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
  • Gulf of Sidra incident (1981)
• 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 to ISIL
  • Battle of Sirte (2016), Government of National Accord effort to liberate Sirte from ISIL
  • Battle of Sirte (2020), the Libyan National Army captured Sirte from the Government of National Accord