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Sabha DistrictSabha (Arabic: سبها Sabhā) is one of the districts of Libya, situated near the center of the country in the Fezzan region. The city of Sabha serves as its capital. The district shares borders with the following districts: Wadi Al Shatii to the north, Al Jufrah to the east, Murzuq to the south, and Wadi Al Hayaa to the west. As per the 2012 census, the total population in the region was 157,747, with an average household size of 6.9.

Libyan National ArmyThe Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), also known as the Libyan Arab Army (LAA) or Libyan National Army (LNA) are the armed forces of the Libyan faction led by Khalifa Haftar. They were, nominally, a unified national force under the command of Haftar when he was nominated to the role on 2 March 2015 by the House of Representatives, consisting at the time of a ground force, an air force and a navy.

Libyan civil war (2011)BelligerentsBefore 28 August 2011:Anti-Gaddafi forcesAfter 28 August 2011:LibyaQatarNATOBelgiumBulgariaCanadaDenmarkFranceGreeceItalyNetherlandsNorwayPoland (only humanitarian and medical aid) RomaniaSpainTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited StatesOther countriesJordanSwedenUnited Arab EmiratesMinor border clashes:TunisiaTunisian ArmyTunisian PoliceSupported by:EgyptSudanDGSECIAMI6QatarItalyBefore 28 August 2011:Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab JamahiriyaAfter 28 August 2011:Gaddafi loyalistsCommanders and leadersMustafa JalilOmar El-HaririJalal al-DigheilyAbdelhakim BelhajAbdul Fatah Younis†Suleiman MahmoudKhalifa HaftarHamad bin Khalifa Al ThaniRobert GatesJames G. StavridisJ.J.C. BouchardMuammar GaddafiSaif al-Islam Gaddafi(POW)Khamis Gaddafi†Mutassim Gaddafi†Abdullah SenussiSaadi GaddafiSaif al-Arab Gaddafi†Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr†Ali Sharif al-RifiMahdi al-Arabi(POW)Units involvedNational Transitional CouncilNational Liberation ArmyDefected army unitsTripoli BrigadeFree Libyan Air ForceNFSLLibyan Islamic MovementArmed protestersLocal militiasAnti-Gaddafi tribes Toubou Front for the Salvation of LibyaFighters from the Awlad Suleiman tribeForeign mercenaries (alleged)Foreign military advisorsLibyan Armed ForcesLibyan Army Elements of the Khamis BrigadeLibyan Air ForceLibyan NavyParamilitary forcesLibyan PolicePro-Gaddafi tribes and militias Loyalists from the Warfalla, Magarha and Tuareg tribesForeign mercenaries (alleged)Strength200,000 volunteers by war's end(NTC estimate) International forces: Numerous air and maritime forces(see here) 20,000–50,000 soldiers and militiamenCasualties and losses 5,904–6,626 killed(other estimates: see here) 3,309–4,227 soldiers killed(other estimates: see here)Total casualties (including civilians):30,000+ killed4,000 missing50,000 wounded 7,000 captured (other estimates: see here)*Large number of loyalist or immigrant civilians, not military personnel, among those captured by rebels, only an estimated minimum of 1,692+ confirmed as soldiersPersonalEarly life and careerArab nationalismNasserismThird International TheoryThe Green BookEscape to HellKillingInternational reactionsReception and legacyLoyalismAwards and honoursAffiliationsFree OfficersArab Socialist UnionRevolutionary Command CouncilGeneral People's CommitteeLibya under Muammar GaddafiPoliticsBrotherly Leader and Guide of the RevolutionSecretary General of the General People's CongressChairman of the Revolutionary Command CouncilPrime Minister of LibyaChairperson of the African UnionMilitary1969 Libyan revolutionYom Kippur WarLebanese Civil WarEgyptian–Libyan WarChadian–Libyan WarAction in the Gulf of Sidra in 19861986 United States bombing of LibyaToyota WarFirst Libyan Civil WarNATO military interventionLeadershipLibyan Arab RepublicFederation of Arab RepublicsSocialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya1970 expulsion of Italians from Libya1973 oil crisisCultural RevolutionWeapons of mass destructionWest Berlin discotheque bombingLockerbie bombingUTA Flight 772Support for rebel and paramilitary groupsInternational tripsElections and referendums1971The Libyan Civil War, also known as the First Libyan Civil War and Libyan Revolution, was an armed conflict fought in 2011 in the North African country of Libya between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups attempting to oust his government.

Muammar GaddafiLeader of Libya from 1969 to 2011Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi (c. 1942 – 20 October 2011) was a Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from 1969 until his overthrow by Libyan rebel forces in 2011 during the First Libyan Civil War.

Fezzan-Ghadames Military TerritoryThe Fezzan-Ghadames Military Territory was a territory in the southern part of Italian Libya which was occupied and administered by Free France from 1943 until Libya gained independence in 1951. It was part of the allied occupation of Libya. Free French forces from French Chad occupied the area that was the former Italian Southern Military Territory in 1943, and made several requests to annex Fezzan administratively to France's North African possessions.

FezzanFezzan (UK: , US: ; Berber languages: ⴼⵣⵣⴰⵏ, romanized: Fezzan; Arabic: ‏‎, romanized: Fazzān; Latin: Phazania) is the southwestern region of modern Libya. It is largely desert, but broken by mountains, uplands, and dry river valleys (wadis) in the north, where oases enable ancient towns and villages to survive deep in the otherwise inhospitable Sahara Desert.

LibyaLibya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest. With an area of almost 1.8 million km (700,000 sq mi), Libya is the fourth-largest country in Africa and the Arab world, and the 16th-largest in the world.

Tripoli, LibyaTripoli, historically known as Tripoli-of-the-West, is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.317 million people in 2021. It is located in the northwest of Libya on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea and forming a bay. It includes the port of Tripoli and the country's largest commercial and manufacturing center. It is also the site of the University of Tripoli.

Libyan Air ForceThe Libyan Air Force (Arabic: القوات الجوية الليبية) is the branch of the Libyan Armed Forces responsible for aerial warfare. In 2010, before the Libyan Civil War, the Libyan Air Force personnel strength was estimated at 18,000, with an inventory of 374 combat-capable aircraft operating from 13 military airbases in Libya. Since the 2011 civil war and the ongoing conflict, multiple factions fighting in Libya are in possession of military aircraft.

Sabha AirbaseSabha Airbase (also called Tamanhent Airbase) is a Libyan Air Force base southeast of Sabha, Libya. The airport shares its runway with Sabha Airport. HistoryThe airbase used to support the Tupolev Tu-22 bomber, these have been non-operational since at least 1992. Current useMilitaryThe base is home to the 1st and 1025th Squadrons of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 fighter aircraft. It was bombed by coalition aircraft during the 2011 Libyan civil war.

SlaveryOwnership of people as propertyPeter, a slave from Louisiana, in 1863. The scars are the result of a whipping by his overseer.Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regard to their labour. It is an economic phenomenon and its history resides in economic history. Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage.

Romanization of ArabicThe romanization of Arabic is the systematic rendering of written and spokenArabic in the Latin script. Romanized Arabic is used for various purposes, among them transcription of names and titles, cataloging Arabic language works, language education when used instead of or alongside the Arabic script, and representation of the language in scientific publications by linguists.