Editing 2011 (section)

===March===
* [[March 5]] &ndash; Egyptian protestors storm the [[State Security Investigations Service|State Security]] headquarters in the [[Nasr City]] district of Cairo.
* [[March 6]] &ndash; [[Civil uprising phase of the Syrian Civil War]] is triggered when 15 youths in [[Daraa]] are arrested for scrawling graffiti on their school wall denouncing the regime of President [[Bashar al-Assad]].
* [[March 11]] &ndash; A 9.1-magnitude [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|earthquake and subsequent tsunami]] hit the east of Japan, killing 19,759 people and leaving another 2,553 missing. Tsunami warnings are issued in 50 countries and territories. [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster|Emergencies]] are declared at four nuclear power plants affected by the quake.<ref>{{cite news|title=Japan earthquake live blog: Death toll rises amid widespread destruction|url=http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/12/japan-earthquake-live-blog-death-toll-rises-amid-widespread-destruction/|date=March 12, 2011|work=CNN blog|publisher=Time Warner|access-date=March 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316132608/http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/12/japan-earthquake-live-blog-death-toll-rises-amid-widespread-destruction/|archive-date=March 16, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a result of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, multiple plants at the [[Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant]] were damaged, several workers injured, and [[Fukushima nuclear disaster#Releases_of_radioactive_contamination|contaminants]] were released into the environment. 
* [[March 15]]
** Egypt’s [[Ministry of Interior (Egypt)|Ministry of Interior]] dissolves the widely feared and hated [[State Security Investigations Service]] accused of human rights abuses and announced the establishment of the new [[National Security Agency (Egypt)|National Security Agency will replace it and take over its internal security duties]].
** [[Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa]], [[King of Bahrain]], declares a three-month [[state of emergency]] as troops from the [[Gulf Co-operation Council]] are sent to quell the [[Bahraini uprising (2011–present)|civil unrest]].<ref name="BBCBahr15Mar">{{cite news|title=Bahrain King Declares State of Emergency after Protests|author=Staff writer|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12745608|work=BBC News|date=March 15, 2011|access-date=April 15, 2011|author-link=Staff writer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405202821/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12745608|archive-date=April 5, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Staff writer|title=Two Killed in Bahrain Violence Despite Martial Law|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12751464|date=March 15, 2011|access-date=April 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405202839/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12751464|archive-date=April 5, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[Civil uprising phase of the Syrian Civil War|Protests breakout across Syria]] demanding democratic reforms, resignation of President [[Bashar al-Assad]], and release of those imprisoned for the March 6 Daraa protest.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12749674|title=Mid-East unrest: Syrian protests in Damascus and Aleppo|date=2011-03-15|newspaper=BBC News|access-date=2017-05-10|language=en-GB|archive-date=July 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721134738/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12749674|url-status=live}}</ref> The government responds by killing hundreds of protesters and laying siege to various cities, beginning the [[Syrian Civil War]], which lasts until Assad’s overthrow in [[2024]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/04/20114309234489989.html|title=Fresh violence hits Syrian town|date=2011-04-30|website=Al Jazeera|access-date=2017-05-10|archive-date=December 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161218184815/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/04/20114309234489989.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[March 17]] &ndash; The [[United Nations Security Council]] votes 10&ndash;0 to create a [[Libyan no-fly zone|no-fly zone]] over Libya in response to allegations of government aggression against civilians.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.libyafeb17.com/ |title=libyafeb17.com |publisher=libyafeb17.com |access-date=2012-05-06 |archive-date=March 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317022355/http://www.libyafeb17.com/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
* [[March 19]] &ndash; In light of continuing attacks on Libyan rebels by forces in support of leader [[Muammar Gaddafi]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna42164455|title=World leaders launch military action in Libya|date=March 19, 2011|access-date=March 19, 2011|work=[[NBC News]]|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923232056/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42164455|url-status=live}}</ref> military intervention authorized under [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973|UNSCR 1973]] begins as French fighter jets make reconnaissance flights over Libya.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/world/africa/20libya.html|title=France Sends Military Flights Over Libya|date=March 19, 2011|access-date=March 19, 2011|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first1=David D.|last1=Kirkpatrick|first2=Elisabeth|last2=Bumiller| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110326012321/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/world/africa/20libya.html| archive-date=March 26, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref>