<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Ellamy </Li> <Li> Harmattan </Li> <Li> Mobile </Li> <Li> Odyssey Dawn </Li> <Li> Unified Protector </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Ellamy </Li> <Li> Harmattan </Li> <Li> Mobile </Li> <Li> Odyssey Dawn </Li> <Li> Unified Protector </Li> </Ul> <P> The first Libyan Civil War, also referred to as the Libyan Revolution or 17 February Revolution, was an armed conflict in 2011, in the North African country of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government . The war was preceded by protests in Zawiya on 8 August 2009, and finally ignited 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 . </P> <P> 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 UN 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, which turned into a bombing campaign by the forces of NATO . The Gaddafi government then announced a ceasefire, but fighting continued . 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 . </P>

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