Qualla: Battle of Tripoli (2011) https://qualla.com/battle-of-tripoli-2011 en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:29 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Tripoli (2011) https://qualla.com/battle-of-tripoli-2011 Battle of Tripoli (2011): Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-tripoli-2011/ The signal came at just after eight in the evening on 20 August 2011, from the loudspeakers of the Ben Nabi Mosque in central Tripoli. The call was for Iftar, the moment Muslims observing Ramadan break their evening fast -- but everyone understood what it really meant. Prayers were cancelled. Women were sent home. The men who remained began shouting anti-Gaddafi slogans, their chants broadcast across the city through the mosque's speakers. Within hours, neighborhoods across Tripoli were ablaze with burning tire barricades, and six months of civil war had finally reached the capital.

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