Battle of Sirte
Battle of Sirte may refer to military events, either in the Gulf of Sidra or in the Libyan city of Sirte located on its shore.
- during the Battle of the Mediterranean of World War II :
- First Battle of Sirte, fought on 17 December 1941
- Second Battle of Sirte, fought on 22 March 1942
- as part of Libya–United States relations during Cold War
- during Libyan Civil War of 2011 (fall of Muammar Gaddafi)
- Second Gulf of Sidra offensive, fought from 22 August to 20 October 2011 during the Libyan civil war
- Battle of Sirte (2011), fought from 15 September to 20 October 2011 during the Libyan civil war
- during Second Libyan Civil War
- Battle of Sirte (2015), fall of Sirte on ISIL
- Battle of Sirte (2016), Government of National Accord effort to liberate Sirte from ISIL
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