Surman [2] ( Arabic: صرمان , English Sorman ) is a city in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean coast.
| City | |
| Surman | |
|---|---|
| Arab. صرمان | |
| A country |  Libya |
| Region | Ez-zawiya |
| History and Geography | |
| Climate type | Mediterranean |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 36,707 people ( 2008 ) |
| Nationalities | Arabs , Berbers , Tuaregs |
| Denominations | Muslims |
| Official language | Arab |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +218 273 [1] |
Civil War
On June 20, 2011, NATO’s airstrikes on Surman led to the bombing of residential areas, several civilians were killed, including two children and their mother. NATO recognized the fact of the bombing, but did not recognize the fact of civilian casualties. The representative of NATO made a statement that airstrikes hit precisely military facilities [3] .
On August 14, 2011, PNS militant units announced that the city was captured in battle during a major offensive by insurgents along the coast. 10 were killed and 40 captured by Gaddafi. No PNS losses have been reported.
Notes
- ↑ Telephone codes of cities in Libya
- ↑ North Africa // Atlas of the World / comp. and preparation. to the ed. PKO "Cartography" in 1999; open Ed .: T.G. Novikova , T.M. Vorobyova . - 3rd ed., Eras., Fr. in 2002 with diaposes. 1999 - M .: Roskartografiya, 2002. - S. 188-189. - ISBN 5-85120-055-3 .
- ↑ Tragedy in Surman (Thierry Meyssan, Tripoli, Libya)