Ubari: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added
m Bot: HTTP→HTTPS (v485)
Line 133:
During the [[2011 Libyan civil war]] the town was captured by the forces of the [[National Transitional Council]] on 22 September 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/world/middleeast/nato-extends-libya-role.html|title=NATO Extends Libya Bombing Campaign|last=Fahim|first=Kareem|author2=Gladstone, Rick |work=[[New York Times]]|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref>
 
On 19 November 2011, [[Saif al-Islam Gaddafi]] and a few associates were captured and detained about 50 kilometers west of Ubari as they were trying to flee to neighbouring [[Niger]]. Following the 2nd civil war, the city has been claimed by independent Tuareg and Toubou tribes. <ref name=bbccapture>{{cite news|url=httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15804299|title=Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam captured in Libya|work=BBC|date=19 November 2011|accessdate=19 November 2011}}</ref>
 
==See also==