Zawiya

Zawiyah (or Az Zawiya) is a city in western Libya, 50 KM west of Tripoli.

Control
Anti-Gaddafi (February 23 - March 10) Pro-Gaddafi (March 10 - present)

1st Battle for Zawiya


On March 4, 2011, Gaddafi forces attacked the city. Then on March 9, the city was 95% under Pro-Gaddafi control and destroyed the mosque. On March 10, they took full control. Though rebels still maintained a presence in the city as of April doing warfare.

2nd Battle of Zawiya
On June 10/11, 2011, the rebels their clashed with pro-gaddafi forces and took control of a large western side that resulted in a highway leading to Tunisia closed. However the next day, they were defeated and the highway was reopened.