fear as Jamahiriya forces arrested people along with disappearances taking place. According to residents of the city, scores of anti-government protesters had been arrested and were subjected to torture.[63]
  • Rebels forces returned to fight in Marsa Brega. Reports from rebels and Al Jazeera sources claimed that the rebels had recaptured the town, killing twenty-five Jamahiriya soldiers and capturing twenty in the process.[64][66] With the destruction of the Ra's Lanuf oil refinery, the Jamahiriya only controlled one oil refinery in Al-Zawiyah. Most military analysts believed that the Jamahiriya was running out of fuel; and his supply lines were vulnerable and extended. Tanks on average get about one mile to the gallon, showing the heavy cost in fuel in running a war.Template:Citation needed
  • Al-Jazeera reported that Al-Zawiyah was being besieged by Jamahiriya forces, with no further details given; it was unclear whether the report was accurate or in error.[66]

14 March[edit]

  • On 14 March, the fighting in Brega was at a stalemate, with rebel forces holding the residential district and government forces holding the oil facilities.[67]
  • Meanwhile on the western front, government forces launched an artillery barrage on Zuwarah. A group of rebels managed to fend off a military assault against a rebel checkpoint outside of the city, but within hours, government tanks had captured the city's main square. Rebels in Zuwarah still launched counterattacks at night.[68] Government warplanes also launched airstrikes on rebel targets in Ajdabiya.[69] A few occasional clashes also took place around the outskirts of Misrata.[68]
  • Al Jazeera reported that former Libyan army commander Khalifa Belqasim Haftar, who served in the Chadian–Libyan conflict, had returned to Libya to aid and support the rebels.[70]

15 March[edit]

See also: Battle of Ajdabiya

  • On 15 March, Jamahiriya troops attacked Ajdabiya.[71] Reuters reported that civilians and rebels were massively retreating from Ajdabiya, giving up their position, which was confirmed by a journalist from Le Monde. Soon after, the official Libyan television announced that the loyalist forces were in full control of Ajdabiya.[72] Al Jazeera reported that the opposition's airforce has destroyed and sunk two Libyan Navy and hit a third, off the coast of Ajdabiya and Benghazi. In the meantime, the oil town of Brega was reclaimed by al-Zwai regime forces.[73] Google maps show that the desert breaks away to farmland and trees near Benghazi, and the rebel tactics may have changed to withdraw into terrain that's better suited to a lightly equipped rebel force where they could try to simply bleed the regime dry.[74]
  • By that evening, there were conflicting reports that rebel forces in Ajdabiya had either retreated from the city or there was still some fighting. It was confirmed that government forces had entered the city centre earlier in the day. Rebel forces claim they repulsed the attack, while the government claims otherwise.[73]
  • The Independent reports that four men have been arrested in Ajdabiya by the rebel forces, with evidence linking them to the death of Ali Hassan Al Jaber, who was killed near Benghazi on Saturday. Under questioning, the suspects allegedly confessed that they had been ordered to silence opposition figures and drive out international presence from territories of the protest movement. The men had five guns, some of them with silencers, and they also had night sights. Bullets from two of them matched those used to kill the Al Jazeera journalist. Several thousands of dinars were found in their pockets, but the suspects denied that the money were related to the assassination.[75]
  • Sporadic gunfights were reported inside Benghazi, as rebels are fighting with the military after rebels began searching in Benghazi for sleeper agents working for the regime.[73]
  • According to Mustafa Gheriani, an opposition spokesman, a rebel frigate seized an Greek oil tanker carrying 25,000 tons of fuel for the government.[76]

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