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Event war Africa

Libyan Civil Wars

2011 CE – 2020 CE

An uprising against Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 escalated into civil war, with NATO intervention leading to Gaddafi's overthrow and killing.

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Conflict · Africa

Libyan Civil Wars

2011 CE – 2020 CE

An uprising against Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 escalated into civil war, with NATO intervention leading to Gaddafi's overthrow and killing. Libya then collapsed into a second civil war between rival governments, flooding the Sahel with weapons and fuelling the migrant crisis.

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