In mid-February, 2011, following the success of anti-government activists in Tunisia and Egypt, Libyans took to the streets to express displeasure with their government and its leader, Muammar Gaddafi. Though recent political unrest in other North African and Middle-Eastern had been largely non-violent, Gaddafi used lethal violence in an attempt to stifle his critics. Rebel forces mobilized and challenged his authority, resulting in six months of fighting. After a few days of fighting in Tripoli, the rebels gained control of the capitol. Gaddafi was killed during an assault on Sirte, which had...