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Misrata or Misratah (/mɪsˈrɑːtə/miss-RAH-tə; Arabic: مصراتة, romanized: Miṣrāta, Libyan Arabic: Məṣrāta),[4][5] also known by the Italian spelling Misurata, is a city in the Misrata District in northwestern Libya, situated 187 km (116 mi) to the east of Tripoli and 825 km (513 mi) west of Benghazi on the Mediterranean coast near Cape Misrata. With a population of about 881,000, it is the third-largest city in Libya, after Tripoli and Benghazi. It is the capital city of the Misrata District and has been called the trade capital of Libya. The harbor is at Qasr Ahmad.
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Misrata or Misratah (/mɪsˈrɑːtə/ miss-RAH-tə; Arabic: مصراتة, romanized: Miṣrāta, Libyan Arabic: Məṣrāta), also known by the Italian spelling Misurata...
The Misrata Military Council, also commonly referred to as the Misrata Brigades, or the Misrata Revolutionary Brigades, are armed units linked to the...
Misrata International Airport (IATA: MRA, ICAO: HLMS) is an international airport serving Misrata, a Mediterranean coastal city in the Misrata District...
of the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched airstrikes on an airbase in Misrata, held by the Government of National Accord. The air force carried out several...
Misrata or Misratah (Arabic: مصراته, romanized: Miṣrāta, Libyan Arabic: Məṣrāta), also known by the Italian spelling Misurata, is a sha'biyah (district)...
Misratan rebel fighter, when he asked Gaddafi about the damage done to Misrata by his forces, he denied any involvement and silently asked his captors...
the large number of Misratans, the Central Shield is often identified as Misrata brigades. Officially designated as "terrorists" by the Libyan House of...
The Apostolic Prefecture of Misurata is a Latin Church missionary territory or apostolic prefecture of the Catholic Church in Misurata, Libya. It is exempt...
Hetherington was killed while covering the front lines in the besieged city of Misrata, Libya, during the 2011 Libyan civil war. There appeared to be uncertainty...
Battle of Misrata may refer to: Battle of Misrata (1912), during the Italo-Turkish War Battle of Misrata (2011), during the 2011 Libyan Civil War (February...
most votes of any individual candidate. Municipal elections were held in Misrata on 20 February. The elections to the 28-member City Council were one of...
authorities expelled him and his family from Sabha. Gaddafi moved to Misrata, there attending Misrata Secondary School. Maintaining his interest in Arab nationalist...
Port of Misrata About Misrata Free Zone https://web.archive.org/web/20091205143826/http://www.mfzly.com/en/free.html Over the Ages, Misrata (Archeological...
The Battle of the Misrata frontline was a battle during the Libyan Civil War between pro-Gaddafi loyalists and anti-Gaddafi forces on the western and...
attempt was launched by some 20 military officers, mostly from the city of Misrata. This resulted in the arrest and executions of the coup plotters. In March...
Retrieved 29 January 2013. "NATO strikes Tripoli, Gaddafi army close on Misrata" Archived 12 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Khaled al-Ramahi. Malaysia...
The Misrata War Museum (Arabic: متحف مصراتة الحربي) contains a collection of weapons, photos and objects linked to the Libyan War of 2011. It is located...
of National Accord were travelling from the northwestern Libyan city of Misrata towards the city of Sirte when it was hit. The ambush continued until "Italian...
ceasefire, attributing the UN resolution. However, artillery shelling on Misrata and Ajdabiya continued, and government soldiers continued approaching Benghazi...
two-thirds (est. 270,000) of Misrata's 400,000 inhabitants. Consequently, since the Libyan Civil War erupted in 2011, Misrata became "the bastion of resistance"...
(LNA) Wing Loong drone over Misrata. On 6 August, 2019 A GNA Ilyushin Il-76TD cargo plane is destroyed in the ground on Misrata Airport by a LNA Wing Long...
carried out Brimstone missile strikes, destroying three armoured vehicles in Misrata and two further armoured vehicles in Ajdabiya. Day 9 – 27 March 2011 RAF...
won on away goals. 3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 20:00 UTC+2 Misrata Sporting Hall, Misrata 10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 19:00 UTC+1 La Coupole, Algiers...
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